• Soybean looper

  caterpillar is transformed into a pupa, which takes place inside a cocoon (silk threads), usually on the underside of the leaves. The pupa is pale yellow to pale [...] the start of its development, with irregular dorsal pigmentation up to 48 hours before it emerges. The pupal period is completed in seven to nine days, until [...] adaptation to soya bean. Damage and symptoms The feeding habit of this caterpillar is ascending: in other words, it feeds from the bottom of the plant to the

• Drone application controls spider mite in Italian tomatoes

  July 13, 2023

  originally introduced to Italian greenhouse tomato growers in the ‘90s, so it was a small step to convince them to apply the same solution to larger outdoor crops [...] Francesco Bourlot. ‘Due to the increasing pressure of spider mite in tomatoes since then, and the ban on many chemical pesticides, we started to release this natural [...] growth in biological solutions of 20 to 30% over the coming years.’ The expected growth in sales of biological products is essentially the result of increasing

• Carrot

  Daucus carota subsp. sativus ) is a root vegetable and comes in a variety of colours, ranging from the regular orange to black and purple, but also red [...] carota , indigenous to Europe and southwestern Asia. The carrot plant presumably comes from Persia and was originally produced for its seeds and leaves.

• Koppert and Fresh Energy expand partnership after Egypt’s first large-scale biological crop protection success

  July 11, 2025

  Director Yousra Mahmoud. It marks a new phase in the collaboration, extending the use of Koppert’s biological crop protection solutions to 300 hectares of greenhouse [...] cultivation for sweet pepper production in Egypt. A milestone for Egyptian horticulture Fresh Energy is a leading agricultural company operating across both [...] marked a breakthrough in Egypt’s horticultural sector. For the first time, a fully biological crop protection program was successfully implemented on a commercial

• Drososan

  Attractant Application Hang the trap on a branch or stick using the enclosed hook The most effective place to hang the traps is in the shade along the sides of [...] action The Drososan trap needs to be used in combination with Fruit Fly Attractant. The spotted wing drosophila are attracted to the trap by the liquid attractant [...] trap they drown in the attractant. The trap has been specifically designed to prevent the undesired trapping of other insects. Presentation One trap with

• Born spider mite fighters ensure an energetic start

  May 10, 2021

  Koppert, is proud of Spidex Vital . He tells us that the company has improved its best-selling product to be able to offer growers a product that is even more [...] the product from a market perspective, you wouldn’t think that this is a product innovation,’ says Van der Zwan. ‘But it most certainly is. By improving the [...] on improving its production process, so that quality and delivery security can be guaranteed. ‘We will continue to develop further. This is a great first

• Cotton bollworm

  spherical with a flattened base and a diameter of about 0.5 mm. They are at first a shiny yellowish white, with their colour changing to brown just before [...] caterpillars are yellowish-white to reddish-brown with dark spots. In later instars the head is mottled, and the body is marked with three prominent longitudinal [...] approximately 18 to 19 mm in length and have a wingspan of about 40 mm. The grey-green males are smaller. The forewings are edged with a line of black spots

• Tobacco whitefly

  whitefly need a lot of protein for growth, and thus consume a large quantity of plant sap. This contains a high proportion of sugar, and the excess is excreted [...] development of fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of sooty [...] throughout the world. It causes damage in (sub-)tropical areas especially. The tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) is feared because of its high level of resistance

• Western flower thrips

  into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are nearly transparent white or yellowish to orange-yellow, with a large head and bright red eyes [...] s) is currently the most damaging thrips species in many greenhouse crops. The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) can be found on a wide [...] many vegetable and ornamental crops in greenhouses, and on various weeds. It is an especially significant pest in cucumber, sweet pepper, eggplants, and

• Onion thrips

  General The onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) is distributed throughout the world. It is found outdoors on many plants and particularly damaging on onions, [...] are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are light to yellowish green in colour, with a large head and bright red eyes. The colour [...] Thrips cause damage to plants by piercing the cells of the surface tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting