Tea

type). Tea is a dried leaf of a bush and contains theine. Tea beverage produced in freshly boiled water having leaves and leaf buds of the tea plant. [...] Camellia sinensis Tea Tea belongs to the genus Camellia and family Camelliaceae. Tea plant is an economically important plantation crop extensively cultivated [...] climate. The ideal temperature for growth is 20-30 0 C. It requires well distributed rainfall from 150 to 300cm throughout the year. Tea plantation is shade

Tea mosquito bug

stems and buds. The toxic saliva of the insect is injected to the plant tissues at the time of feeding causes reddish brown patches. As a result punctured [...] Theivora Tea mosquito bug General The pest considered to be serious pest in tea growing areas. Helopeltis antonii attack cashew nut guava, neem and tea. Life [...] 500 eggs. The eggs are laid in all tender parts of the plant. The freshly hatched nymphs are look like spidery in general appearance due to its elongate

Tea spider mite

causes damage to the tea plant which sucks the sap of leaves and occasionally on petioles. Red spider mite attacks the upper surface of the mature leaves [...] Freshly hatched larva is yellow orange and the larval period is followed by the first quiescent stage. The protonymph has four pairs of legs. Deutonymphs are [...] Females lays 40 to 50 eggs in their life cycle. The blood red colour eggs are laid all along the veins and mid-rib on upper surface of the leaves. Freshly

Pumpkin, squash and gourd

Cucurbitaceae Pumpkin, squash and gourd About Cucurbita or gourd is a genus of herbaceous vines belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae . Cucurbits [...] are indigenous to the Andes region and Mesoamerica. Currently, five species are cultivated for their edible fruit and seeds. This fruit is alternately known [...] known as pumpkin, squash or gourd. That depends on species, variety and local jargon. The fruits of the Cucurbita species are usually large and fleshy,

Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

part of their mission as a producer is to contribute to healthy food in the world and, to achieve this, they must produce food with a lower chemical load. [...] What was the most challenging at the beginning to reach the biological management we currently have, was to understand the adaptability of insects to plants [...] This has contributed to achieving its mission as a producer company, to improve and care for the health of the crop, its workers and the final consumer, who

Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

Thanks to the use of Koppert's biological systems, producers around the world have reduced their impact on the environment by drastically reducing the use [...] enabled them to increase the productivity and profitability of their crops. The ongoing collaboration between farmers and Koppert lives up to one of its [...] distributed to markets in Asia, Europe, North America, and domestically. The large production scale, high water demand, and pest pressures challenge the Los Pinos

Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

Dijk is pleased with Spidex Vital. ‘It’s a good sign if you have a predatory mite that immediately enters the crop to start searching. It makes the system [...] ‘As the old crop is always cleared away, I start from scratch each time and have to build up the necessary populations three times. This is always a critical [...] their eggs earlier, the population develops more rapidly.’ A sense of calm on the farm The increased effectiveness of Spidex Vital is a major advantage for

Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

tell us. ‘The predatory mites continue to emerge from the insect netting at a good rate over a longer period. This means that there is always a strong population [...] have a good relationship. Amazone Plants has acquired exclusivity for a number of cultivars from the breeder; it is the only company in Europe to produce [...] had ten good weeks, Fred and I said to each other when the coronavirus crisis erupted and exports came to a standstill,’ Lex Scheffers recounts. The two partners

HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

each one requires and thus be able to harvest a good product". A certified product at the next level Mexico is the leading exporter of several varieties [...] being the United States, a country to which around 99% of the total volume exported is destined. "One of the main challenges we face in exporting to the [...] them to comply with the legal framework for entry into the U.S. market, one of the most important and demanding at a global level. Looking for a reliable

La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

hand with the consultant to be able to release in a timely manner... we have seen the impact reflected in a safe environment for the worker and a better quality [...] also in the number of productive weeks and, therefore, in the profitability of the business. The implementation of a biological control program is one of [...] pest control has helped us to have a better yield by lengthening the harvest weeks. We have managed to reach 42 weeks thanks to the fact that agrochemical