• Beneficial nematodes

  proof - pests cannot build resistance Can be applied with regular spray equipment Compatible with most pesticides Leaves no residue Downloads Effective [...] onion and bean seed fly Wireworms control in potatoes Using nematodes in fruit orchards How do nematodes work? Beneficial nematodes use a fascinating strategy [...] controlling pests in several vegetable crops, blueberries, and other soft fruit crops. How to apply nematodes The application of beneficial nematodes is

• Trial_and_Field_results_nematodes_in_fruit_orchards_EN_-_Koppert.pdf

  stone fruits Impact of Capirel autumn application on codling moth (Cydia pomonella) damage on apples, France - Independent trial (GDA84) Fruit damage [...] application efficacy > springtime application Using Capirel for healthy fruit orchards Fruit growers in France are increasingly turning to sustainable nematode [...] crops that includes fruit, berries and outdoor vegetables, among others. Using beneficial nematodes in apple Michel Loubejac is a fruit grower in Moissac

• Vine mealybug

  effect is a reduction of photosynthesis and therefore the yield. Flowers and fruit often drop off. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but low in proteins. In order [...] secretion of the mealybugs, reduces the ornamental value of the affected plants. Fruit and flowers are also fouled, rendering them unfit for sale, and the reduced [...] reduced level of photosynthesis in the leaves also reduces flower and fruit production. The vine mealybug causes direct and indirect damage. If the population

• Obscure mealybug

  the world with a temperate climate. It has a very similar appearance to the citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) , but its body is covered with a thicker [...] effect is a reduction of photosynthesis and therefore the yield. Flowers and fruit often drop off. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but low in proteins. In order [...] secretion of the mealybugs, reduces the ornamental value of the affected plants. Fruit and flowers are also fouled, rendering them unfit for sale, and the reduced

• Green peach aphid

  now a pest with a world-wide distribution. The green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is a particularly polyphagous aphid with summer host [...] honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering [...] is, with unfertilized viviparous females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each

• Kiwi

  tastes sweeter and has a more aromatic flavour, reminiscent of subtropical fruit varieties.

• Cotton aphid

  honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering [...] cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized [...] generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. The

• California red scale

  branches. The fruit can be affected at all stages and may even die. The stem can also be severely infected and appear completely covered with shields, especially [...] (positive phototaxis), they tend to target young shoots and apical leaves and fruits, where they prefer to settle in small hidden spaces. After inserting their

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  crops, Koppert Portugal has carried out trials with several growers. One of these trials was carried out with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the [...] crop is harvested mechanically. With mechanization, it is very important that all plants reach the end of their cycle with a high level of plant health and [...] for organic farming and that it does not leave residues on fruit. Trianum is aligned with the positioning of the company which is very conscious of s

• Thrips

  by loss of chlorophyll. With a serious infestation the leaves themselves can shrivel, and there can be varying levels of fruit damage depending on the [...] Their feeding and virus transmission cause leaf deformation, silvering and fruit damage, leading to reduced yield and marketability. Because they reproduce [...] population reduction. Beneficial fungi can provide an additional line of defense. With Koppert’s biological solutions for thrips, professional growers can achieve