• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  quality of fruit for export, since it is produced in safer conditions." Importance of bell pepper cultivation in Mexico The profitability of a crop is based [...] also in the number of productive weeks and, therefore, in the profitability of the business. The implementation of a biological control program is one of [...] on the quantity and quality of its fruits and the time in which they can be produced and harvested, the price of the fruit in the market and the production

• Amblyseius swirskii

  Amblyseius swirskii is a species of predatory mite widely employed for biological pest control in agriculture. The predatory mite is an excellent biocontrol [...] They can also feed on pollen, which is useful for instance in sweet pepper crops as the predatory mite can establish in the crop before the pest appears [...] Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves, often in the axil of veins. They are oval, white and are approximately 0.14 mm in diameter. The larvae have six

• Damping-off

  mostly occurs in young plants and damage is more extensive in young crops. Damage symptoms Pythium affects roots, in particular those of seedlings. Infected [...] little of the root system survives. On the border between air and soil or substrate the plant turns brown. A typical symptom of a Pythium infection is the [...] separate group of microorganisms and is therefore not a real fungus. It survives as oospores, resting spores which are resistant to unfavourable conditions

• Leaf stripe

  graminea is monocyclic, which means there is only one disease cycle during the cropping season. The fungus is seed-borne and this systemic infection is the [...] stripe Produce seed in semi-arid environments without irrigation, to decrease the chances of infection Use clean seed Avoid the use of untreated farm-saved [...] General Pyrenophora graminea is a disease of Barley that causes significant yield losses. Damage symptoms Symptoms first occur on the first, second and

• Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

  formed from which orange-red masses of two-celled conidia are exuded. Secondary infection is by splash dispersal of these conidia. There is no known sexual [...] ) causes foot rot in peas, whereas Ascochyta pisi does occur sometimes at the stem base but is not part of the foot rot syndrome in peas. Infected seeds [...] Life cycle and appearance of Pea blight, leaf and pod spot Ascochyta pisi hardly survives in the soil or on crop residues because of its poor saprophytic

• Fusarium wilt

  General Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species [...] mostly on one side of the plant. Finally, the whole plant wilts. Other symptoms are brown discolouration of the xylem vessels which can be seen when the [...] to that of most Fusarium species. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the soil and on crop residues of infected plants as chlamydospores (thick walled

• Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall

  yet been defined. The assumption is that the bacteria survive in the soil, but it is possible that first infection is from the propagation material. Infection [...] Furthermore, infection is characterized by excessive root growth (crazy roots). In greenhouse vegetables, the roots overgrow the substrate and in severe epidemics [...] clogged. In tomato, excessive vegetative growth occurs. Life cycle and appearance of Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall The primary source of infection

• Orchid

  have a racemose inflorescence, which can consist of many flowers. The majority of orchids which are commercially sold is tropical or subtropical. There [...] no less than 28,000 known species, divided in about 763 genera. In addition, the flowers of orchids come in many different arrangements. Some only have [...] About The orchid is part of an extremely large and diverse of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae or the orchid family . The plant’s flower are usually colourful

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  to develop into a game changer in spider mite control. It changes the rules of the game and is even more in control of spider mites . And the grower reaps [...] changer in spider mite control As Koppert is able to control the production conditions even better now, this increases delivery security which is yet another [...] times. This is always a critical and tense moment on cucumber farms like mine. And as spider mites can cause real problems in this type of crop, an even

• Bacterial spot

  volunteer plants and crop debris Avoid waste piles in the vicinity of the greenhouse or field Resistant cultivars of pepper are available and should be used Prevent [...] Xanthomonas vesicatoria is a bacterium that causes bacterial leaf spot on peppers and tomatoes. Damage symptoms Xanthomonas vesicatoria in tomato causes small [...] small, water-soaked spots on leaves which are first round and become more angular as they grow. The centre of the lesions may fall out as they become drier