Onion thrips

General The onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) is distributed throughout the world. It is found outdoors on many plants and particularly damaging on onions, leek, and in greenhouses on cucurbits, tomato, sw

Impatiens thrips

General Impatiens thrips (Echinothrips americanus) is an increasing problem in greenhouse cultivation, having spread to many countries within the last 30 years. The thrips have mostly been able to spr

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Obscure mealybug

General The obscure mealy bug ( Pseudococcus viburni ) (formerly known as Pseudococcus affinis) originates from South America, but can now be found in many parts of the world with a temperate climate.

Caterpillars

Sticky traps help monitor pest activity and reduce flying populations. With Koppert’s biological solutions for caterpillars, professional growers can protect

Biological Solutions Meet Peri-urban Horticulture

Europe but is seldom addressed when it comes to food for local consumption. Koppert has for the last twelve years offered inductive biological solutions for [...] This is where biological solutions meet peri-urban horticulture. In 2017, Koppert piloted the use of biological control in a couple of locations around Nairobi [...] farmers recording a clean healthy crop in the greenhouse tunnels under the Koppert IPM program compared with the tunnels managed under the standard practice

Broad mite

General The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) occurs in the tropics and in greenhouses in temperate regions. The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) has a wide range of host plants, especially

Cyclamen mite

General The cyclamen mite ( Phytonemus pallidus ) is a harmful strawberry pest as well as a common pest found in cyclamen, gerbera and other ornamentals . Mites belonging to the family of tarsonemids

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Miglyphus

Pests Leaf miners ( Lyriomyza spp.). Mode of action Adult female parasitic wasps of Diglyphus isaea kill second and third instar leaf miner larvae in the mine and lay their eggs next to them. The eggs