• Cerall: 100% biological seed treatment against fungal diseases

  May 13, 2024

  Researched and discovered in Sweden The origin of Cerall lies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, where the first preliminary tests were carried [...] strain came out of the tests as the strongest and most reliable: Pseudomonas chlororaphis MA342 which was extracted from the roots of wild crowberry. [...] those metabolites that further weaken the growth of fungi. Interaction between bacteria and plant The beauty of the Pseudomonas chlororaphis MA342 bacteria

• Effective wireworm control in potato with beneficial nematodes

  July 4, 2024

  maximizing the impact of nematode biocontrol. A strategy of applying split doses can be followed to ensure that the whole risk period is covered. The use of [...] Agriotes spp), the larval stage of click beetles belonging to the Elateridae family, pose a significant threat to potato production. Most of the effective [...] growth of potato plants may indicate wireworms damage to the root system. Monitoring for the presence of adult click beetles , which lay eggs in the soil

• Rosen Sabrowski: Limonica highly effective against thrips and whitefly

  November 1, 2017

  Recklinghausen, a city in the north-east of the German Ruhr area. Most of those customers leave with one or more bouquets of organic roses or a healthy [...] cultivars under 7,000 m2 of glass, each with its own sensitivity to pests like thrips and whitefly . Sabrowski Rosen is also one of the few rose growers in [...] prompted Rudi to test the predatory mite Amblydromalus limonicus or Limonica in one of the sections in his company. However, the thrips infestation proved

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  June 28, 2021

  out with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners [...] Aubergine (90 ha). The great challenge facing the production of crops for the processing industry is to work at a low price in which the fruit and vegetable [...] product present the physical and organoleptic characteristics of the variety, free of pests and diseases and free of pesticides, guaranteeing the final consumer

• Dutch King attends Koppert’s jubilee

  September 14, 2017

  practices more sustainable. The presence of the King today is a recognition of their efforts and crowns our work of the last 50 years,’ Paul Koppert explained [...] attend the start of the international ‘Partners with Nature Seminar’ which Koppert organized as part of the jubilee celebrations on this day. The seminar [...] expects the number of visitors to increase rapidly now that the information centre has been opened. Reservations for tours of the centre can be made via

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Stone Fruits & Nuts

  12-2022 Part of the IPM toolbox Nematodes have become a powerful part of IPM solution, to either partly substitute, and sometimes replace the use of conventional [...] build resistance Can be applied with regular spray equipment Compatible with most pesticides Leaves no residue This is an overview of the nematode-pest co [...] solutions. More than 35 years of experience Koppert started producing nematodes in 1986. Many years of experience have gone into the selection, breeding and

• Natutec Drive – ‘In a class of its own!’

  June 3, 2021

  use and takes care of all these problems. We now spend less than a quarter of the time we used to spend on dispersal and the accuracy of application has improved [...] cultivation. At Dyson farming, it’s all about innovation.’ Dyson Farming is the biggest private landowner in the United Kingdom and grows a variety of crops. [...] fitted the unit onto our heating pipes and it allows us to distribute Thripex and Chrysopa really accurately,’ Angel explains. ‘The two arms of the tool

• Fruit Fly Attractant the best luring substance to combat Drosophila suzukii

  January 17, 2018

  Attractant and the Drososan trap in order to detect the presence of the fruit fly and to monitor the situation, thus providing insight into the infestation [...] trap is red, which is the colour that strongly attracts the fruit fly. In addition, the opening of the trap is designed in such a way as to ensure that pollinators [...] can be used both preventatively and curatively. The Drososan trap has been specifically designed to combat the Drosophila suzukii fruit fly. The trap

• Koppert nematodes available in large packs

  August 4, 2020

  combat a wide range of foliage-feeding pests has prompted Koppert to make it available in bigger quantities. From the 24th of August, the nematode products [...] millimeter, so cannot be seen with the naked eye. As small as they are, they play an important role in the biological control of many pests, keeping fruits [...] genic nematodes are mainly known for the control of pests in the soil such as thrips pupae, and larvae of sciarid flies , vine weevils and several beetles

• Beneficial nematodes and natural enemies effectively control pests and diseases in garlic, leek and onion

  October 10, 2023

  in the biological control of pests and diseases in outdoor crops such as onion, leek and garlic. In Spain, the main action areas are the regions of Ca [...] source when the onion plant has no flowers. The strategy has greatly facilitated the installation of Orius in onion crops to control thrips. The onion strategy [...] available. The combination of Orius laevigatus with the beneficial nematode Steinernema feltiae (Capirel) has worked very well in leek, where the use of Nesidiocoris