• IPM app

  January 1, 1970

  multiple fields Add notes and view sample history iPM Dashboard Accessible from any device with internet Intuitive interface, also for touch-screen Manage [...] gives the grower insight into pest issues in almost real-time once uploaded from the field. Koppert iPM scouting software helps to reduce costs for pesticides

• Beet armyworm

  January 1, 1970

  in several layers, and on top of a mass of white, cottony hairs and scales from the moth’s body. The eggs, usually grey but sometimes greenish or pinkish [...] active walkers and can cover considerable distances. Therefore, caterpillars from the same cluster of eggs can cause damage at various locations within the [...] those of other noctuid moths. After five or ten days the adult moth emerges from the pupa.

• Sweet pepper

  January 1, 1970

  cultivars of the sweet pepper plant bear fruit in different colours ranging from vanilla/white and yellow to orange, green and red and even dark purple and

• Impatiens thrips

  January 1, 1970

  Impatiens thrips (Echinothrips americanus) completes its entire development from egg to adult on the plant, specifically on the leaves. Eggs are deposited [...] dark wings are white at the base. This colouration distinguishes the species from most other thrips species commonly found in greenhouses. Damage symptoms

• Chilli pepper

  January 1, 1970

  ellipsoid-conical to lanceolate. The fruit (the peppers) usually develop from a pale yellow to a bright red when ripe. Varieties can come in other colours

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  January 1, 1970

  tells us five weeks later. ‘As the old crop is always cleared away, I start from scratch each time and have to build up the necessary populations three times [...] Phytoseiulus eggs.’ This corresponds with the explanation Sjaak received from consultant Ron Delissen and with what Koppert promised in the leaflet, he [...] security which is yet another advantage for users. Growers benefit greatly from Spidex Vital , and their spider mite control becomes more robust. Tim concludes

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  January 1, 1970

  emphasizes that his approach stemmed from both practical considerations and a conscious choice. Inheriting the farm from his parents, Koen had the opportunity [...] Limitation in usage chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic farming marks the path to the future. "You

• Fusarium wilt

  January 1, 1970

  the root tip or in small wounds, for example where lateral roots branch off from the tap root. How to prevent Fusarium wilt Remove or destroy crop residues

• Mealybugs and scales

  January 1, 1970

  ). They suck the sap of plants and are mostly host plant specific. Apart from the damage they cause by sucking plant sap, mealybugs and soft scales also [...] on the aerial parts of the plant, some species extract their nourishment from roots, whilst others are gall-formers. A few species can also transmit harmful [...] inflict damage on the crop in various ways: nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and/or yellowing of leaves

• Persea mite

  January 1, 1970

  feeding shortly after emergence. Depending on temperature, the life cycle from egg to adult can be completed in as little as two to three weeks, resulting