• Deltatrap

  which lures the males of the particular pest into the trap. Once in the trap they get stuck in the glue and are easy to detect, count and identify. Trapping [...] Trapping males also aids in reducing the number of eggs laid by females as they fail to mate. Presentation One trap with suspension hook and one sticky insert [...] Application Hang the traps approximately 10 cm above the crop in a location where they can easily be inspected (e.g. along the centre aisle of the greenhouse)

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  system. Since its founding in 2017, they have been clear about their goal: to produce high-value fruits, where they help ecosystems and offer a qualified [...] showed us the range of possibilities they had to establish in our crop. After doing the relevant studies and tests, they recommended us to use the products

• Bugs

  deformation of growing points. They also cause tissue damage and deformed growth as a result of toxic substances that they inject into plants while feeding

• Tobacco thrips

  deformation of young shoots and leaves. As these thrips feed on plant tissue, they inject toxins that cause the foliage to twist, curl, and become distorted [...] The eggs are laid in leaves, flower petals, and the soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Development [...] s , look for signs on the undersides of leaves and within flowers, where they are most commonly found. In cases of severe infestation, the thrips may also

• Fly pollination

  are generally unintentional pollinators. As they move from flower to flower in search of nourishment, they inadvertently transfer pollen from one bloom [...] pollen, flies inadvertently assist plants in the pollination process as they visit flowers in search of food, such as nectar or decaying organic matter

• Caterpillars

  groups, spreading out over the plant as they grow larger. As their size increases, so too does the damage they inflict: leaves are often skeletonized, [...] plant, caterpillars also spoil the plant with the large quantities of frass they leave behind. Life cycle of caterpillars Caterpillar control videos Take

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  Feltiella, and Swirskii. Together, they create an effective mix. You can see them soon after they have been released and they get right down to doing their [...] spider mites and hot-spots, the beneficials search more effectively and as they lay their eggs earlier, the population develops more rapidly.’ A sense of

• Neoseiulus cucumeris

  several other small organisms such as spider mites and tarsonemid mites. They also feed on pollen, which is useful for instance in sweet pepper crops as [...] underside of leaves on leaf hairs or in the axils of main and side veins. They are oval, white and have a diameter of approximately 0.14 mm. The larvae [...] six legs, are the same colour as the eggs, and are only slightly larger. They do not need to feed to develop into a protonymph. The nymphs are larger than

• Neoseiulus californicus

  limonicus . They are roughly 0.4 mm in length. The eggs are oval, transparent to white in colour and are deposited on the underside of the leaves. They are smaller [...] development is much faster on a diet of spider mites than on other food sources. They can also survive longer than Phytoseiulus persimilis in the complete absence [...] lighter and have a flatter more elongated body than Phytoseiulus persimilis . They closely resemble other predatory mites used in biological control such as

• Amblyseius swirskii

  several other small organisms such as spider mites and tarsonemid mites. They can also feed on pollen, which is useful for instance in sweet pepper crops [...] adult. Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves, often in the axil of veins. They are oval, white and are approximately 0.14 mm in diameter. The larvae have [...] legs, are a translucent white in colour, and have a flat, elongated body. They are roughly 0.4 mm in length. Males are smaller than females. The mites are