• Damping-off

  the spores to move through water. The zoospores are chemically drawn to the growing roots of young plants and move towards them through the soil water. They [...] They infect the roots through small wounds, where the side roots are formed or through other similarly damaged spots. On the infected plant, new sporangia

• The importance of women in Agriculture

  August 15, 2022

  Having grown up on a farm herself, she now serves the agricultural industry through her role as Manager for Marketing, Student Recruitment and New Business [...] considering a career in agriculture or in the agro-food industries, find out which skills are scarce. You can contact Agricolleges , as well as Mayfly [...] Agri , for career advice. You can also have a look at publications setting out the scare skills in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries on www.agriseta.co

• Encarsia formosa

  eggs inside the whitefly nymphs, which are then consumed from the inside out by the developing larvae. The larvae feed on the internal tissues of the host [...] successful development. The egg is 0.08 mm long and 0.03 mm wide. About halfway through the parasitoid’s development, the host pupa turns black. Parasitized pupae

• Codling moth

  the fruitlets, often through the calyx. Larger fruits are usually entered through the side or near the stalk. The larvae get through five stages in approximately

• Thrips parvispinus

  cycle of Thrips parvispinus The tobacco thrips Thrips parvispinus develops through six stages: egg, two larval instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult [...] restricted mobility, which means long-distance dispersal usually occurs through the movement of infested plant material or wind. Accurate identification [...] s limonicus and Transeius montdorensis , are highly effective at seeking out and feeding on thrips larvae, which significantly reduces their population

• 2023 trial season proves value of biological solutions in outdoor crops

  February 22, 2024

  exciting results to share. Market Development Manager Felipe Mendonça takes us through the highlights and gives a preview of what comes next. During the 2023 outdoor [...] conventional solutions against mealybugs in field crops are being phased out, there is an urgent need for biological alternatives. The trials with Citripar

• Cottony cushion scale

  biological control. The cottony cushion scale has subsequently spread widely through most of the tropical and subtropical countries of the world. It is also

• About Koppert

  to many of today’s agricultural and environmental challenges are already out there: in nature itself. At Koppert, we explore, understand, and apply these

• Broccoli

  head that is usually green. The head looks a bit like a tree and branches out from a single thick, edible stalk. Broccoli (both the head and the stalk)

• Cotton bollworm

  small holes. When they reach the second instar, they can penetrate fruit through a small hole, often bored near the stalk. During development, the caterpillars [...] larvae emerge. The cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) normally goes through six larval stages, although under certain circumstances five or seven stages