• Blue mold

  d area on the fruit skin. Subsequently, white mycelium becomes visible. In the centre of the lesion, blue to green spores are produced. The white circle [...] conidia are produced by Penicillium italicum, t here are no known sexual stages. The conidia survive in orchards and are dispersed by wind. The conidia [...] insect damage to the fruits Prevent damaging the fruits during harvest Maintain a low temperature during storage Disinfect equipment in the storage area Remove

• Knowledge transfer brings good results in India

  May 7, 2024

  in their crop. During the next season the trials will be repeated and, if results are similar, the practice will be included in further EWS-KT protocols [...] their crop. During the next season the trials will be repeated and, if results are similar, the practice will be included in further EWS-KT protocols for [...] usually inadequate for controlling the disease. The trials were carried out in the Monsoon season when the disease is most severe. Farmers practices in this

• Returning favourites and new innovations: Registration opens for Koppert’s Outdoor Experience Centre

  May 15, 2024

  perhaps the biggest success story of the 2023 season, are set to make their return. Their target: the bean seed fly in maize and onions and the onion fly [...] We are able to put the technical manual intro practice, show people how it works and answer their questions. This has proven instrumental to the adoption [...] adoption of these remarkable insects.” The biofungicide Trianum is well on its way to becoming the new standard for the control of soil-borne diseases such

• Predatory mites

  essential to know where the pest is, how severe the infestation is and to identify the pest. Select the right predatory mite: Choose the appropriate species [...] areas. The larvae have three pairs of legs. Depending on the predatory mite species larvae are active or inactive. Once the larva has moulted to the protonymph [...] immediately. During the protonymphal, deutonymphal and adult stages the mites feed almost continuously. Protonymphs and deutonymphs are similar to the adults

• Soil grown strawberries thrive on Vidi Funda

  March 3, 2023

  out, the main benefit is soil health: ‘The organic matter changes the biodiversity in the soil. Not only does the mass of microbes increase, but the variety [...] phosphates into the groundwater. Good for the crop and the environment at the same time.’ Roozemond adds. ´It’s also in line with the European Green Deal [...] positive impact on the crop.’ ‘The restored balance of beneficial bacteria and other microbes, increases the competition for food and space in the soil and weakens

• Tomato leaf miner

  to the ground. This occurs in the early morning. The larva crawls into the ground to pupate. A small percentage of the larvae remain hanging on the leaf [...] pupating, the grown larva cuts a sickle-shaped exit hole in the leaf with its mouth parts. After roughly one hour the larva crawls out of the leaf and falls [...] miner The life cycle of a leaf miner has the following stages: egg, three larval instars, a pupal instar and the adult fly. Adult leaf miners are small

• Fall Armyworm

  lifetime. Eggs are white, pinkish or light green and spherical, and are usually laid on the underside of the leaves. The larvae ( caterpillars ) are 30-40 mm [...] Life cycle of the Fall Armyworm Adult moths are 20 to 25 mm long and have a wingspan of 32-38 mm. They are nocturnal and most active during the warm, humid [...] white inverted Y-shaped mark on the front of the head and four large spots on the upper surface of the last segment. Pupae are reddish brown and measure 13

• Entonem keeps young orchids free from fungus gnats

  that the composition is homogeneous and the nematodes are distributed adequately and evenly over the crop.’ Important to avoid slower growth During the [...] also uses the predatory soil mite Stratiolaelaps scimitus . Investigating the effect of spraying Every week, Floricultura examines the action of the nematodes [...] come out of the packaging and later after spraying. Dennis van der Wel explains, ‘We dampen the potting soil and then spray the nematodes over the young plants

• Koppert at GreenTech 11-13 June

  May 15, 2019

  June 14.00 -14.30 hours) ‘Biological control in Cannabis without chemicals’ by Erik van Santen (12 June 16:00-16:30 hours) View the full programme here [...] mission to partner with nature, we are ultimately there to work with growers. Visit our booth (stand 308, hall 10) and the inspiring food & flower crops theatre [...] y when it comes to the health and resilience of your crops using Integrated Pest Management that works both above ground and in the soil to give you robust

• Leaf miners

  lost before the harvest is affected. The size of a leaf tunnel depends on the stage of development of the leaf, the species of host plant and the species of [...] miner control Learn more about What are leaf miners? Leaf miners belong to the order Diptera (the true flies ) and form the family Agromyzidae. This is a [...] is not universal among the Agromyzidae. Of the approximately 2,500 species in this family, only eleven are truly polyphagous. The species that cause most