• Koppert One

  applications. Soil application support is coming soon. Gain insights into pesticide side effects on beneficial insects and pollinators Pesticides can impact [...] control. With Timing Expert in Koppert One, you always know when conditions are right for foliar nematode applications. By combining Koppert’s biological [...] unnecessary risk. With Timing Expert, you can: Apply nematodes when they are most effective Reduce the risk of unsuccessful applications Improve pest control

• Woolly apple aphid

  Rosaceae. Damage symptoms Galls are often produced on infested wood. These galls may seriously disfigure young trees and nursery stock. If the galls split they [...] woolly aphid depends entirely on wingless, parthenogenetic and viviparous forms. Sometimes a few wingless egg-laying females are produced in autumn but their [...] females of the woolly aphid are 1.2-2.6 mm long, purplish brown and covered by masses of white, mealy wax. The siphunculi are pore-like and the cauda is

• Mealybugs and scales

  control of mealybugs and scales Mealybugs and scale insects are persistent pests that feed on plant sap, weakening crops and producing honeydew that leads [...] order Hemiptera (the true bugs ). Coccoidea are at first sight barely recognizable as insects. The females are wingless and immobile, and covered with a [...] plants and are mostly host plant specific. Apart from the damage they cause by sucking plant sap, mealybugs and soft scales also produce honeydew (on which

• Knowing & recognizing

  recognize the pest or disease you are up against by means of detailed illustrations and close-up photographs. The knowledge gained will equip you to find the [...] interaction between pests, diseases and their natural enemies. It explains how they spread in the crop, the damage they can cause, and specific behavioural

• Mushroom

  body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruit bodies of several species [...] of poisonous effects on humans and desirable taste and aroma. Most mushrooms sold in supermarkets have been commercially grown on mushroom farms. The most [...] varieties of A. bisporus are grown commercially, including whites, crimini, and portobello. Many other mushroom varieties are also commercially available

• Crop Protection

  compromising the environment. What are biocontrol agents? Biocontrol agents refer to products and methods that are based on living organisms or their derivatives [...] relying on synthetic chemicals, beneficial organisms such as predatory insects , parasitic wasps , predatory mites , nematodes, and microorganisms are used [...] resilience while minimizing adverse effects on ecosystems and human well-being. Biological crop protection relies on nature's own mechanisms to control pests

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  traditional and organic practices complement each other, and how organic and traditional farming are getting closer together. "The mix between traditional and [...] find a balance between both approaches. This way of working allows him to gain experience in using biological crop protection . As a result, he acquires [...] sees opportunities for traditional methods to evolve. Moreover, consumers are becoming increasingly critical. Society expects more and more that agriculture

• Precautionary measures for product allergies

  Which products are of concern? This concerns the predatory mites , feeder mites, and supplementary feeding products sold by Koppert. Icons on the product [...] and precautionary measures Depending on the way in which you are exposed to the substances in these products, there are specific precautionary measures you [...] products. If you are not allergic, but come into close and prolonged contact with certain substances, you could still develop an allergy. On this page, we

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• Citrus mealybug

  species of mealybug feed on the aerial parts of the plant, some species extract their nourishment from roots, whilst others are gall-formers. A few species [...] honeydew. Characteristically, dark sooty moulds ( Cladosporium spp .) are often found growing on this honeydew. Additionally, the white, waxy secretion of the [...] females of Planococcus citri are 2.5 - 4 mm long and 2 - 3 mm in breadth. Seen dorsally, they have an oval form; they are soft and covered with a fine