• Tree specialist Wolterinck: Control of oak processionary caterpillar with Entonem

  using nematodes for years. The product is our preferred method over products based on Bacillus thuringiensis , which can only be used on trees with leaves [...] spraying may be needed, either of nematodes or of nematodes plus Bacillus thuringiensis -based products. ‘That is effective around ten days in and if the trees [...] Wolterinck BV in Beltrum, the Netherlands, is a specialist in tree care and weed control and works on behalf of local authorities and governmental bodies

• Natupol Excel – Bee Vision: nominated for FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award 2017

  December 30, 2016

  exhibition between Halls 20 and 21. This is also where the winner will be announced on 10 February 2017 at 14:30. More than 70,000 trade visitors from over [...] Natupol Excel is specifically developed for crops with a high number of blossoming flowers per m² per week (above 35), such as cherry or snack tomatoes [...] orientation problems when daylight is reduced by factors such as the use of artificial light during the darkest months of the year or extra layers of poly covers

• Trianum-G

  better yields. This effect is stronger when the plant is under stress and/or cultivated under less than optimum growing conditions. Trianum-G also reinforces [...] Trianum-G can be mixed with substrate or spread on the soil or in the furrow. Mixing with substrate: Make sure Trianum-G is uniformly mixed with the substrate [...] through the formation of more root hairs, so that water and nutrients can be taken up better. This leads to a stronger and more uniform crop and better

• Woolly apple aphid

  arising from the trunk or main branches, are very frequently attacked. The aphids mainly spread through young, wingless nymphs which crawl or are blown by the [...] General The woolly aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum , is a serious worldwide apple pest. It is probably of North American origin and has been distributed to other [...] galls split they may allow entry of pathogenic fungi such as Gloeosporium rots or apple canker. Woolly aphid does little direct harm to mature trees but the

• The cost-saving potential of biological crop protection for your IPM strategy

  January 29, 2025

  associated with pesticides or alternative management strategies, to estimate costs and benefits. In some studies, value is defined as the savings achieved [...] inputs. This ecosystem-based approach can help prevent pest resistance, which is a growing concern with chemical pesticides. Avoiding resistance means fewer [...] chemical products, which further enhances cost savings. Increased crop yields and quality Effective pest and disease management is not solely about reducing

• Carnation tortrix

  Madeira. It is polyphagous, observed on 160 cultivated and wild plant species – trees as well as herbaceous forms - of 42 plant families, and it is the major [...] instar, the whole leaf is attacked and surrounded by a dense silken mass. The larvae hide inside the rolled leaves, growing tips or flowers that have been [...] leafrollers, which mainly fly at dusk and after dark. The females have a limited flight capacity and only cover short distances. The moth is rather small

• Anagyrus vladimiri

  wasp Anagyrus vladimiri is most effective at temperatures around 25°C/77°F. The lowest temperature at which development can occur is 13°C/55°F; the highest [...] Anagyrus vladimiri Anagyrus vladimiri is a parasitic wasp belonging to the Encyrtidae family. This parasitic wasp is particularly effective for mealybug [...] highest temperature is 38°C/100°F. Citripar should be combined with Cryptobug or Cryptobug-L for effective control of the mealybugs . Behaviour of the parasitic

• Ephedrus cerasicola

  cerasicola Ephedrus cerasicola is a parasitic wasp that belongs to the family Braconidae and subfamily Aphidiinae. This natural enemy is used for the control of [...] Ephedrus cerasicola is used for the control of the following pests: Wide range of aphids The parasitic wasp Ephedrus cerasicola is available at Koppert [...] aphid species present is known it might be better to switch to an appropriate single species product ( Aphilin , Aphipar , Aphipar-M or Ervipar ). Consult

• Trianum-P

  better yields. This effect is stronger when the plant is under stress and/or cultivated under less than optimum growing conditions. Trianum also reinforces the [...] through the formation of more root hairs, so that water and nutrients can be taken up better. This leads to a stronger and more uniform crop and better [...] crop for optimal effect. Application via drench or spray: Trianum-P can be applied with any spraying or drenching equipment After application clean the

• Horse-chestnut leaf miner

  goes through two spinning instars, which may or may not build a true cocoon in the mine. The percentage of larvae which spin true cocoons increases in each [...] mm in the firsts instar up to 3.5 mm in the fourth instar. The pupa is brown and is 2.9-4.5 mm long. The horse-chestnut leaf miner overwinters in the pupal [...] The mine starts to turn yellow and later brown. By this time, the damage is very visible. Eventually the mines may cover the entire surface of the leaflets