• Leading farmers in climate-smart horticulture

  October 18, 2022

  all contribute a broad spectrum of knowledge and technology throughout the horticultural value chain: from seed to market, to aim to develop, together with [...] part of a consortium including local and Dutch companies, in partnership with Stellenbosch University, we feel privileged to be working together to lead farmers [...] Engage other important stakeholders and value chain partners and develop a new market for sustainable agriculture and technologies such as on water efficiency

• Damping-off

  substrate the plant turns brown. A typical symptom of a Pythium infection is the easy stripping of the skin from the root cortex with a finger nail. Life cycle [...] appearance of Damping-off Pythium belongs to the Oomycetes, a separate group of microorganisms and is therefore not a real fungus. It survives as oospores, [...] damaged spots. On the infected plant, new sporangia with zoospores are formed, that allow the disease to spread to neighbouring plants. The zoospores disperse

• The journey of sustainable citrus farming in agriculture

  Get to know Balbino Garre Martínez, a grower with over 35 years of experience in citrus and livestock farming. Balbino, along with his two brothers, operates [...] "Explotación de los pardos," where agriculture isn't just a profession but a lifelong passion. Adapting to challenges and embracing change Balbino's agricultural [...] only proven to be successful but also reduced the reliance on chemical pesticides. The path to environmental friendly farming Dedicated to sustainable

• Western flower thrips

  species in many greenhouse crops. The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) can be found on a wide variety of plants, including many vegetable [...] into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are nearly transparent white or yellowish to orange-yellow, with a large head and bright red eyes [...] instars can be recognized by their developing wing buds. Compared to the prepupa, the pupa has longer, more developed wing buds and longer antennae that

• Plant Disease Management

  increasing pressure to adopt sustainable and environmentally responsible agricultural practices, biological disease control is set to play a more prominent [...] rotation Crop rotation is a fundamental strategy, which means avoiding planting the same crop in the same location year after year. Rotating crops disrupts [...] plants to thrive. Healthy plants, in turn, are more resilient and better equipped to resist diseases. Sanitation Finally, good sanitation plays a critical

• Better insights and digital advice with Natutec Scout

  app as a tool. It allows us to take the measures we need to take quickly, based on the advice provided the consultant. You can act more promptly.’ A threshold [...] of infestation exceeds the threshold, it’s a signal to the grower that he needs to take action. This is how Barry Enthoven of Lema Tomaten in Naaldwijk [...] need to shift strategy in any way. We have greater insight into what is happening in the crop and how natural enemies are developing, allowing us to implement

• Sticky plate

  it possible to detect pests at an early stage. Application Sticky plates How to assemble the trap: Fold the delta trap into a triangle. Lay a sticky trap [...] When to use Sticky plates? Use sticky plates in combination with a Delta Trap and species-specific sex pheromone to capture butterflies and moths or male [...] outside the greenhouse. How does Sticky plates work? Sticky plates are an essential part of a Delta Trap for the detection of many species of flying pests

• Greenhouse whitefly

  symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for growth, and thus consume a large quantity of plant sap. This contains a high proportion of sugar, and [...] fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of sooty moulds ( Cladosporium [...] remain flattened on the leaf. The fourth larva stadium develops into a white, oval case encircled by a ring of erect waxy rods. This is called the pupa stadium

• Rhyzobug FAQ

  round and vary in colour from white to dark-brown. The scale is not connected to the body. What damage symptoms refer to armoured scales? No honeydew. The [...] and 1.8 mm wide. They have a brown coloured abdomen covered by hairs. The head is reddish brown. The larvae are grey with a light longitudinal light stripe [...] goes through 4 larval stages, followed by a pupal stage. Adults emerge from the pupa. Total egg-adult development takes around 29 days at 25ºC, and 25 days

• Leaf miners

  however, a considerable quantity of foliage can be lost before the harvest is affected. The size of a leaf tunnel depends on the stage of development of the [...] cycle of leaf miners Leaf miner control videos Take a look at the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our leaf miner control products in action. More [...] are leaf miners? Leaf miners belong to the order Diptera (the true flies ) and form the family Agromyzidae. This is a family of small flies whose larvae