Integrated Pest Management

prevention rather than reaction. It emphasizes practices that deter pests from infesting in the first place. Monitoring Regular monitoring of pest populations helps

Mealybugs and scales

sap, weakening crops and producing honeydew that leads to sooty mould. Infestations reduce plant vigor, fruit quality and overall yield. Effective control

Tobacco whitefly

all different developmental stages can be found together. When shaking infested plants, adults will first fly, then return to the underside of the leaves

Pollination checklist tomato

non-balanced nutrition, the influence of viruses, plant diseases, pest infestations, insufficient or extreme growth, extreme climate conditions and the influence

Predatory insects

behaviour. Ladybugs use their keen sense of smell to locate areas with aphid infestations. Once they find aphids, ladybugs use their specialized mouthparts to

Biological Pest Control

instance, growers might release predatory mites to control spider mite infestations in a greenhouse. Augmentative biological control can provide rapid results

Aphids

plant’s growth is retarded, giving rise to deformed leaves, or even, if the infestation occurs early enough in the season, the death of young plants. Retarded

Diglyphus isaea

wasp’s feeding rate and efficacy can vary with the density of leafminer infestations, allowing it to adapt to changing pest pressures. Adult Diglyphus isaea

Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

easy for the employees to access the plants, for example to scout them. Infestations may therefore occur in the greenhouse that only become noticeable once

Two-spotted spider mite

General Two-spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) is a pest of many crops throughout the world. Despite their small size, they are capable of very rapidly doing severe damage, due to their great