• Gerbera

  About The gerbera belongs to the family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa [...] Koppert’s Comprehensive Soil Health Program Keep Thrips under Control: Plenty of Options with our Comprehensive IPM package for Management of Thrips. Keep Thrips under Control: Plenty of Options with our Comprehensive IPM package for Management of Thrips. Know

• Tobacco whitefly

  the transmission of viruses. Damage symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for [...] secreting of honeydew by whiteflies reduce the aesthetic value of crops. This is particularly [...] damage, including irregular ripening in tomatoes and sweet peppers, yellowing of the flower stalks in gerbera , and serious yellowing of the leaves of French

• Impatiens thrips

  tissue to die. The resulting silver-grey patches on leaves and the black dots of their excreta indicate their presence in the crop. The vigour of the plant [...] low in the crop. In sweet pepper the damage can be seen as discolouration of older leaves at the bottom of the plant. Life cycle and appearance of [...] immobile on the leaf tissue. Adults are found on both upper- and undersides of the leaves. This species of thrips is relatively large. Both males and

• Greenhouse whitefly

  General The greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) is one of the major pests of vegetable and ornamental crops in greenhouses throughout [...] pepper , tomato , roses, gerbera and poinsettia. Damage symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for growth, and thus consume a large quantity of plant sap. This contains a high proportion of sugar, and the excess is

• Eastern Orchards’ Success With Koppert’s Sustainable Avocado Farming Solutions

  February 5, 2025

  Sustainable farming is at the heart of modern agriculture, and Eastern Orchards is a reputable farm leading the [...] journey towards sustainability, they found a reliable partner in Koppert. Effective and Sustainable Pest Control with Koppert Lures One of the biggest [...] quality and marketability. From Pest Control to Soil Regeneration: The Power of Panoramix-GR Encouraged by the success of Koppert’s Fruifly lures, Eastern

• Stakeholder workshop to review sustainable pest management in tomatoes

  October 11, 2018

  Fund (ARF). Tomato is the second most important vegetable crop in terms of production and value. However, for the past few years farmers of this crop [...] important vegetable crop in terms of production and value. However, for the past few years farmers of this crop [...] survey and the first season of on-farm trials to demonstrate effective IPM packages for pest management.

• Cotton bollworm

  bollworm ( Helicoverpa armigera ) occurs in the tropics and sub-tropics of all continents except for North America. Larvae of the cotton bollworm ( [...] on leaves. They are almost spherical with a flattened base and a diameter of about 0.5 mm. They are at first a shiny yellowish white, with their colour [...] a line of black spots, and the hindwings in both sexes are cream with a dark brown

• Tomato russet mite

  of tomato russet mite All life stages of the tomato russet mite are extremely [...] to be divided into two parts: the head with the mouthparts, and the rest of the body. All mobile stages have only two pairs of legs, whereas other mite [...] pairs. Eggs are roughly 0.05 mm in diameter and are laid on the underside of leaves, on leaf petioles, and on stems on the lower portion of plants. When

• Green peach aphid

  is the most important vector of viral diseases. It can transmit at least 100 different viruses and is thus [...] a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein. The excess sugar is secreted in the form of [...] aphid’s saliva can induce strong “allergic” reactions such as malformations of the growing tips. Life cycle and appearance of green peach aphid Aphids have

• Cotton aphid

  leaves or, if the infestation occurs early enough in the season, the death of young plants. Retarded growth and defoliation reduce yield. Plant sap is [...] a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein. The excess sugar is secreted in the form of [...] forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses reproduction takes