• Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

  The Municipality of Enschede started using nematodes for the first time in the spring of 2021 to try to halt the spread of the oak processionary caterpillar [...] where we find a range of unusual butterflies and moths. As we only do this at an early stage, there is no secondary effect on other caterpillars . We’ve [...] We’ve treated a total of 2600 to 3000 oak trees with nematodes.’ Maintenance of biodiversity The municipality also used pheromone traps last summer, to help

• Consumers

  insects and other animals take care of the pollination and therefore the formation of fruit. Honeybees are traditional important pollinators of arable and [...] e production of plants and crops. Even though they cannot be seen with the naked eye, these products – which can be used above ground and underground – [...] They combat diseases and pests, strengthen crops, and improve the absorption of nutrients. Their development calls for high-quality and costly scientific

• Cedress

  seeds and first developing roots are quickly colonized. Subsequently, the bacteria will start to compete with other pathogens for nutrients and space and [...] Dosage Apply preventively at a rate of 1 litre/100 kg on pea seeds, and 4 litre/100 kg on seeds for carrot and other vegetable crops. Always check the product [...] against fungal diseases, hence supports growth and development of young vegetable plants. Suitable for organic and conventional cultivation. Diseases Seed-borne

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  Trianum, levels of Phythium have decreased dramatically. Up until 2019, there was a lot of damage and loss of production at the end of cultivation. Whole [...] Trianum. A combination of this product and growing-based interventions keeps levels of Phythium at a very acceptable level. Treatment with Trianum is easy, requires [...] sheet of insect netting with Neoseiulus cucumeris every four weeks on one for every seven plants. The two predatory mites also keep spider mites and whitefly

• trial results wireworm control

  reference Average of 4 fields in Italy Since 1986, many years of experience have gone into the selection, production and quality control of our beneficial [...] they carry with them. These actions kill and liquify the insect from the inside. The nematodes feed on the digested tissues of the dead insect and reproduce [...] Wireworm control with beneficial nematodes Results in irrigated potato Wireworms damage in irrigated potato (% of potatoes with holes) 2023, Italy 80

• Thripex-Plus

  Pests Young larvae of various thrips species. Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop [...] over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their prey. Pack size 500 sachets. Each sachet contains [...] damaging the predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Thripex-Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation

• Transeius montdorensis

  larva, protonymph, deutonymph, and adult. Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves. They are oval, white and have a diameter of approximately 0.14 mm. The [...] seek out and prey on young larvae of various thrips species and whitefly eggs and larvae. The predatory mite also has an effect on all stages of non-webbing [...] slowly and the mortality is high. The nymphs are larger than the larvae, have eight legs, and are whitish yellow. Adult mites have eight legs, are a translucent

• Japanese flower thrips

  Adult females are about 1.3mm long and have a pale basal quarter of the wings, which contrasts with the otherwise dark brown body and wing colour. The [...] reported from several other European countries. Currently, it is a pest of greenhouse grown Hydrangea in the Netherlands and other European countries. In [...] instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult insect. The eggs of the Japanese flower thrips are laid into the plants tissue and pupation takes place in

• Glume blotch

  brown lesions with pycnidia and perithecia occur. Perithecia are also formed on dead glumes and stems. In case of severe infection , the heads of wheat become [...] become black and the kernels become shrivelled and deformed. When germinating seedlings are infected, they shrivel. Life cycle and appearance of Glume blotch [...] lesions with a light halo on leaves, stems and glumes. In the centre of the lesions, light-coloured translucent pycnidia (fruiting bodies) with new spores

• Shore fly

  damage, and sometimes this can occur on such a scale that growth, particularly of young cuttings, can be retarded. Life cycle and appearance of Shore fly [...] singly and are bean-shaped. A first instar larva is translucent white. Second instar larvae are brownish, less translucent and their body is cylindrical. [...] The larvae are found in the top layer of damp soil, where they also pupate. The adult shore fly is black, about 4 to 5 mm long, and stout with short antennae