• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  avocados and other farm products. Based in Michoacán, Mexico, this family business started using biological control in its raspberry production when it s [...] companies have maintained a close relationship that has allowed them to go one step further. Pest and disease control in avocado trees In avocado production [...] avocado production in Mexico, more and more growers are exploring the development and implementation of natural enemies of pests and diseases such as predatory

• Tobacco aphid

  reduce yield. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but has a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein [...] on is asexual, the young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly. Aphids moult four times before

• Citrus mealybug

  throughout their entire development. After the second instar, a male nymph forms a dark brown ‘prepupa’ from which a pupa rapidly develops, inside a white cottony [...] inflict damage on the crop in various ways: Nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and / or yellowing [...] photosynthesis and therefore the yield. Flowers and fruit often drop off. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but low in proteins. In order to gain an adequate intake

• Potato aphid

  reduce yield. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but has a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein [...] on is asexual, the young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly. When reproduction is sexual

• Cutworms

  Sometimes wilting is observed because of partial cutting. A larva often cuts one plant and quickly moves on to other plants and continues cutting. Therefore [...] older instars will occasionally tunnel into the growing stalk, disrupting the sap flow in the plant. Life cycle and appearance of Cutworms The adults of Agrotis [...] Pupation takes place in the ground. Depending on the temperature, the development from egg to adult takes about 40-60 days.

• Cottony cushion scale

  mating is not necessary for reproduction. The adult male has well developed antennae and one pair of dusky wings, The adult ‘females’ produce 500 to 2000 [...] forest trees, and ornamental shrubs and trees. Damage is mostly caused by sap depletion; the shoots dry up and die, and defoliation occurs. In addition

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• Glasshouse potato aphid

  on is asexual, the young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly. When reproduction is sexual

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  Inheriting the farm from his parents, Koen had the opportunity to continue the business. While the trend towards organic farming was growing, Koen felt that it [...] farming. It also gives him the opportunity to grow alongside Koppert in the development and application of biological crop protection.| The future Koen's vision

• Corn earworm

  since the cold reduces or halts their development. Damage symptoms The female lays small quantities of eggs, between one and three, in the hairs of green ears [...] larva has fully developed, it stops feeding and descends onto the ground to bury itself around 10-12 cm deep. This prepupal stage takes one to two days. It [...] the cob. During the third instar, the larvae turn cannibalistic, with only one caterpillar surviving, which will start to feed again on the tip of the cob