American serpentine leaf miner

American serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii) eats its way outwards from its egg, so that its mines join to form small plates. In various other crops [...] gerbera, gypsophila, celery, sweet pepper, pea, bean and potato. In greenhouses, it is mainly found on gerbera and chrysanthemum. Today the insect is widespread [...] Liriomyza trifolii are entirely ochre-yellow. When the larva hatches from the egg, it begins to eat into the leaf at once, tunnelling down into the mesophyll tissue

Aphidius ervi

been widely utilized in various agricultural regions around the world due to its effectiveness. An Aphidius ervi female wasp can parasitize hundreds of aphids [...] slabs or in Diboxes Make sure the material remains dry and is not moved from its introduction site for at least a few days The dosage of Ervipar depends on [...] Aphidius ervi Aphidius ervi exhibits a specialized feeding behavior that makes it an effective biological control agent against aphid pests. Once the female

Avocado

Mexico. Its nick name points to its fruit which is botanically speaking a large berry with only one seed. The berry is green-skinned and fleshy and its shape

Loose smut of barley

sp. hordei affects barley and can destroy a large proportion of the crop. It is also known as barley smut, or loose smut of barley. Life cycle and appearance [...] grows upwards inside the plant into the growing tip and the seed primordia. It only becomes visible after head emergence. The teliospores that are formed

Loose smut of wheat

Ustilago nuda f.sp. tritici is a basidiomyceteous fungus that affects wheat. It is also known as loose wheat smut, or loose smut of wheat. Life cycle and [...] grows upwards inside the plant into the growing tip and the seed primordia. It only becomes visible after head emergence. The teliospores that are formed

Anagyrus vladimiri

wasp examines the host with its antennae for several seconds, then turns its caudal end towards the mealybug and inserts its ovipositor between the wax [...] vladimiri lays its eggs inside the body of the mealybug. Upon hatching, the larvae feed on the internal tissues of the mealybug, gradually consuming it from within [...] in host feeding, where the adult female wasp feeds on the body fluids of its mealybug hosts. This behavior serves a dual purpose, including nutritional

Banana

is a berry and it varies in colour, size and firmness. Bananas mostly are elongated and curved. Its flesh is soft, rich in starch and its skin (usually

Knowing & recognizing

Knowing and recognizing does exactly what it implies. It empowers you with knowledge about the pest’s lifecycle and its many phases, as well as giving you the [...] understand the interaction between pests, diseases and their natural enemies. It explains how they spread in the crop, the damage they can cause, and specific [...] A knowledge company The use of biological control is not a simple process, it has become a complex system in which many aspects need to be considered. The

Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

The company has focused on biological plant protection since it was founded. However, its highly automated production system makes this type of plant [...] Scheffers describes biological plant protection as a godsend. ‘It is going very well indeed. It would be unthinkable if we still had to keep using chemical [...] owned by Lex Scheffers and Fred van Zijl did not immediately have the wind at its back but the business started to take off in 2015. In 2019, the tomato nursery

Root and crown rot of strawberry

growth is retarded and rooting is poor. Transplants look weak and may die. It is hard to visually distinguish between Pestalotiopsis clavispora and Phytophthora [...] temperatures and water levels in rootzone Avoid overhead irrigation, since it seems to increase disease development Provide balanced nutrition Avoid damage