• Managing Caterpillar infestations in your greenhouse

  October 11, 2018

  walls and/or roof material and use clean planting material and plants. b. Scouting and monitoring Deploy PHERODIS pheromones mounted on Delta traps to identify [...] times, growers have experienced sustained infestation of their crop by caterpillars of various species. This has led to significant losses to their enterprises [...] flying and so less obvious, but their larvae cause more economic damage to plants than butterfly larvae. Caterpillars are a major constraint to food, fiber

• Beet armyworm

  a regular problem for horticulturalists due to its resistance to nearly all insecticides, and its ability to develop on wild vegetation during the summer [...] of caterpillars, the damage can spread to the stems, and in the worst cases to the fruit. This often leads to the entire contents being consumed. In [...] roses and potted plants. In both the greenhouse and the field, it is a major pest of sweet pepper. Damage symptoms Older caterpillars migrate to the top

• Cyclamen mite

  algae, plants, as well as insect and mite predators and parasites. Those living on plants can cause considerable damage to their host. Tarsonemids like the [...] growing tips and young folded leaves, where the humidity is highest and they are protected from direct sunlight. In such spots, they are difficult to observe [...] enormous damage, and with heavier infestations plant growth is arrested and the flower buds are so badly affected that they shrivel and die. Damaged strawberry

• Papaya

  world. The papaya fruit is 15-45 cm in length and between 10-30 cm in diameter. Its soft skin is an amber to orange colour. [...] About A tropical fruit that is called papaya, papaw or pawpaw in different countries, is the fruit of the Carica papaya tree of the family Caricaceae.

• Grapes

  Europe and southwestern Asia and thus has been cultivated in Morocco and Portugal, southern Germany and Iran. The grape is the fruit of this plant and is actually [...] are consumed fresh and they are processed to make wine or juice and dried to produce raisins. Nowadays there are between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of [...] wine varieties are made from (different) types of Vitis vinifera. Recommended for you Rainy Woes – Conquering Downy Mildew and Botrytis Naturally

• Predatory insects

  y in controlling aphids and spider mites . Gall midges have a unique and interesting life cycle that contributes to their effectiveness as biological control [...] their strong jaws to grasp and consume aphids at a high rate. The larvae are highly mobile and actively seek out aphid colonies, helping to keep their populations [...] skilled in controlling whitefly and caterpillars but also contributes to the control of spider mites , aphids , and leaf miner larvae. For thrips control

• Maize

  divided in different types including: pod corn, sweet corn, flour corn and baby corn. Maize is adaptable to a whole range of climate conditions and is the [...] staple food and is cultivated by both small and largeholders. Every part of the maize plant has economic value: the grain, leaves, stalk, tassel, and cob can [...] can all be used to produce a large variety of food and non-food products. Recommended for you Some Tips for Maize Production in Challenging Times

• Broccoli

  looks a bit like a tree and branches out from a single thick, edible stalk. Broccoli (both the head and the stalk) can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable [...] plant. When it comes to botanical classification, the broccoli plant is categorized as part of the Italica cultivar group that belongs to the species Brassica [...] Brassica oleracea. Broccoli looks a lot like cauliflower, which belongs to a different cultivar group of the same species. The plant has a large, flowering

• Pherodis

  pheromones or lures to attract male moths, beetles , mealybugs and flies to traps. Pests Different species of moths , beetles , flies and mealybugs . Check [...] Crops Protected and outdoor crops. Mode of action Pherodis dispensers release a species-specific sex pheromone or lure, and need to be used in combination [...] dispensers from the cold store and open the sachets Do not touch the dispenser, since manual contact can spread pheromones to other areas Application Place

• Excellent Results with Trianum in Onions

  October 11, 2018

  determined approach to maximize yield and quality. Effective disease management became a critical next step. They decided to do some research and attended training [...] need reliable methods to grow quality crops and maximize yields on their farms. Indeed one of the best ways to achieve this is by having a healthy plant with [...] plants are young as they tend to be susceptible to soil borne pathogens. Certainly, Trianum has proven its worth and thanks to its unique working mechanism