Maximize pollination in tomato

in combination with the right practices, they can significantly enhance fruit set and quality. In this guide, we will provide you with valuable insights [...] visit by a bumblebee is typically sufficient for successful pollination. Fruit setting occurs once a flower has been adequately pollinated. Pollination [...] temperature and humidity ranges. They are most active between 8 °C and 28 °C, with a gradual decrease in activity beyond 28 °C. It is important to provide suitable

Green potted plants

garden plants, because of their attractive foliage, flowers and ornate red fruits. These plants grow in the shade and need a moist, well-drained, humus-rich [...] decorative indoor object. The plant itself is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a straight stem. Croton belongs to the spurge family of Euphorbiaceae and [...] referred to as succulent plants or at times as water storage plants, are plants with thick and fleshy parts that serve to retain water in arid climates or dry

Goat moth

pink when young, later with yellowish sides and a dark red back with a black head. The pupa is 5-6 cm long, dark brown, with spines on the abdominal segment [...] mm; body and wings are dull greyish brown, partly suffused with grey and marked irregularly with black. Eggs are 1.7 mm long, oval and reddish brown. The [...] It is most often found in birch, ash, willow and elm but can also attack fruit trees. It is widespread in Europe. Damage symptoms Feeding galleries are

Glume blotch

lesions with a light halo on leaves, stems and glumes. In the centre of the lesions, light-coloured translucent pycnidia (fruiting bodies) with new spores [...] Glume blotch Remove crop debris Use clean seed Be careful with overhead irrigation Be careful with chemicals that limit stem elongation when the lower leaves [...] merge, turning the whole leaf necrotic. On glumes, similar brown lesions with pycnidia and perithecia occur. Perithecia are also formed on dead glumes

Leafhoppers

Caterpillars are highly destructive pests that feed on leaves, stems and fruits, causing serious damage to greenhouse and field crops. Their feeding reduces [...] larvae. Sticky traps help monitor pest activity and reduce flying populations. With Koppert’s biological solutions for caterpillars, professional growers can

Tomato russet mite

may snap. The fruit can also be affected, and when this happens in tomatoes, the skin becomes coarse and turns reddish brown and the fruit itself is sometimes [...] soft and segmented. The body appears to be divided into two parts: the head with the mouthparts, and the rest of the body. All mobile stages have only two [...] orange-yellow in colour, wedge-shaped and very small (roughly 0.17 mm in length), with males being slightly smaller than the females.

Tobacco aphid

honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering [...] Life cycle and appearance of Tobacco aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. When [...] sap and grow rapidly. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. The

Natupol Trio

developed for open-field crops, blossoming in spring. Crops Stone fruits, pome fruits, strawberry, blueberry. Mode of action After introduction of the hive [...] hives from direct sunlight and rain, and weigh down the hive for example with a stone, to prevent it from blowing away Open the ventilation openings on [...] best at ambient temperatures of between 12-30°C (keep out of sun on days with temperatures above 25°C). Storage time after receipt To guarantee the best

Broad mite

tissue can also develop on fruit. Where pierced cells are killed, deformed corky patches frequently appear causing misshapen fruits that often crack open at [...] leaf or on the fruit surface. The elongated, oval eggs are firmly attached to the surface and are rather large (about 0.07 mm) compared with the subsequent [...] stems. The growing tips of affected plants acquire a misshapen appearance, with contorted leaves and sporadic brown discolouration caused by cork formation

Downy mildew of Cucurbits

mildew pathogens infect mostly the leaves but occasionally also stems and fruits. They cause lesions on the upper leaf surface, bordered by the veins, which [...] required. Inside the plant, the pathogens produce haustoria, small organs with which the pathogen can take up nutrients from the living plant cells. The [...] prevent Downey mildew Choose resistant cultivars Use a wide crop rotation with non-host crops Prevent a humid microclimate. Achieve this by lowering crop