• Bugs

  extensive damage to greenhouse and field crops by feeding on plant tissues and fruits, leading to deformation, discoloration, and yield loss. Effective bug control [...] help monitor, attract and eliminate harmful bugs in different crop stages. With Koppert’s biological solutions for bugs, professional growers can protect [...] damage Phytophagous bugs damage plants by puncturing leaves and growing points with their piercing-sucking mouthparts and extracting nutrients from them, resulting

• Fusarium wilt

  General Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species [...] Fusarium fungi cause vascular wilt, root rot, foot and stem rot, leaf lesions, fruit rot, head blight in cereals and post-harvest decay. Fusarium oxysporum is [...] cultivars Use clean propagation materials (seed can be treated effectively with hot water) Use clean substrate in greenhouse crops Disinfect tools, machinery

• Fly pollination

  combination with a high rate of activity in the crop. Natupol Fly is packed in a cardboard tube with a plastic lid. The fly pupae are mixed with sawdust to [...] small isolation units with a few plants or when the amount of produced pollen is low. Lucilia flies can be easily combined with bumblebees and honeybees [...] small isolation units with a few plants or when the amount of produced pollen is low. Lucilia flies can be easily combined with bumblebees and honeybees

• Thrips Identification Guide

  Head longer than width with short setae. Forewing first vein with 2 setae on distal half, second vein with about 8 setae. Pronotum with 1 pair of long setae [...] the ocelli. Upper part of pronotum with long setae. Forewing with 2 complete rows of veinal setae. Comb complete with small microtrichia. Adults and larvae [...] antennal segments. Upper part of pronotum with long setae. Forewing with 2 complete rows of veinal setae. Comb complete with short microtrichia. Typical flower

• Cottony cushion scale

  Casuarina spp . and Pittosporum spp ., but it can damage many types of fruit and forest trees, and ornamental shrubs and trees. Damage is mostly caused [...] often attended by ants. Life cycle and appearance of Cottony cushion scale As with all scale insects, the females do not have wings and look similar to the [...] cottony cushion scales have black limbs and an orange-brown body that is coated with white and yellow wax. The adult ‘females’ are easily recognized by their

• Tripar-C_pamphlet_Feb_2022_DIGITAL.pdf

  Advantages of using Tripar-C • Prevents fruit decay by eliminating FCM larvae before they hatch. • Well-suited to integrate with other control methods such as [...] Stone fruit, Pomegranate When and how to distribute Tripar-C Citrus Tripar -C must be distributed in affected orchards as soon as the fruit become [...] ally friendly and cannot pollute the soil or water, as often is the case with conventional pesticides. • Pests cannot develop resistance against their

• Cyclamen mite

  deform and discolour with the leaves turning bronze, mainly along the midrib. Even a mild infestation can cause enormous damage, and with heavier infestations [...] Phytonemus pallidus ) feeds on plant sap by penetrating the plant tissue with its piercing-sucking mouth parts. The mites are mostly found within the flower [...] leaves become brittle, turn brown or silvery and die. Flowers and young fruits become brown near the base. Life cycle and appearance of Cyclamen mite The

• Greenshield

  10-12 days. Nezara eggs from which Trissolcus has emerged have an opening with a serrated edge. Unparasitised eggs have a nice round edge. Pack size 100 [...] for the period that either stinkbug egg laying takes place, or the nuts or fruits are prone to damage. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor

• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  Chula Brand is a company with more than 20 years of experience in the production and distribution of papaya and other tropical fruits such as pineapple and [...] to healthy food in the world and, to achieve this, they must produce food with a lower chemical load. Motivated by the losses caused by the two-spotted [...] Chula Brand began to develop its biological control programs in cooperation with Koppert more than two years ago. Chula Brand and Koppert: a successful c

• Fusarium spp.

  Fusarium spp. is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are [...] Fusarium fungi cause vascular wilt, root rot, foot and stem rot, leaf lesions, fruit rot, head blight in cereals, and post-harvest decay. Fusarium oxysporum ( [...] cycle and appearance of Fusarium spp. Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of