Mealybugs and scales

the yield. Where flowers and fruit are concerned, these often drop off; plant sap is low in proteins and rich in sugars. In order to gain an adequate intake [...] scales also produce honeydew (on which moulds grow) resulting in considerable damage in ornamental and fruit crops and loss of value. Armoured scales do [...] others are gall-formers. A few species can also transmit harmful viruses. Mealybugs inflict damage on the crop in various ways: nymphs and females extract

Soybean

contains two or four seeds that measure 5-11 mm in diameter. Soybean seeds vary greatly in size and the hull can be black or brown, but also blue, yellow or green [...] are Argentina, Brazil and the United States. Soybeans are now an important global crop can be used as food crop, but also provide oil and are a major source [...] edible beans. The fruit of the plant is a hairy pod, that grows clustered in small bunches of three to five pods. Each pod measures between 3-8 centimetres

Citripar

receipt. If necessary, the product can be stored for 1-2 days. Storage temperature 10-15°C/50-59°F. Storage conditions In the dark. [...] Visual effect Pupae develop in the mummified skin of the host and look like swollen mealybug larvae. Empty pupae have an irregular exit hole at the posterior [...] Application Use a pen or sharp tool to make a hole in the sticker on the lid. Use the label to hang the tube in the crop following the instructions on the label

Cotton aphid

each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. The cotton aphid can be distinguished from other aphids by the colour of the two [...] usually dark green to black, while aphids produced in overcrowded colonies at a high temperature can be much smaller (from 0.9 mm), and yellow or cream-coloured [...] a pest in European greenhouses since the late 1980’s, particularly affecting cucumber. Damage symptoms The cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii ) is an important

Capsanem

Adding an adjuvant and/or an anti-desiccant/humectant can be beneficial. Ask your Koppert representative/distributor for more information Spray in the evening [...] Capsanem can be used for biological control of various insect pests in protected and outdoor crops. It is effective in a wide temperature range. Capsanem [...] after preparation of spray solution Application Nematodes can be applied using a watering can, an airblast sprayer, through a sprinkler system, with a backpack

Western flower thrips

pupate in the ground, although pupae can also be found on leaves, in flowers or in other sheltered places. The prepupal and pupal instars can be recognized [...] the most damaging thrips species in many greenhouse crops. The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) can be found on a wide variety of plants [...] many vegetable and ornamental crops in greenhouses, and on various weeds. It is an especially significant pest in cucumber, sweet pepper, eggplants, and

Downy mildew of rose

and this causes the plant to fall over. In cabbage the stem is also infected in severe epidemics. In blackberry, red stripes may occur on the stems and petioles [...] white and later turns grey-brown. This is, in fact, the sporulation of the pathogens extruding from the stomata. In lettuce, the foot is infected first and [...] or surviving mycelium sporangia are formed, structures in which zoospores are produced. However, in downy mildews, sporangia often germinate directly and

Southern European marshland pyralid

mainly fly at night, but can sometimes be seen in the daytime. Eggs are laid singly or in groups of 5 to 10 eggs, overlapping in a tile-like fashion on both [...] caterpillars pupate in an earthen cocoon, concealed either within the crop or in another suitable spot in the vicinity. Pupation occurs in a cocoon made of [...] prolegs. Caterpillars are found in webs, preferably in damp, humid places and are thus mainly found low in the crop, often in decaying organic material on

Consumers

and diseases in a natural and sustainable way. In this way, we hope to make an active contribution to a sustainable society, with safe food in sufficient [...] of plants and crops. Even though they cannot be seen with the naked eye, these products – which can be used above ground and underground – have the potential [...] and parasitic wasps are released to combat harmful insects, in the same way as they do in the wild. Koppert supplies various species of parasitic wasps

Swirski-Mite Plus

and prey mites. Presentation Sachets in cardboard box. Carrier Bran. Application Hang sachets in sheltered locations in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight [...] receipt. If necessary, the product can be stored for 1-2 days. Storage temperature 12-14°C/54-57°F. Storage conditions In the dark, provide ventilation to [...] and eggs and larvae of whitefly . Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period