• Gummy stem blight

  and makes it harder for the fungi to enter the leaves Pick flowers within two days after opening in areas suspected of disease (only feasible in high-wire [...] cucumis (Didymella bryoniae) is a fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem blight. Damage symptoms Mycosphaerella cucumis in cucumber causes brown lesions [...] On the leaves, round and extending lesions may occur. In cucumber, the most important symptom is internal fruit rot, which can only be recognized from

• Diglyphus isaea

  from the mine. This is also seen in the pillars that remain visible as black spots in the leaf. The adult is metallic green to black in colour and unlike [...] Diglyphus isaea is a small parasitic wasp belonging to the family Eulophidae within the order Hymenoptera . It is widely recognized for its role as a biological [...] shape, measuring 0.3 x 0.1 mm, and is transparent white in colour. It lies alongside the paralyzed leaf miner larva and is often difficult to spot. Larval

• Black leg of seedlings

  General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress [...] Pythium affects roots, in particular those of seedlings. Infected plants lag in growth. Seedlings fall over (‘ damping-off ’). In slightly older plants [...] survive very well in the soil or substrate in the absence of plants. Many species are entirely saprophytic, so these do not harm plants. How to prevent Black

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  the total volume exported is destined. "One of the main challenges we face in exporting to the United States is that there is a legal framework that prohibits [...] of habanero peppers in hydroponic system. Since its founding in 2017, they have been clear about their goal: to produce high-value fruits, where they help [...] Located in the municipality of Linares, Nuevo León, HyFood - Hydroponic Premium Crops is a company dedicated to the production of different varieties of

• Vidi Greenpath

  Greenpath combinations in the early hours of the morning or late in the afternoon for better results. Avoid applying in direct sunlight. It is recommended to apply [...] the leaves where the pest is located. Storage and handling Store Vidi Greenpath in its original tightly closed container out of children’s reach at ambient [...] for management of spider mites , thrips , plant hoppers in several crops and tea mosquito bug in tea Reasons to use Vidi Greenpath Green product Safe to

• Consumers

  crops. The bumblebee is a close relative of the honeybee. In 1987, it was established that bumblebees could prove extremely useful in greenhouses for the [...] and diseases in a natural and sustainable way. In this way, we hope to make an active contribution to a sustainable society, with safe food in sufficient [...] solutions is a knowledge-intensive process. In addition, implementing our products requires intensive support. Koppert therefore sells its products e

• Apple collar rot

  higher water content than is optimal for crop growth. Phytophthora overwinters in roots, infected tubers and bulbs or in the soil in different stages: as oospores [...] infection is either by germinating sporangia or by zoospores produced in the sporangia. For germination on above-ground plant parts, leaf wetness is required [...] Phytophthora cactorum is a plant pathogen that causes root rot, rhizome rot of strawberry, apple rot, apple collar rot and crown rot. It has an extremely wide

• Bacterial canker of tomato

  infection is mostly from infected propagation material. It spreads to other seedlings by touching the plants in greenhouse crops and by water in field crops [...] General Clavibacter is a quarantine organism in Europe, which means that strong efforts are used to prevent the bacterium from entering. When the occasional [...] occasional infection is found, strict measures are taken to eradicate the infection. In tomato, growers must either destroy the infected crop entirely or,

• Verticillium wilt

  are pale-green, then orange-yellow. In the beginning the plant seems to recover at night. The symptoms may occur only in parts of the plant. Cutting the stalk [...] system usually stays mostly intact. In rose, branches die off from the top and purple brown stripes occur on the stem. In tomato, sometimes V-shaped lesions [...] the plant produces gum in the vessels. The presence of both the fungus and the gum causes the xylem vessels to get blocked, which in turn causes the plant

• Aphidius colemani

  effectiveness in controlling aphid populations in various agricultural and horticultural environments. Aphidius colemani is widely used in the biological control [...] available in a bottle ( Aphipar ). Spread the material on rock wool slabs or in Diboxes Make sure the material remains dry and is not moved from its introduction [...] wings, and is black with dark brown legs. A female has a more pointed abdomen that is as long as the wings, is equipped with an ovipositor, and is black, with