• Cottony cushion scale

  Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about 1868 and devastated the citrus industry there until a natural enemy from Australia was introduced [...] introduced in 1888. This was the first ever example of successful classical biological control. The cottony cushion scale has subsequently spread widely through

• Root rot of carrot

  germination was inhibited in nonsterile soil but not in similar soil that had been steam sterilized. Spore germination in nonsterile soil was proportional [...] cal features hence is not easy to place it at the generic level. Årsvoll was the first to identify and describe the fungus in Norway, in 1965. An infection

• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  tally friendly one. What was the most challenging at the beginning to reach the biological management we currently have, was to understand the adaptability [...] insects in open field and the preventive approach of natural enemy releases was challenging at first, they found an ally in Koppert that not only has the

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  achieve this, the implementation of an integrated pest management program was necessary. "We started looking for alternatives and found Koppert... at the [...] factors for the successful implementation of the biological control program was the training of personnel in pest monitoring and the release of beneficial [...] monitoring supervisor, the willingness of Koppert consultants in this process was vital. "It has been a very good experience because we have acquired knowledge

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  Sjaak van Dijk’s father was already using the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis and Sjaak himself has always used it. However, Sjaak recently made [...] problems in this type of crop, an even better beneficial is always welcome. That was the reason for me to try the new product.’ Pest control starts sooner So far [...] the first deliveries were released, he had a closer look at the crop. ‘It was clear that the predatory mites were distributed throughout the crop more evenly

• Carrot

  and southwestern Asia. The carrot plant presumably comes from Persia and was originally produced for its seeds and leaves. Carrots can be classified as

• Pomegranate

  grow up to between 5 and 8 metres (16 and 26 feet) tall. The pomegranate was originally cultivated near modern-day Iran and spread to the Mediterranean

• Radish

  edible root vegetable that belongs to the Brassicaceae family. This plant was already domesticated in Europe in pre-Roman times. Radish comes in several

• Maize

  pod corn, sweet corn and flour corn. Already about 10,000 years ago, maize was domesticated by the indigenous communities in Mexico and it still plays a

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  position. ‘This type of plant protection is a godsend for us.’ Amazone Plants was established in 2010. During the initial few years, the anthurium company owned [...] started to take off in 2015. In 2019, the tomato nursery also owned by Van Zijl was converted, before being added to the anthurium nursery in 2020. A remarkable [...] cm pots. The company has focused on biological plant protection since it was founded. However, its highly automated production system makes this type of