• Casea

  15-20°C/59-68°F) Stir well and leave the contents to soak for five minutes Stir again and pour the contents of the bucket into the half-filled spray tank (except [...] ) Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a [...] carrier. Preparation Remove the sachets from the box and keep them at room temperature for 30 minutes Empty the contents of the sachets into a bucket containing

• Pollination checklist outdoor

  it in the shadow of the crop. Ensure that the underside of the hive is kept dry. Keep the hive entrance visible for humans and bumblebees during the flowering [...] dependent on the crop and the presence of other pollinating insects. Bumblebees and honeybees are able to complement each other's pollination work and can therefore [...] weeds in and around the area to be pollinated. Protect the hive against strong winds. Position the hive in a sheltered spot, or weigh down the hive. Position

• Moskisan

  c lure which attracts the male fruit flies into the trap. Once in the trap they cannot escape and are easy to detect, count and identify. Trapping males [...] yellow bucket Fix the transparent top to the funnel with a twist action lining up the slots Attach the hanging hook to the transparent top Application Place [...] hectare (stone fruits and oriental persimmon) Timing Use Moskisan traps during the entire period the trees can be exposed to the Mediterranean fruit fly

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  ovipositor that is used to penetrate the skin of the host fruit and for laying the egg into the fruit. Eggs are white, 0.6 long and 0.2 mm wide. Each egg has two [...] tubes which stick out of the fruit. There are three larval instars and in the third instar the larvae are about 3.9 mm long. The pupae of Drosophila suzukii [...] development takes place in the fruit. The larvae pupate either fully or partly in the fruit, or outside the fruit on the ground.

• Pierce's disease of grapevine

  (peaches and plums): In peach, the canopy of infected plants is compact and umbrella-like due to the shorter internodes. The foliage is denser and the leaves [...] along the margin or the tip from early to midsummer. The necrotic area spreads over the leaf from the margin and is marked by a chlorotic band. In the beginning [...] normal and look stunted. Twigs and branches die and the foliage becomes thinner, but the trees don’t die of the disease. Olives: Scorch symptoms and desiccation

• Natupol Trio

  before opening the flight holes, this allows the bumblebees to calm down Protect the hives from direct sunlight and rain, and weigh down the hive for example [...] colonies, the ‘Beehome’ system should be closed. Remove the plastic liner and the sugar water tank from the hive, then place the liner back inside. Seal the [...] flowers while at the same time collecting pollen to feed the brood. More workers emerge from the brood in the weeks after the introduction, increasing both

• Cerall: 100% Biological Seed Treatment Against Fungal Diseases

  July 26, 2024

  diseases such as Fusarium and Tilletia caries (common bunt), but also supports the growth and development of young cereal crops up to the fifth-leaf stage. How [...] blotch disease) during greenhouse and field trials. One particular bacterial strain came out of the tests as the strongest and most reliable: Pseudomonas c [...] with the plant. They cause the plant to start various defence reactions that in turn also prevent the pathogens from successfully infecting the young

• Outdoor crops pollination advice

  position the hives throughout the plot. The number of hives required depends on the crop and the presence of other pollinating insects. Position the hive [...] bumblebees to the area 4-7 days before the flowering period begins. The bees will start pollinating as soon as the flowers open. Ensure that the hive is positioned [...] the hive. Wait for at least 30 minutes before opening the hive doors. The transportation and shaking movements may make the bumblebees restless initially

• SWD

  May 8, 2019

  is now a widespread and serious threat to soft and stone fruit crops across the UK. Cherry, raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant and blueberry crops are [...] reduce numbers of over-wintered SWD in the environment and slow the build-up of the pest to damaging levels later in the year. Early detection of SWD also ensures [...] easy to use and clean. They are durable and will last for several seasons. The flat base to the trap design aids stability during inspection and re-filling