• Herbs

  cs and are used for flavouring dishes or food products. In the culinary world, there is a strict difference between herbs and spices. Herbs are the leafy [...] About Herbs are actually all plants which are used as food ingredient, natural medicine or fragrances. They often have savory or aromatic characteristics [...] used fresh or dried. Spices derive from other parts of herbal plants and are often dried seeds, berries, roots, bark and fruits. Botanically speaking,

• Peanut

  as refined oil for cooking. Oil is also used in cosmetic industries, lubricants, soap making, olein, stearin and their salts. Kernels are also eaten raw [...] About Groundnut/peanut is an important oilseed crop grown mainly for edible seeds. Oil content varies from 45 to 50%, depending on the varieties and agronomic [...] raw, roasted or sweetened. Groundnuts are similar in taste and nutritional values to tree nuts, such as almonds and walnuts. Groundnut is legume crop with

• Tobacco whitefly

  insecticides and its propensity for the transmission of viruses. Damage symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for growth, and thus consume a [...] and adult. The larvae are found on the underside of young leaves and have an oval shape. The first instar larvae (crawlers) are mobile, whereas the rest [...] pupa, in which the red eyes and white wings of the adult are already clearly visible. These pupae are found on the oldest leaves. The adult emerges from the

• Pepper

  native to tropical America. Pepper plants are perennials , but are typically grown as summer annuals. Pepper plants are propagated by seeding direct into the [...] depending on species and variety. Tall varieties grown in commercial greenhouses are supported to prevent damage or breakage of their tender stems. The pepper [...] cultivated crop worldwide. The development of greenhouse technology has allowed for an increase in per crop harvest from 2-3 months in the field to 8-9 months

• Bugs

  support sustainable, residue-free production. Solutions for bug control Learn more about What are bugs? Heteropteran bugs form a group in the order Hemiptera [...] harmful bugs in different crop stages. With Koppert’s biological solutions for bugs, professional growers can protect their crops effectively, reduce pest [...] insects, containing both harmful and beneficial species. Heteropteran bugs are insects which have flattened bodies and fold their wings flat over their body

• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  Rancho Los Pinos sets the standard for vegetable production, packing, and marketing in northwestern Mexico. Renowned for quality and committed to sustainability [...] programs and evolving to include biological control for thrips and other pests. "I recommended Koppert for their efficient logistics in delivering essential [...] sustainability and workforce well-being, they are a benchmark in the industry. Founded in 1950 by Don Luis Rodríguez Aviña, Rancho Los Pinos boasts over 70 years

• Beet armyworm

  down to the mid-rib. Flowers and buds are also attacked. This large-scale damage has considerable consequences for the growth of the crop. With a substantial [...] is active only at night. The forewings are grey-brown suffused with a dark brown or black. The head and thorax are brown and the abdomen grey-brown. The [...] General The beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) has become a regular problem for horticulturalists due to its resistance to nearly all insecticides, and its

• Oleander aphid

  (apterae) are yellow with black cornicles, antennae, legs, and cauda (tip of abdomen). Nymphs are similar to apterae in appearance except that they are smaller [...] the adult aphids are all female and males do not exist. Adult females may be winged or wingless. The winged adult females (alata) are yellow and black [...] mm in length. Females are viviparous and parthenogenetic, meaning that they deposit nymphs rather than eggs and that the progeny are clones of the adult

• Pumpkin, squash and gourd

  Cucurbits, as they are also know, are indigenous to the Andes region and Mesoamerica. Currently, five species are cultivated for their edible fruit and [...] on species, variety and local jargon. The fruits of the Cucurbita species are usually large and fleshy, but their size can vary substantially. Wild fruit

• Onion thrips

  eggs of the onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) are laid in leaves, flower petals and in the soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a [...] longer antennae that are curved back over the head. The prepupal and pupal instars do not feed and only move if disturbed. Recommended for you Orius laevigatus [...] leaf veins, with most damage evident where these veins join. Fruit damage, for instance in cucumber , only occurs if the crop is heavily infested. In some