• Enermix

  Cardboard strips with 5 cards each, wrapped in plastic, in a cardboard box, each card holds 60 parasitized whitefly pupae, 30 E. formosa and 30 E. eremicus [...] exposed to direct sunlight Dosage The dosage of Enermix depends on climate, crop and whitefly density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation [...] effective at temperatures between 20°C and 25°C (68 and 77°F). At a 24 hours average temperature below 17°C/63°F the control of whiteflies may be insufficient

• Black tea thrips

  mating, and males are rare. The adults are poor fliers and tend to remain in the shaded areas on the plant. The eggs are white and banana-shaped and are inserted [...] black tea thrips are dark brown with the apex of the abdomen paler; females are 1.4-1.7 mm long and males are 1.1-1.2 mm long. The legs are entirely white [...] turn yellow and drop. In addition, leaves are covered with small droplets of black excrement from the thrips. Life cycle and appearance of Black tea thrips

• Rosy apple aphid

  to premature leaf fall and death of shoots. Fruits from infested trusses are small and malformed and ripen prematurely. Feeding of aphids directly on fruits [...] skin. Life cycle and appearance of Rosy apple aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults, and a great variety [...] 1-2.6 mm long and pink to dark bluish grey, with a powdering of white wax. The siphunculi are black and tapered, the cauda is dark, short and triangular.

• Flatheaded woodborer

  trees, such as avocado and mango. The beetle occurs in North Africa, Southern and Central Europe, the Near East and around the Black and Caspian Seas. Damage [...] Southern European and Mediterranean areas. Life cycle and appearance of Flatheaded woodborer Adult flatheaded woodborer beetles are flattened, compact [...] cortex of twigs and young branches. Oviposition only occurs above 25ºC, and only in dry soil. The females usually lay their eggs close to the base of the

• Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles)

  The mites appear in and on the soil and at the base of plant stems and offer a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to chemical pesticides [...] appear in and on the soil and at the base of plant stems. The reduction of the infestation level occurs at a slow but steady rate. Feeding behaviour of Stra [...] ed protonymph and deutonymph, and adult. Stratiolaelaps scimitus is a large mite with a body length of up to 1 mm. The body is pale with a clearly visible

• Oleander scale

  by the appearance of the scale armour on stems, leaves and fruits of hosts. Infestations on the leaves and stems may cause wilting and may reduce the p [...] yellowing, leaf and shoot malformation or shrivelling and plant death. Life cycle and appearance of Oleander scale Adult oleander scales are a greyish, dirty [...] shape, with a scale whose apex is off-centred. This scale resembles a miniature fried egg with a diameter of 2 mm. The newly hatched crawlers are roughly

• Trianum-P

  mode of action of Trianum-P is based on the following mechanisms: Competition for space Trianum-P grows faster on the surface of the root than other soil-borne [...] develop. Parasitism of pathogens Trianum-P grows around the mycelia of the pathogens. The cell walls of the pathogens break down and the pathogens die. [...] against a range of soil-borne root diseases through several different modes of action. It also improves root system development, nutrient uptake and plant growth

• Pollination checklist Natupol Fly

  sericata flies are used for small scale crops with just a few flowers or for crops that produce very little pollen. The Natupol Fly Checklist shows how to achieve [...] Download poster The emergence of Natupol Fly adults from the pupae more or less stops at a storage temperature of between 3 ˚C and 8 ˚C. At higher temperatures [...] pupae in cardboard tubes. Use 15 ml of pupae per square metre as standard. Modify this quantity in relation to the number of flowers per square metre. Protect

• Entonem keeps young orchids free from fungus gnats

  weeks and you need to take curative measures. All of this costs a great deal of money and is something we want to avoid.’ To combat fungus gnats and thrips [...] start with a clean plant, we maximize our use of biological plant protection, with a strong emphasis on prevention. The more pests we can keep out of the [...] moving to ensure that the composition is homogeneous and the nematodes are distributed adequately and evenly over the crop.’ Important to avoid slower growth

• Trianum-G

  mode of action of Trianum-G is based on the following mechanisms: Competition for space Trianum-G grows faster on the surface of the root than other soil-borne [...] develop. Parasitism of pathogens Trianum-G grows around the mycelia of the pathogens. The cell walls of the pathogens break down and the pathogens die. [...] range (10-34°C/50-93°F), at a pH between 4 and 8, in many types of cultivation media and on the roots of many different crops. Storage time after receipt