• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  Fresh is a producer of avocado, berries and other agricultural crops. Their successful experience with biological control of pests and diseases in crops [...] go one step further. Pest and disease control in avocado trees In avocado production there are a number of pests such as thrips , brown spiders, crystalline [...] not yet common in avocado production in Mexico, more and more growers are exploring the development and implementation of natural enemies of pests and diseases

• RedStar places trust in Natutec Scout

  This trend in level of infestation pressure is now visible in easy-to-understand graphs. ‘It's about that line. Is it going up? Down? Or is it staying [...] interested in seeing the trend. Is the level of whitefly infestation staying the same or is it going up or down? I want to see that at a glance. If there is an [...] the level of infestation is developing.’ At RedStar, Jan van Nieuwkerk is responsible for plant protection at the company's six locations in Voorne-Putten

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  was miles ahead in terms of sustainability and environmental friendliness, but that gap is getting smaller. In 15 years, I expect there will be no difference [...] alongside Koppert in the development and application of biological crop protection.| The future Koen's vision of the future of agriculture is hopeful. He believes [...] This way of working allows him to gain experience in using biological crop protection . As a result, he acquires a lot of knowledge and is prepared to

• GROW article on Koppert participation in Dutch Innovation Mission

  April 19, 2022

  Koppert South Africa in helping to educate and train emerging farmers in a sustainable way of crop production. In Limpopo alone there are 57 emerging citrus [...] 2000 Ha of citrus. “I believe we are finally in the position to offer support and business to emerging farmers, including Agri and Horti, in South Africa [...] on Koppert participation in Dutch Innovation Mission Koppert South Africa recently had the valuable opportunity to participate in the Netherlands Enterprise

• Oleander scale

  Damage to fruit occurs in heavy infestations, where spotting and often deformity of fruits affects market value. In olives this is seen as green spots on [...] 30-175 offspring during her lifespan. At 30°C, there is a large reduction in fertility and high mortality in crawlers. [...] appearance of Oleander scale Adult oleander scales are a greyish, dirty white or yellowy colour, round in shape, with a scale whose apex is off-centred

• Gerbera

  family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape Province and Transvaal region. Nowadays [...] Gerbera viridifolia. The result is generally known as Gerbera hybrida and there are now many cultivars that differ greatly in size, shape and colour. The main [...] orange, red and pink, but one flower can have petals in varying colours. In addition, the gerbera is also used as a model organism with regards to botanical

• Grapes

  and thus has been cultivated in Morocco and Portugal, southern Germany and Iran. The grape is the fruit of this plant and is actually a berry. Grapes are [...] common grape vine ( Vitis vinifera ) is a species of Vitis . The plant comes originally from the Mediterranean region, central Europe and southwestern Asia [...] when it comes to the production of wine, but also table grapes. Still, cultivars of the Vitis vinifera are the basis of wine production around the world

• Thrips

  problems in agriculture and horticulture. Thrips are small insects (0.5-14 mm), with the largest species found in the tropics. In temperate regions they are [...] brown. The vigour of the plant is also reduced by loss of chlorophyll. With a serious infestation the leaves themselves can shrivel, and there can be varying [...] transmission of viruses, the best known of which is tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), mainly transmitted by F. occidentalis. Life cycle of thrips Thrips

• Cottony cushion scale

  through most of the tropical and subtropical countries of the world. It is also periodically discovered in greenhouses in temperate regions, but is not generally [...] cushion scale, Icerya purchasi , is considered to have originated in Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about 1868 and devastated the [...] the citrus industry there until a natural enemy from Australia was introduced in 1888. This was the first ever example of successful classical biological

• Broad mite

  attack of broad mite ( Polyphagotarsonemus latus ), is the appearance of dark brown edges at the base of young leaves. In case of a mild infestation, one [...] s latus) occurs in the tropics and in greenhouses in temperate regions. The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) has a wide range of host plants, especially [...] network on the leaves. In case of a more serious infestation, this network becomes so dense that there is no more green tissue visible. In most cases, the main