Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

competitiveness in international markets. Thanks to the use of Koppert's biological systems, producers around the world have reduced their impact on the environment [...] Renowned for quality and committed to sustainability and workforce well-being, they are a benchmark in the industry. Founded in 1950 by Don Luis Rodríguez Aviña [...] distributed to markets in Asia, Europe, North America, and domestically. The large production scale, high water demand, and pest pressures challenge the Los Pinos

Cottony cushion scale

period of 2 to 3 months. After leaving the egg sac, the crawlers settle along the midribs and veins of the leaves. The next two instars migrate to the larger [...] running lengthwise over the surface. The ovisac may reach the same length as the body, giving an overall combined length of up to 20 mm. The 'females' are actually [...] General The cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi , is considered to have originated in Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about

Western flower thrips

causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting silver-grey patches on leaves and the black dots of their excreta indicate their presence in the crop [...] insect. The eggs of the western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) are laid in leaves, flower petals and in the soft parts of stalks. They are inserted [...] occidentalis) usually pupate in the ground, although pupae can also be found on leaves, in flowers or in other sheltered places. The prepupal and pupal instars

Citrus thrips

brown when exposed to the sun later in the season. Severe scarring of fruit can occur up to 13 weeks after petal fall, after which the damage appears as [...] shady area of the tree to pupate, if a suitable site is not found, the larva will drop to the ground to pupate. Citrus thrips does not enter diapause during [...] most often in narrow crevices created by folds in leaves or under the calyx of a fruit due to their thigmotactic behaviour. Damage around the calyx appears

American serpentine leaf miner

falls to the ground. This occurs in the early morning. The larva crawls into the ground to pupate. A small percentage of the larvae remain hanging on the [...] miners cause damage to plants both directly and indirectly. The most direct damage is caused by the larvae mining the leaf tissue, leading to desiccation, premature [...] hard to distinguish from feeding spots. The larvae of Liriomyza trifolii are entirely ochre-yellow. When the larva hatches from the egg, it begins to eat

Grow your own vegetable garden

and safe food at all times in order to meet their dietary needs to enable them to lead a healthy and active life.” According to a 2017 study, nearly 20% of [...] inadequate access to food. Agriculture is core to every person’s story, mother, father, child, commercial or emerging farmer. An increase in the involvement [...] of households in agricultural activities for subsistence farming purposes has the potential to significantly reduce food insecurity in rural and urban

Hop

stiff hairs to aid them in climbing. They are a vigorous grower with the ability to extend up to 20 inches a week, and even 50 ft tall in one season. They [...] About The hop is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the plant and are [...] typically trained on strings up to 25 ft tall. The hop is native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere where currently the most acreage of production occurs

Citrus mealybug

photosynthesis in the leaves also reduces flower and fruit production. In ornamental crops, the mere presence of mealybugs is sufficient to render the product [...] poses a problem in greenhouse horticulture, and in the tropics and sub-tropics on outdoor crops. The insect causes damage especially in fruit trees and [...] active in their search for a new feeding place and are capable of moving a reasonable distance over the plant. The male nymph attaches itself to the plant

California red scale

t. The females moult into the grey stage, named after the colour of the edges of their shield. Mating occurs at the start of this stage, before the female [...] humans and their tools. In the hours after birth, they disperse over the tree in search of a source of food. When attracted by the light (positive phototaxis) [...] scale (Aonidiella aurantii) belongs to the Diaspididae family and is a pest found worldwide, mainly in citrus, but also in fig, cotton, mango, banana, avocado

Beetles

videos Take a look at the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our beetle control products in action. More beetle control videos How to get rid of beetles [...] ladybirds contribute to the control of aphids . Beetles undergo a complete metamorphosis, that is, the larvae do not resemble the adult at all, and must [...] pupal instar before reaching the adult stage. Larvae have biting mouthparts and mostly feed on the same food as the adults. The pupae do not make a cocoon