• Experience Centre

  of 1,5 hours and is suitable for groups of up to 15 visitors. In the case of bigger groups, the programme can be adapted in consultation. The Experience [...] Experience Centre and discover the world of sustainable cultivation If you are interested in sustainable cultivation, biological crop protection , and natural [...] cultivation. Follow our R&D and production process and discover the importance of miniscule organisms such as predatory mites and beneficial fungi for international

• Cottony soft rot

  containing ascospores. The mycelium infects the stem base and the roots, whereas the ascospores infect the above-ground plant parts. In greenhouses, usually [...] mycelium in dead and living plant material in or on the ground. Sclerotia germinate at temperatures between 4 and 26 °C with an optimum between 13 and 15 °C [...] mycelium is produced by the germinating sclerotia. The fungus grows quite rapidly inside the plant and kills the host cells. On the infected plant tissue

• Sticky plate

  Fold both edges at the base of the triangle inwards. Hang the trap in the appropriate place. How to install the trap: Prepare the desired number of pheromone [...] Sticky plates How to assemble the trap: Fold the delta trap into a triangle. Lay a sticky trap on the bottom of the trap, with the adhesive surface facing upwards [...] traps. Hang the traps about 10 cm above the crop in a location where they can easily be inspected (e.g. along the centre aisle). Distribute the traps as evenly

• Greenhouse whitefly

  influence the development of fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth [...] leaves and have an oval shape. The first instar larvae (crawlers) are mobile, whereas the rest of the larvae stadia remain flattened on the leaf. The fourth [...] This is called the pupa stadium and these pupae are found on the oldest leaves. The adult emerges from the pupa via a T-shaped fissure. The adult whiteflies

• False codling moth

  sunken and brown as the damage tissue decays. The mature larvae enlarge the hole to leave the fruit and pupate. Excreta can be found within the larvae [...] codling moth Eggs are laid singly on the surface of the fruit and resemble a saucer-shaped dome. After a few days the eggs hatch and the neonate larvae finds [...] fruit and drops to the ground where it pupates in the top layer of the soil. The moths emerge after a couple of weeks. The life cycle varies between 5 weeks

• Cucumber

  24 inches long and 10 cm or 3.9 inches in diameter. Cucumbers develop from flowers and their seed develop within the fruit, therefore in botanical terms [...] more particularly in India. The plant’s cultivation history goes back some 3000 years and it is now being produced on most continents. The cucumber plant [...] terms they are classified as berries. However, like tomatoes and squash, cucumbers are often regarded, prepared and eaten as vegetables. Cucumbers consist

• Citrus thrips

  food is suboptimal and the weather is colder, the life cycle can be 45 days. Eggs are laid in soft leaf tissues or young fruit and can take 6-24 days to [...] It is the second instar larvae that are responsible for most of the feeding damage, this stage can last 4-6 days. The larva will move towards the shady [...] 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

• Horiver Disc

  n Remove the silicone cover paper from one side of the trap Place trap around the stem of the plant with the sticky side down, just above the substrate [...] root aphids and fungus gnats. Pests Root aphids , fungus gnats . Mode of action Insect pests are attracted to the colour of the sticky trap and get caught [...] substrate Remove the silicone cover paper from the top side of the trap Replace the traps when largely covered by insects and/or debris Dosage One Horiver Disc

• Anagyrus vladimiri

  Hang the bottle in the crop, out of direct sunlight Deploy in or near the mealybug colonies Leave bottles in the crop for at least two weeks Carry out [...] Anagyrus vladimiri The parasitic wasp Anagyrus vladimir is available in a bottle ( Citripar ). Remove the label from the bottle according to the instructions [...] control of the mealybugs . Behaviour of the parasitic wasp Anagyrus vladimiri The female Anagyrus vladimiri lays its eggs inside the body of the mealybug

• Horiver Drystick

  White: Lygus spp. Mode of action Insect pests are attracted to the colour of the sticky trap and get caught in the glue. Presentation Polysterene cards coated [...] wires or sticks at max. 30 cm above the crop and adjust height when plants are growing Do not place traps in-between the plants as parasitic wasps will then [...] Horiver Wetstick as the glue gets saturated earlier with insects or dust and debris The silicone cover paper is perforated and can be removed in sections if required