• Encarsia formosa

  carefully inside the greenhouse Bend and tear off the strips opposite to the mounting hole Make sure not to touch the pupae during handling Suspend the cards in [...] then consumed from the inside out by the developing larvae. The larvae feed on the internal tissues of the host, leading to its death and thereby contributing [...] preferably selects the third and young fourth larval instars. This offers the best chance of successful development. The egg is 0.08 mm long and 0.03 mm wide

• Rose

  About The rose ( Rosa) belongs to the genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred [...] with a stem that has sharp thorns. The flowers of the rose plant can vary in shape and size, but are often ornate and bright coloured. Colours range from [...] hundred rose species and thousands of different cultivars. The rose is a woody, perennial plant which usually develops as a shrub, climbing or trailing with

• Gerbera

  About The gerbera belongs to the family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape [...] Gerbera hybrida and there are now many cultivars that differ greatly in size, shape and colour. The main colours are white, yellow, orange, red and pink, but [...] cultivars are usually the result of crossing the Gerbera jamesonii with another species from South Africa, the Gerbera viridifolia. The result is generally

• Permipar

  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 correct [...] n Remove the label from the bottle (according to the instructions) Hang the bottle in the crop, out of direct sunlight Deploy in or near the mealybug colonies [...] and second larval or nymph stage. Permipar larvae develop inside the mealybug’s body and form a pupa. The newly hatched Permipar wasp emerges from the

• Aphidius matricariae

  in both agricultural and horticultural settings. Aphidius matricariae is used for the control of the following pests: Myzus spp. The natural enemy Aphidius [...] climate, crop and aphid density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively soon after planting of the crop. I [...] most effective between 15 and 25°C (59 and 77°F). The effectivity is reduced at temperatures above 28°C/82°F. Behaviour of the parasitic wasp Aphidius

• How Integrated Pest Management adds value to your crops

  January 7, 2024

  Elsewhere in the crop, good mites reproduce and eat bad mites. And in the meantime, the biofungicide Trianum controls pathogens in the soil and actively stimulate [...] we do, we involve the grower and the distributor. Leveraging our collective knowledge – of biology, of the business and of the market – is so important [...] hectares, so that we can compare the results of our product to that of the grower's current solutions. We monitor the yields, collect harvest data, and calculate

• Pear

  Asia. The pear tree belongs to the family of Rosaceae and sub family of Pomoideae , together with the apple and quince. The genus Pyrus consists of around [...] About The so-called European pear or common pear ( Pyrus communis ) is a pear species that originates in central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia [...] grown in Asia, Europe and northern Africa. The European or common pear is a perennial, deciduous tree and cultivated for its fruit. The tree grows small, white

• Grapefruit

  in many varieties. The most popular varieties today are the blood-red, pink and white pulp colours. The flavours vary from almost sweet to really bitter [...] a fruit that is sour to semi-sweet. Grapefruit ( Citrus paradisi ) is a hybrid between a pomelo ( C. maxima ) and an orange ( C. sinensis ) and comes in

• Koppert is investing in smarter scouting

  June 17, 2019

  analyses of the situation in the greenhouse and shows the severity of the infestation, enabling growers to act quickly. This also ensures that our consultants [...] is time-consuming and error-sensitive. That is why Koppert is developing the scout-app, which will automatically identify and count the pests on sticky traps [...] are testing the innovation in practice. The app is currently in the pre-introduction phase: we are shifting the focus towards other crops and further increasing

• Banana

  speaking the fruit is a berry and it varies in colour, size and firmness. Bananas mostly are elongated and curved. Its flesh is soft, rich in starch and its [...] About The banana ( Musa spp.) is a nutritious fruit that grows from various large, herbaceaous flowering plants belonging to the genus Musa . Botanically [...] red, purple or brown when ripe. Bananas grow in bunches downwards from the top of the plant. Nowadays, almost all edible, seedless (parthenocarpic) bananas