Banana

berry and it varies in colour, size and firmness. Bananas mostly are elongated and curved. Its flesh is soft, rich in starch and its skin (usually easy to [...] to peel) can be green or yellow, or red, purple or brown when ripe. Bananas grow in bunches downwards from the top of the plant. Nowadays, almost all edible [...] is a nutritious fruit that grows from various large, herbaceaous flowering plants belonging to the genus Musa . Botanically speaking the fruit is a berry

Bedding plants

Bedding plants are usually annual, biennial or tender perennial plants used in gardens and parks. There is a wide range of plants especially produced to [...] rhizomes, bulbs and tubers . These are planted every year and removed after the plant has died down. During winter they are either stocked away or disposed of: [...] clarkia, dianthus, nigella, godetia, eschscholzia Tender annual or perennial plants are planted in a protected environment in late winter: begonia, chrysanthemum

Caterpillars

on leaves and young shoots, and their enormous feeding capacity can rapidly decimate a plant. Very small caterpillars are not able to chew and therefore [...] Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths. Butterflies and moths form the order Lepidoptera, a very large group with more than 150,000 species [...] intact. Flowers, fruits and growing tips can also be eaten by larger caterpillars. Some species mine in leaves or bore holes into fruit or stems, making them

Koppert One

pesticides on beneficial organisms and pollinators Pesticides can have both direct and indirect effects on natural enemies and pollinators. Our Side Effects [...] laying), problems with regard to moulting, or a repellent effect. The data within this database serves as a valuable reference for integrating chemical [...] pesticides, considering both direct impacts like mortality or hindered development from eggs or pupae, as well as indirect effects such as reduced fertility

Cotton aphid

Cotton aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses reproduction [...] overcrowded colonies at a high temperature can be much smaller (from 0.9 mm), and yellow or cream-coloured. Cotton aphids have red eyes and relatively short antennae [...] from light yellow to light green, or even a green-black colour . This body colour depends on temperature, food source and the density of the population. Large

Chilli pepper

frutescens can both be annual or perennial (short-lived) plants. The plant’s flowers are white and have a greenish white or greenish yellow corolla. The [...] very small (10–20 millimetres (0.39–0.79 inch) long and 3–7 millimetres (0.12–0.28 in) in diameter) and acrid, their shape is ellipsoid-conical to lanceolate [...] lanceolate. The fruit (the peppers) usually develop from a pale yellow to a bright red when ripe. Varieties can come in other colours as well. Recommended for

Trianum-G

better. This leads to a stronger and more uniform crop and better yields. This effect is stronger when the plant is under stress and/or cultivated under less [...] the label to find the recommended dosage for each crop and situation Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice [...] harzianum T-22 grows in a wide temperature range (10-34°C/50-93°F), at a pH between 4 and 8, in many types of cultivation media and on the roots of many different

Cyclamen mite

cyclamen mite ( Phytonemus pallidus ) is a harmful strawberry pest as well as a common pest found in cyclamen, gerbera and other ornamentals. Mites belonging [...] (pharate nymph). This is a transitional stage between larva and adult mite during which the mite remains immobile on the leaf surface and does not feed. Damage [...] depending on the host plant and can resemble the damage caused by viruses. Infested leaves are twisted or curled, distorted, brittle and smaller than usual. In

Predatory mites

The dosage and frequency of predatory mites depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the situation. Consult a Koppert advisor [...] in producing a big range of natural enemies and have several patents to our name. Our stability in breeding, quality, reliability, and secure delivery [...] Resilient pest management: Predatory mites can build up a population in the crop and control pests for a long period of time. Reduced pesticide dependence:

Cucumber

plant has large leaves and it produces an elongated, cylindrical fruit that may become as long as 60 cm or 24 inches long and 10 cm or 3.9 inches in diameter [...] back some 3000 years and it is now being produced on most continents. The cucumber plant is a creeping vine that grows up trellises or other supporting frames [...] from flowers and their seed develop within the fruit, therefore in botanical terms they are classified as berries. However, like tomatoes and squash, cucumbers