• Crop Protection

  ensuring the health of crops without compromising the environment. What are biocontrol agents? Biocontrol agents refer to products and methods that are based [...] and human health. Biocontrol agents encompass a wide range of approaches, including the use of beneficial insects, predatory mites , beneficial nematodes [...] minimize pest resistance, and strengthen plant resilience. The key advantages of crop protection are: Easy integration – Fits into existing farming practices

• Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall

  caused by a change in the hormonal system of the plant resulting from the Rhizobium infection. Rhizobium rhizogenes puts a Ri-plasmid in the plant tissue [...] symptoms The four pathogenic Rhizobium species cause different symptoms, like galls, tumours and excessive root growth. All four species cause the growth [...] primary source of infection by Rhizobium rhizogenes has not yet been defined. The assumption is that the bacteria survive in the soil, but it is possible

• Stable fly

  Stable flies belong to the genus Stomoxys , Latin for “sharp mouth”; a fitting moniker, as these flies are the only members of the Muscidae family that feed [...] and the population size can be assessed by counting the number of Stomoxys on the animals’ front legs. The flies become an economic concern when the average [...] size and largely resemble the house fly , even having a four-striped thorax. However, they are light grey in colour; they have a broader abdomen that displays

• Rhizoctonia solani

  plant parts that are in or close to the soil. Early infection of the growing tips of the roots shortly after germination causes death of seedlings (‘ damping-off [...] surface. A white collar of fungal mycelium occurs at the base of the stem. This crown rot may result from root infection or from direct infection of the foot [...] don’t play a role in the epidemics or dispersal of the fungus, only the mycelium is important in this context. Thanatephorus cucumeris is a soil-inhabiting

• Mycotal your natural partner for whitefly and thrips control

  contains the blastospores of Akanthomyces muscarius Ve6. Mycotal is a biological solution for a range of pests, including whiteflies and thrips that are found [...] After applying Mycotal , the spores germinate and the germ tube invades the target insect. The fungus continues to grow inside the insect and subsequently [...] after the insect is killed. Optimal conditions for the growth and development of Akanthomyces muscarius are temperatures between 15 and 28°C and a relative

• Southern armyworm

  through six instars and are generally found on the lower surface of the leaves, and are more active at night. The development of the larvae takes approximately [...] and life cycle of the southern armyworm. A female can lay up to 1000 eggs. The eggs are subspherical, laid in groups on leaves and are generally covered [...] derived from the abdomen of the females. The egg stage lasts for 4 to 6 days. At first the eggs are greenish, and become brown before hatching. The caterpillars

• Fly pollination

  success of various plant species. Why are flies good pollinators? Lucilia sericata flies are effective pollinators and are used in a wide range of seed crops [...] flies show a stable emergence rate in combination with a high rate of activity in the crop. Natupol Fly is packed in a cardboard tube with a plastic lid [...] What is fly pollination? Fly pollination , also known as myophily, is a method of plant reproduction facilitated by various species of flies . Unlike bees

• Click beetles

  into the air with a audible click. Hence their name. Their larvae are called wireworms and feed on the roots of many plants. Damage symptoms The click [...] appearance of Click beetles Adult Agriotis sp. are 6-10 mm long and yellowish brown to black. The eggs are laid in May or June in groups in the soil. They [...] General Click beetles are elongate beetles with a hard exoskeleton, with the head deeply retracted into the thorax. When disturbed they lie on their back

• Sugar beet

  consists of the root and a rosette of leaves. Sugar is formed by photosynthesis in the leaves and is then stored in the root. Sugar beets are the second only [...] ae family. The root of sugar beets contain high levels of sucrose. It has a conical, white, fleshy root (a taproot) with a flat crown. The plant consists [...] belongs to the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet. Beta vulgaris (beet) is a plant which is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae

• Beet armyworm

  es for the growth of the crop. With a substantial population of caterpillars, the damage can spread to the stems, and in the worst cases to the fruit. [...] black. The colour and pattern of the caterpillars is highly variable and depends partly on the host plant, the stage of development and the climate. A full-grown [...] plants. In both the greenhouse and the field, it is a major pest of sweet pepper. Damage symptoms Older caterpillars migrate to the top of the plant where