Consumers

pillar for the sustainable production of plants and crops. Even though they cannot be seen with the naked eye, these products – which can be used above [...] Their development calls for high-quality and costly scientific research. Assignments/school Are you working on an assignment for school? If so, visit www [...] www.natureslittlehelpers.info for information about biological crop protection , natural pollination, and microbiology. You can also find a lot of information

Broad mite

different to the others and not used for walking. After moulting to the third larval stage the larvae stay in their cuticle for one or two days and then emerge [...] distortion of the above-ground growth of the plant. The mites show a preference for young, developing plant tissue, like the growing tips, young leaves and flower [...] considered a fourth stage called pupa, false pupa or quiescent nymph. The males use their fourth pair of legs to carry around young pharate females (quiescent

Cyclamen mite

threadlike structures that are not used for walking. The males are smaller than the females and their hind legs are modified and used to transport pharate females

Equinox Farm Takes Soil Health Management To the Next Level With NatuGro Program

itself. “Soil health became a strategic objective, not only for the agronomy team, but for the entire management,” Harrison explains, and this was where [...] rejuvenating the soils at Equinox, allowing for optimum production season after season. Why NatuGro Worked for Equinox According to Harrison, the NatuGro [...] Nanyuki town - Kenya, has grown into a leading producer of premium cut roses for the European market. With 25.5 hectares under greenhouse production and a

Bedding plants

About Bedding plants are usually annual, biennial or tender perennial plants used in gardens and parks. There is a wide range of plants especially produced

Biological seed treatment

General information The demand for biological seed treatment solutions is increasing. These ensure that farmers protect their potential yield and quality [...] well as production yields are boosted; Biological seed treatment reduces the use of agrochemicals which results in a lower exposure of growers to chemicals

American serpentine leaf miner

between these ‘plate mines’ and normal mines, making it an unreliable criterion for the identification of the species. Indirect damage arises when disease causing [...] millimetres long. When the adult females feed or lay eggs, they bore a hole using their toothed ovipositor, usually in the upper side of the leaf. Egg spots

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insights into the passion and dedication that continue to fuel our quest for finding new and improved solutions today to support more sustainable agriculture [...] product portfolio into the gold standard growers worldwide trust as the basis for their integrated pest management strategies. Predatory mites are applied to

Onion thrips

leaf veins, with most damage evident where these veins join. Fruit damage, for instance in cucumber, only occurs if the crop is heavily infested. In some

Southern European marshland pyralid

cinerea. In gerbera, the flower buds may also be eaten. It has even been known for the caterpillars to inflict damage to the roots of crops cultivated in an