FAQ Nematodes

efficacy will be strictly connected to survival time on the leaves. To ensure the best results, we therefore recommend to use the nematodes when: • • • • [...] room, between 2 to 6°C (35-43°F). This will maximize the nematodes shelf life. Freezing will be lethal. If impossible to remove them from the cool boxes, keep [...] can kill the host very quickly. This bacterium also causes the host to be converted into food for the nematodes. This food enables the nematodes to complete

Fit Roots for Plant Health Whitepaper - Koppert

ity to pest and disease attacks. These could be factors related to the plant (such as adaptation to the local climate, plant age, grafting) or the environment [...] which land on the leaf surface and release pectolytic enzymes to digest cell wall pectin. The waxes and oils on the leaf surface serve as a shield to prevent [...] Roots are the physical foundation of the plant in the soil or substrate, and they take up water, minerals and metabolites to be transported to the leaves

Trial results onion fly and bean seed fly

Capirel, is key to controlling bean seed fly infestations and minimizing crop damage. The beneficial nematodes proved to be effective, as the larvae disappeared [...] days after the treatment. Beneficial nematodes control bean seed fly (Delia platura) by infecting the fly’s larvae in the soil. When applied to the affected [...] openings. The nematodes then release pathogenic bacteria they carry with them. These actions kill and liquify the insect from the inside. The nematodes

Manual Wireless Beehome

used to connect the climate computer to the transmitter or to change the digital frequency of the transmitter. The menu can only be used once the lid of [...] symbol ‘-’ will be used in the text. The general menu settings of the transmitter: 1. Must be set to 1. 2. This can be used to set the frequency (address) [...] transmitter will have to be set to the new address. The default address/frequency of the transmitter is 1. Press the menu button (appendix 1) on the PCB once

Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

self protection, the plant aborts the fruit to reduce fruit load on the plant and directs the assimilates to the vegetative growth of the plant. This is [...] forces the plant to work too hard, and as a result, the setting on the first fruit is skipped. The plant looks fine, strong, and healthy. However, the conditions [...] bumblebee hives from direct sunlight. Position the hive about 20-60 cm above the ground on the south-side of a path to obtain maximum shade from the crop. If

Manual Growing lights

Switching on the growing lights before midnight, causes the flowers to close as early as 10:00 in the morning, which leaves hardly any time for the bumblebees [...] Under certain conditions it may be better not to release the bumblebees on the specific day, but to open the hive the following day. Never keep a hive [...] after 10:00 in the morning, depending on the system you use to control the opening or closing of the hives. The bumblebee hives should be closed 2 hours

Pollination checklist Growing lights

sure the hives are not overheated by the lamps and other means, or by the sun in spring and late autumn. The later the lights are turned on, the more [...] connecting the transmitter to the climate computer. Heat Do not turn the lights on before midnight Screens and filters Place the Natupol hive with the WBH [...] hives above the crop horizontally from approx. week 39 until week 9, depending on the environment conditions. The maximum temperature should be max 28 °C

Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Potato & Outdoor Vegetables

every 7 to 10 days, to cover the risk period. Soil Larvae 3 billion/ha Pea moth Cydia nigiricana Apply once caterpillars detected. Repeat 2 to 3 times [...] antiqua Apply 7 to 14 days after first fly detection (monitoring). Repeat every 7 to 10 days to cover the risk period. Soil Larvae 3 billion/ha Onions/Leek [...] Wireworms Agriotes spp. From planting to harvest, covering the risk period - 4 to 8 applications. Soil Larvae 500 - 1000 million/ha Various Crane flies

Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Stone Fruits & Nuts

Moth Cydia molesta Capirel Casea S. feltiae S. carpocapsae When to apply Where to apply Targeted pest instar(s) Autumn/Spring Scaffold branches [...] cocooned, before population Early autumn: larvae, on their way to overwintering niches 1,5 billion/ha Stone Fruits Peaches / Apricots / Nectarines Nut [...] nematodes can be used to tackle a broad spectrum of pests in top and stone fruits, like apples and peaches, potatoes, and outdoor vegetables as onions, asparagus

Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Soft Fruits

Cranberry When to apply Where to apply Targeted pest instar(s) Dose Otiorhynchus sulcatus Autumn/Spring Soil Larvae 1,5 to 5 billion/ha Other weevils [...] g Soil Larvae 1,5 to 5 billion/ha Caterpillars Numerous species Apply once caterpillars detected. Apply 2 to 3 times - 3 to 5 days apart. Foliar [...] nematodes can be used to tackle a broad spectrum of pests in top and stone fruits, like apples and peaches, potatoes, and outdoor vegetables as onions, asparagus