• The five main benefits of Integrated Pest Management

  January 7, 2024

  also cuts down on pesticide costs. Its focus on sustainability ensures long-term benefits, making it a key player in meeting the demands of the evolving [...] also cuts down on pesticide costs. Its focus on sustainability ensures long-term benefits, making it a key player in meeting the demands of the evolving [...] pests and diseases. It places a strong emphasis on preventing pest issues before they become significant problems and results in a more efficient long-term

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners of the company Sociedade [...] is very conscious of sustainable agricultural practices that respect the environment. ‘Without a doubt it is a product with a lot of potential for pepper [...] the exclusive T-22 strain of Trichoderma harzianum , has achieved excellent results in pepper crops for processing in Portugal, a country where this biological

• Rhyzobug FAQ

  visible as irregular holes in scale cover. What is the life cycle of Rhyzobius lophanthae? Eggs are laid underneath scales in groups of 1-5 eggs. After hatching [...] field? Open the cap of the tube and tap the ladybird adults on the plants. On which crops can Rhyzobug be used? Rhyzobug can be used in both greenhouse and [...] with a light longitudinal light stripe. Pupae are orange/pink in colour. Rhyzobius Cryptolaemus 2,5 mm 1,6x larger 4 mm What is the mode of action

• Leading farmers in climate-smart horticulture

  October 18, 2022

  has been working on this exciting project for many months together with other leading partners in the horticultural sector. As part of a consortium including [...] ty of quality food products that are nutritious and safe and allow access to premium markets. Just a few of the innovative technologies we have in place [...] data on vegetable varieties on behalf of commercial seed companies through being administered by Stellenbosch University. To keep up to date on future

• Thrips Identification Guide

  appears as a silvery streaking or whitish blotches on leaves. Feeding can also cause spots on flowers. Vector of TSWV. Outside very common on onion and [...] feed on pollen. Often found on the lower leaves in plants. Adults not very active flyers and not often found on sticky traps. All stages stay on the plant [...] Present on old leaves, larvae occur in groups together on the lower leaf surface. All stages present on the plant. Silvery coloured feeding spots on leaves

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  increase of 1.8% in volume and 11.4% in economic value, with the main client of Mexican chili being the United States, a country to which around 99% of the [...] Located in the municipality of Linares, Nuevo León, HyFood - Hydroponic Premium Crops is a company dedicated to the production of different varieties of habanero [...] mite and thrips in time and release in a timely manner the beneficial that each one requires and thus be able to harvest a good product". A certified product

• Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

  cadaver of the dead host, resulting in the emergence of a new generation of nematodes that can continue to seek out and infect other pests in the area [...] Heterorhabditis bacteriophora is a species of beneficial nematode commonly used in biological pest control . These microscopic roundworms are parasitic [...] parasitic and are known for their effectiveness in controlling a variety of insect pests. Heterorhabditis bacteriophora nematodes infect their hosts by entering

• How Integrated Pest Management adds value to your crops

  January 7, 2024

  products used in the field. In everything we do, we involve the grower and the distributor. Leveraging our collective knowledge – of biology, of the business [...] the return on investment is key, adds Felipe. 'We start with just a few hectares, so that we can compare the results of our product to that of the grower's [...] Mycotal, a fungus and bio-insecticide, as an example. After it kills the pest, it produces more spores, which then go on to kill more pests. Elsewhere in the

• Steinernema carpocapsae

  cadaver of the dead host, resulting in the emergence of a new generation of nematodes that can continue to seek out and infect other pests in the area [...] carpocapsae nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae is a species of beneficial nematode commonly used in biological pest control . These microscopic roundworms [...] roundworms are parasitic and are known for their effectiveness in controlling a variety of pests. Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes infect their hosts by entering

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  decided to find a balance between both approaches. This way of working allows him to gain experience in using biological crop protection . As a result, he acquires [...] organic farming was miles ahead in terms of sustainability and environmental friendliness, but that gap is getting smaller. In 15 years, I expect there will [...] increase in effective organic methods." Limitation in usage chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic