• Manual Growing lights

  equipped with a blue hive door (in the visible spectrum for bumblebees) and has a special, flower shaped, UV pattern around the entrance of the hive to [...] greenhouse, for example on the sidewalls, also take the angle of the sun into account. It can happen that the direction of the sunbeams is too low and therefore [...] to give the bumblebees the opportunity to work during the hours with the most daylight. Therefore, we advise using an automatic opening and closing system

• Fit Roots for Plant Health Whitepaper - Koppert

  of nutrients in the solution influences what the roots will take up and avail to the plant. Growers can also ‘play’ with EC to steer the uptake of minerals [...] not the only factor. The pH in the root zone solution has much influence on the availability of each nutrient in a different way (see figure 2). A pH level [...] multiple drain holes in a slab give a more even water- and mineral pattern in the slab. The composition of the nutrient solution in the root zone is frequently

• FAQ Nematodes

  host, the nematodes release a bacterium that can kill the host very quickly. This bacterium also causes the host to be converted into food for the nematodes [...] certainly not outside a host. Only if the nematode is in the host and the temperature is not too low is there a small chance that the nematodes can overwinter [...] looking for a host or using an ambush strategy to reach their host. Once in contact with a host, they try to penetrate it through a body opening. In the host

• trial results wireworm control

  openings. The nematodes then release pathogenic bacteria they carry with them. These actions kill and liquify the insect from the inside. The nematodes [...] nematodes feed on the digested tissues of the dead insect and reproduce in large numbers. The pest insect stops feeding soon after being infested, and dies within [...] within a few days. The nematodes that emerge then start their search for a new host. 01-2024

• Trial_and_Field_results_nematodes_in_fruit_orchards_EN_-_Koppert.pdf

  fully diluted, we add the mix into the tank. The sprayer is filled halfway and the bucket with the nematodes is injected into the preparation. And finally [...] to reduce the pressure.’ Michel reports that the benefit of using Capirel nematodes is that it can also be used as a preventive treatment in the autumn to [...] It’s a natural, living solution with a long shelf life in the fridge,’ Michel concludes. ‘Yes, I would recommend it to anyone who has problems with codling

• Manual Wireless Beehome

  connection Transmitter Attach the transmitter to a pole along the aisle in a central area in the greenhouse. The transmitter has a range of approximately 100 [...] the transmitter will not emit a signal during a power cut (the closing mechanism on the transmitter will also remain in the same position). Once power [...] Operating the Wireless BeeHome system 5.1 Transmitter Controlling the transmitter with a timer Plug the supplied timer into the power socket on the transmitter

• 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 [...] pollination. The sun activates the bumblebees 09:00 08:00 Keep the hives closed during one day of snowfall. If possible, remove the snow from the roof. 07:00

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Top Fruits

  resistance Can be applied with regular spray equipment Compatible with most pesticides Leaves no residue This is an overview of the nematode-pest combinations [...] 11-2022 Part of the IPM toolbox Nematodes have become a powerful part of IPM solution, to either partly substitute, and sometimes replace the use of conventional [...] conventional pesticides. Nematodes are compatible with a lot of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and even nematicides, meaning they don’t lose their efficacy

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Potato & Outdoor Vegetables

  resistance Can be applied with regular spray equipment Compatible with most pesticides Leaves no residue This is an overview of the nematode-pest combinations [...] 12-2022 Part of the IPM toolbox Nematodes have become a powerful part of IPM solution, to either partly substitute, and sometimes replace the use of conventional [...] conventional pesticides. Nematodes are compatible with a lot of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and even nematicides, meaning they don’t lose their efficacy

• Beneficial Nematodes against Horticultural Pests

  and liquify the insect from the inside. The nematodes feed on the digested tissues of the dead insect and reproduce in large numbers. The pest insect stops [...] within a few days. The nematodes that emerge then start their search for a new host. Part of the IPM toolbox Nematodes have increasingly become a powerful [...] measure much less than a millimeter, so cannot be seen with the naked eye. As small as they are, they play an important role in the biological control of