• Pear brown spot

  kills the pear brown spot inoculum on dead plant debris, taking the source of infection away on the orchard floor. As part of an integrated crop management [...] essential to minimize crop losses. Learn more Damage symptoms of pear brown spot Typical symptoms of pear brown spot include: Small brown to dark brown [...] Life cycle of pear brown spot Overwintering Stemphylium vesicarium survives between growing seasons on infected plant debris and fallen leaves on the orchard

• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  led them to make the decision to implement this tool in the production of Hass avocado. The result has been an effective and safe control of thrips , [...] tools. "You have to be patient and lose your fear. You need the help of Koppert consultants to know which substances affect the performance of beneficial insects [...] Oscar Alvarez, orchard manager of Don Sanchez Fresh, it is important to be patient and develop knowledge about the behavior of beneficial insects and their

• Mediterranean fruit fly

  and narrowly fusiform. Larvae are up to 8 mm long, translucent white, becoming a dirty cream-white on completion of feeding. They have prominent black mouth [...] yellowish brown to reddish brown and barrel-shaped. The eggs are laid below the skin of the host fruit. After hatching, the larvae feed on the flesh of the fruit [...] range of unrelated fruits, in fact, practically all the tree fruit crops. It has also been recorded from wild hosts belonging to a large number of families

• Cotton bollworm

  sub-tropics of all continents except for North America. Larvae of the cotton bollworm ( Helicoverpa armigera ) are highly polyphagous, feeding on crops such [...] Life cycle and appearance of Cotton bollworm Eggs are deposited individually on young shoots near buds, flowers, fruits or on leaves. They are almost spherical [...] flattened base and a diameter of about 0.5 mm. They are at first a shiny yellowish white, with their colour changing to brown just before the larvae emerge

• Rhyzobug Brochure

  38 39 40 41 42 R. lophantae How to use How to use • Apply in the evening • Tap beetles directly on the plants or use D-boxes • Start introduction [...] Ready to deal with armoured scales Why to use Rhyzobug Pesticide reduction • No residues on crop • No resistance possible • Reduces the number of pesticide [...] different species of armoured scales efficiently • Both adults and larvae predate on all stage of armoured scale insects • Easy to combine with other

• Neoseiulus californicus

  transparent to white in colour and are deposited on the underside of the leaves. They are smaller than those of Phytoseiulus persimilis but similar to eggs of [...] californicus is a selective predator of Tetranychid mites, i.e. it prefers to feed on spider mites but can also feed and survive on other prey, including other [...] opposed to adults. However, adult females feed on all stages of Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) whereas the larvae feed mainly on eggs, and

• Carrot

  vegetable and comes in a variety of colours, ranging from the regular orange to black and purple, but also red, yellow and white. The carrots which are produced [...] derive from the wild carrot, Daucus carota , indigenous to Europe and southwestern Asia. The carrot plant presumably comes from Persia and was originally produced

• Sticky plate

  the greenhouse. How does Sticky plates work? Sticky plates are an essential part of a Delta Trap for the detection of many species of flying pests in [...] possible to detect pests at an early stage. Application Sticky plates How to assemble the trap: Fold the delta trap into a triangle. Lay a sticky trap on the [...] place. How to install the trap: Prepare the desired number of pheromone traps. Hang the traps about 10 cm above the crop in a location where they can easily

• Apple scab

  are essential to limit disease development and protect fruit quality and tree health. Damage symptoms of apple scab Typical symptoms of apple scab include: [...] include: Olive -green to dark brown velvety spots on leaves Brown or black lesions on developing fruit Cracked, corky, misshapen, or rusted fruit as lesions [...] periods of increased disease risk. Inspect orchards for: Olive -green or brown lesions on young leaves and developing fruit Brown or black spots on cluster

• Nephubug

  citri ) How does Nephubug work? The larvae and adult stage of Nephubug feed on the mealybug. Downloads Nephubug Leaflet Application Sprinkle material on branches [...] specialist or a recognized distributor of Koppert products. One to two releases of 1000 – 3000 beetles depending on pest pressure. Handling Biological b [...] information is available on the local factors that need to be taken into account, such as the crop, the climate conditions and the level of infestation. For the