• Onion 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 [...] flower petals and in the soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are light to yellowish green in [...] feed and only move if disturbed. Damage symptoms Thrips cause damage to plants by piercing the cells of the surface tissues and sucking out their contents

• Diglyphus isaea

  effectively target and suppress these pests makes it an invaluable tool in sustainable agriculture and integrated pest management programs. Diglyphus isaea [...] isaea is used for the control of the following pests: Leaf miners The parasitic wasp Diglyphus isaea is available at Koppert as Miglyphus Diglyphus isaea [...] isaea is a parasitoid wasp renowned for its role in controlling leafminer pests, particularly the serpentine leafminer ( Liriomyza trifolii ). The female

• Empowering Mango Farmers in Embu: A Day of Sustainable Solutions

  October 5, 2023

  produce. Effective Pest Management: One of the primary concerns for mango farmers was dealing with pests like fruit flies . These pests devastate the mango [...] agricultural endeavor, mango farming faces its own set of challenges, including pests, diseases, and the changing market dynamics and restrictions. Farmers who [...] , Koppert Kenya, in partnership with the Netherlands Embassy, the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), and the Embu County Government hosted

• Grapes

  About The common grape vine ( Vitis vinifera ) is a species of Vitis . The plant comes originally from the Mediterranean region, central Europe and southwestern [...] and Portugal, southern Germany and Iran. The grape is the fruit of this plant and is actually a berry. Grapes are consumed fresh and they are processed

• American serpentine leaf miner

  ( Liriomyza trifolii ) is highly polyphagous and thus lives on many host plants such as chrysanthemum, gerbera, gypsophila, celery, sweet pepper, pea, bean [...] widespread across the whole world. Damage symptoms Leaf miners cause damage to plants both directly and indirectly. The most direct damage is caused by the larvae [...] such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces yield. In full-grown plants of fruiting vegetable crops, however, a considerable quantity of foliage

• Fusarium wilt

  system of the host plant and spreads upwards inside the plants. The other species are dispersed upwards on the outside of the plant. Most Fusarium species [...] the leaves turn yellow and wilt, mostly on one side of the plant. Finally, the whole plant wilts. Other symptoms are brown discolouration of the xylem [...] wound healing after harvest, depending on the crop Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

• Gerbera

  The gerbera belongs to the family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape Province [...] the gerbera is still popular and extensively used as a decorative garden plant or sold as cut flower. Domesticated cultivars are usually the result of crossing

• Tomato leafminer

  General The tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta), a major pest of field- and greenhouse-grown tomatoes, belongs to the family of Gelechiidae . It is oligophagous [...] species . The main host is tomato but it also feeds on other solanaceous crop plants including potato, eggplant, capsicum pepper and tobacco as well as weeds

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  wide range of hosts from 38 plant families. They include ornamental crop plants, such as roses and gerbera, aquatic plants, vegetable crops such as celery [...] sometimes attacking the stem of the plant as well as the leaves. Late instar larvae burrow into soft woody or herbaceous plant stems causing withering or drying

• Spical-Plus

  Pests Two spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ); European red mite ( Panonychus ulmi ); citrus red mite ( Panonychus citri ); other spider mite species [...] predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Spical-Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start [...] evenly spaced in the crop. Release should be repeated after 4 weeks if the pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor