• Natutec Airobreez

  combination of the fan and patented rigg ensures a very precise distribution of carrier material containing natural enemies. The bucket wheel gives you a constant [...] distribution of material up to a distance of at least 4 metres from the Airobreez. Product components The Natutec Airobreez consists of the following components: [...] distribution of natural enemies in the crop. The Airobreez can be used for both full-field distribution and for specific hot spots. Mode of action The

• False spider mites

  General Mites of the family Tenuipalpidae have a worldwide distribution and can be found on many cultivated plants. Several species have been reported [...] are usually found on the underside of leaves where they cause a brown, scabby discolouration spreading from both sides of the main vein into the leaf blade [...] underside of leaves. The mites are flattened and egg-shaped when seen from above, with their dorsal surface showing a net-like pattern. The eggs are a clear

• Leaf miners

  is affected. The size of a leaf tunnel depends on the stage of development of the leaf, the species of host plant and the species of leaf miner. The older [...] Agromyzidae. This is a family of small flies whose larvae tunnel into the leaves of plants, creating ‘mines’. There are many species of leaf miner affecting [...] tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces yield. In full-grown plants of fruiting vegetable crops, however, a considerable quantity of foliage can be lost

• Thrips

  larval instars, a pre-pupa and a pupal instar, and finally the adult insect. The eggs are kidney-shaped and have a white or yellow shell. Before a female deposits [...] both pairs of wings are fully developed. Only at this stage can the particular species of thrips be identified based on form, colour and pattern of hairs. [...] Solutions for thrips control Learn more about What are thrips? Several species of thrips are a major problem in greenhouse horticulture. The Western flower thrips

• Predatory insects

  predators, capable of consuming a significant number of aphids in a short period. Aphidalia , featuring the ladybird species Adalia bipunctata , is a good solution [...] Mirical-N ), a species of predatory bug, is particularly skilled in controlling whitefly and caterpillars but also contributes to the control of spider mites [...] health of plants and help maintain a balanced ecosystem without the need for chemical pesticides. Koppert offers Aphidend , featuring the species Aphidoletes

• Two-spotted spider mite control in hardy nursery stock grown in polytunnels

  July 20, 2021

  programme complexity. The production of a diverse range of plants often leads to a much wider range of pests that require a mix of ICM solutions to keep pests below [...] increase in the number of plant species being grown. Since many of these plants have their own specific crop protection needs, there has been a concurrent increase [...] in position, a small incision to the sachet allows the predators to escape over the ensuing 7-10 days,” explained Steve. For plants with a well-established

• Caterpillars

  are the larvae of butterflies and moths. Butterflies and moths form the order Lepidoptera, a very large group with more than 150,000 species, that are easily [...] some species are restricted to a single crop, most are polyphagous. Caterpillar damage Caterpillars can cause serious economic damage. Most species feed [...] can rapidly decimate a plant. Very small caterpillars are not able to chew and therefore graze the underside of leaves. This causes a window effect where

• Raspberry

  to distinguish it from other raspberries, is a red-fruited species of Rubus. This particular plant species has its origins in Europe and northern Asia, [...] derivatives of hybrids of R. idaeus and R. strigosus. The fruit of the raspberry plant is red, tasty and sweet but tart-flavoured. Raspberries are a seasonal [...] Botanically speaking, the raspberry is not a berry, but an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets around a central core.

• Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

  then feed and reproduce within the cadaver of the dead host, resulting in the emergence of a new generation of nematodes that can continue to seek out and [...] Nematodes can be applied using a watering can, an airblast sprayer, through a sprinkler system, with a backpack sprayer, or a vehicle-mounted spray unit To [...] Heterorhabditis bacteriophora is a species of beneficial nematode commonly used in biological pest control . These microscopic roundworms are parasitic

• Aphids

  growth of a black sooty mold. Aphids life cycle Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults of the same species developing [...] are over 4,000 species of aphids that have been described, and they can be found in a variety of habitats throughout the world. Aphids form a single, very [...] aphids have two pairs of wings, one of which is much larger than the other. For a large part of the season an aphid population consists of viviparous females