• The five main benefits of Integrated Pest Management

  January 28, 2025

  is easier to balance in the crop. This supports in lowering the risks of impact by drought, salinity, wind pests and diseases. In other words using an [...] It supports in strategically considering the economic threshold—the point where the costs of employing biocontrol are justified by the economic damage caused [...] safeguards the efficacy of control measures but also underscores the importance of a sustainable and adaptable approach to pest control, addressing the evolving

• The cost-saving potential of biological crop protection for your IPM strategy

  June 23, 2025

  on once established. An example of this is the use of a combination of the Orius predatory bug in combination with the banker plant Lobularia. Trials have [...] applications in addition to planting the banker plants and significantly reduces workload during the season. Prevent pest resistance and enhanced long-term [...] frameworks all lend to evaluating the efficient use of resources. A significant portion of the current research on biocontrol assessment relies on market data

• Top diseases in roses - Powdery Mildew

  February 17, 2023

  penetrates the plant cell and takes up nutrients from the epidermal layer of plant cells. Most of the fungus remains on the outside of the plant surface [...] colonies, first and foremost on the upper side of the leaf. In severe epidemics in cereals, the ears may also be infected. In most crops, the white colonies [...] production, so the net effect of the RH is very small. Wind and draught in greenhouses promote disease. In greenhouses, the dispersal of spores over small

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  run by Koppert Spain in breeding cages in Almeria, demonstrating the interest in the method that we have validated in the field. The results are very clear [...] application methods: the small backpack sprayer directed at the head of the plant in a very localized way, and also the treatment robot, which is used by [...] technical head of the consultant for the South East Region of France: ‘We recommended the beneficial nematode Capsanem in combination with an adjuvant to

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  farming marks the path to the future. "You grow into it a bit," notes Koen. With the growing availability of knowledge and the number of biological crop [...] development and application of biological crop protection.| The future Koen's vision of the future of agriculture is hopeful. He believes that the reduction [...] rapid increase in effective organic methods." Limitation in usage chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic

• Crop Monitoring and Scouting

  traps and pheromones, growers can promptly detect the presence of pests and respond accordingly. Benefits of crop monitoring and scouting One of the most [...] monitoring and scouting In the world of agriculture and horticulture, the phrase "knowledge is power" couldn't be truer. Crop monitoring and scouting are [...] protect the environment. Addressing these issues promptly ensures that crops remain healthy and continue to thrive. Digital scouting apps In the digital age

• Some Tips for Maize Production in Challenging Times

  March 25, 2019

  to use the 4R principles, which are the four ‘rights’ of fertilizer management i.e. apply the right source of nutrient at the right rate, at the right time [...] The Kenya Meteorological Department has predicted that the current dry and hot conditions in the country will continue to prevail. As a result, the long [...] aerated and good textured soil is able to supply these nutrients. However, soil pH determines the availability of nutrients in the soil. pH is the level

• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  common in avocado production in Mexico, more and more growers are exploring the development and implementation of natural enemies of pests and diseases [...] them to make the decision to implement this tool in the production of Hass avocado. The result has been an effective and safe control of thrips , crystalline [...] is a producer of avocado, berries and other agricultural crops. Their successful experience with biological control of pests and diseases in crops such as

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  fruit and vegetable product present the physical and organoleptic characteristics of the variety, free of pests and diseases and free of pesticides, guaranteeing [...] out with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners [...] ha), and Aubergine (90 ha). The great challenge facing the production of crops for the processing industry is to work at a low price in which the fruit

• Mealybugs and scales

  sale, and the reduced level of photosynthesis in the leaves also reduces flower and fruit production; in ornamental crops, the mere presence of mealybugs [...] resulting in considerable damage in ornamental and fruit crops and loss of value. Armoured scales do not produce honeydew. The concealed habit and the protective [...] damage on the crop in various ways: nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and/or yellowing of leaves