• 6 Reasons to Switch - The Benefits of IPM

  June 7, 2022

  many years. But these days, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is gaining ground. IPM helps keep diseases and pests under control, with minimal impact on [...] chemical plant protection is decreasing, with more and more diseases and pests becoming resistant to these products. Large retail customers accept less

• Macadamia nut borer

  to any other crop or indigenous host in South Africa. It is a quarantine pest and control procedures have to be carried out to enable export. Damage and

• Pretiobug

  Pests Lepidopteran eggs Crops All Mode of action To locate host eggs, adult females use chemical and visual signals, such as egg shape and colour.Adult

• Encarsia formosa

  chemical pesticides. Encarsia formosa is used for the control of the following pests: Greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) Tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia [...] density of the whitefly population, making it a valuable tool in integrated pest management . The wasps themselves do not feed on whiteflies but rely on nectar

• Moskisan

  trapping Mediterranean fruit fly in combination with species-specific lure. Pests Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata ). Crops Various fruits, coffee

• A dive into organic hop farming and biological crop protection

  hop farm. These natural enemies contribute to more balanced and targeted pest management, with a specific focus on addressing issues like the red spider

• Codling moth

  General The codling moth ( Cydia pomonella ) is a notorious, worldwide pest of apple and also occasionally of pear, quince, peach and other fruits. It

• Cryptobug

  Pests All stages of many mealybug species. Mode of action Adults and larvae consume the mealybugs completely. Visual effect Mealybugs are consumed entirely

• Rhyzobug

  Pests Diaspis boisduvalii, Aspidiotis nerii, Aonidiella aurantii , Aulacaspis spp ., and other species of armoured scale insects. Mode of action Adults

• Picusan

  weevil in combination with species-specific pheromone and/or kairomone. Pests Red palm weevil ( Rhynchophorus ferrugineus ). Crops Date palms and ornamental