Red palm weevil

females 10 to 15% larger than males. This makes them the largest weevil of Europe and North Africa. Their colour ranges from entirely orange-red to all black [...] and body comprised of 13 segments. Fully grown larvae migrate to the periphery of the palms to build a solid elongated cocoon made of rolled-up palm fibres [...] contracts and it does not crawl any more. The future adult organs are well visible on the pupa. Damage symptoms It is very difficult to recognize the first

Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

Don Sánchez Fresh has managed to implement a successful biological control strategy that has not only given them access to all the world's markets, but has [...] farmers to comply with these regulations and ensure safe and environmentally friendly crop production. All farmers must take a step forward to stay in [...] control of pests and diseases in crops such as raspberries, led them to make the decision to implement this tool in the production of Hass avocado. The result

Beneficial nematodes

What are nematodes? Nematodes, commonly referred to as roundworms, are a diverse group of worms belonging to the phylum Nematoda. Nematodes are characterized [...] also referred to as roundworms, threadworms, and eelworms. Beneficial nematodes for pest control Nematodes for pest control, often referred to as entomopathogenic [...] . Beneficial nematodes are highly specific in their choice of hosts and do not harm beneficial insects, humans, or animals. Common pests targeted by these

Vidi Greenpath

Reasons to use Vidi Greenpath Green product Safe to natural parasites, predators and pollinators Approved to use in organic agriculture under NPOP, India [...] management No re-entry barrier No PHI issues Not sensitive to UV radiation Used in IPM programs which lead to a reduction in the use of chemical pesticides [...] an antifeedant agent against nymphs and adults. Affected insects do not molt leads to pest reduction. It also has an ovicidal action on mites and thrips

Bugs

them from beetles , which have hard, leathery forewings that meet, but do not overlap, in the dorsal midline. Some bugs produce a pungent odour. Heteropteran [...] feeding. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Bug damage Bug species How to get rid of bugs

Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall

Adjust the work order in greenhouses to fit with the hygiene protocol Disinfect the nutrient solution in order to prevent biofilm growth inside the irrigation [...] Additionally, pathogenic Agrobacterium s pecies have recently been assigned to the genus Rhizobium . These pathogenic bacteria were formerly known as Ag [...] rhizogenes and Agrobacterium rubi, n ow the first part of the name is changed to Rhizobium. Rhizobium rhizogenes or Rhizobium radiobacter causes crazy roots

Bacterial wilt, brown rot

help the bacteria to infect the crop Do not use cut potatoes for propagation, since cutting tubers can increase disease incidence with up to 250% Quarantine [...] it is tuber-borne. Spread from plant to plant results from bacteria moving from the roots of infected plants to neighbouring plants. The bacteria can [...] This is the way to distinguish it from Verticillium or Fusarium wilts. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage symptoms How to prevent Bacterial

Crane flies

they pull into the ground of mainly grasses and cereal crops. The adults do not cause any damage. Damage symptoms Larval feeding causes brown spots in [...] soil surface. Adult common crane flies emerge from the soil in late summer to fall, and females mate and lay 200-300 eggs. Larvae emerge within one week [...] spring. They become active again and feed voraciously when the soil begins to warm up in spring. The larvae pupate below the soil surface in summer. The

Pherodis

from the cold store and open the sachets Do not touch the dispenser, since manual contact can spread pheromones to other areas Application Place the dispenser [...] Use Pherodis species-specific pheromones or lures to attract male moths, beetles , mealybugs and flies to traps. Pests Different species of moths , beetles [...] sex pheromone or lure, and need to be used in combination with an insect trap, the type of trap depends on the species to be monitored. The species-specific

Thrips

tropics. In temperate regions they are not larger than 2.5 mm. All thrips species that cause damage in green-houses belong to the family Thripidae. Find solutions [...] look at the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our thrips control products in action. More thrips control videos How to get rid of thrips The latest [...] Thrips cause damage to the plant by piercing the cells of the surface tissue and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting