Ornamentals Advisory Blog
Guide for mites’ management on ornamentals
07.02.2023
Mites are part of the Arachnida, a major class of arthropods. They are in the subclass, Acari hence...
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Watch out on thrips in your farm
23.01.2023
Thrips, order Thysanoptera, are tiny, slender insects with fringed wings. They feed by puncturing...
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Complete Solution Guide for Powdery Mildew Management
12.01.2023
As warm, dry weather settles in this month, be alert for the development of powdery mildew on your...
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Spotlight on Biostimulant
05.12.2022
What is a Biostimulant? A substance or micro-organism that, when applied to seeds, plants, or on the...
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Powdery Mildew Solutions Guide
08.08.2022
Powdery mildew fungi form white, talcum like spots called “colonies” on leaves, stems and flowers...
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Mites solutions guide
01.08.2022
Mites are part of the Arachnida, a major class of arthropods. They are in the subclass, Acari hence...
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Tips on whitefly control
25.04.2022
Whiteflies, AleyrodoideaWhiteflies are common pests of a wide range of plants. The three main types...
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Understanding and overcoming resistance mechanisms in aphids
12.04.2022
Aphids, Aphidoidea Aphids reproduce parthenocarpically, without sex. There are many different types...
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Be on the lookout for False Codling Moth and other caterpillars
21.03.2022
False codling moth also known as Thaumatotibia leucotreta is a native pest to sub-Saharan Africa and...
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Switch off Botrytis with Switch
09.03.2022
Botrytis blightsThe most common botrytis blights are those caused by the fungi grouped together as...
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Go ahead of Leafminers in your crop this season
14.02.2022
The larvae of certain lepidopterous or hymenopterous insects can cause leaf mines by feeding on the...
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Watch out for thrips on your farm
31.01.2022
There are over 8,000 species of thrips world-wide, belonging to the order of Thysanoptera. They are...
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Syngenta Crop Protection acquires two bioinsecticides from UK-based biocontrol technology developer, Bionema
26.01.2022
Basel, Switzerland, January 26, 2022.Syngenta Crop Protection AG has acquired two next generation...
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Take control of red spider mites in your crop!
24.01.2022
Mites are part of the Arachnida, a major class of arthropods. They are in the subclass, Acari hence...
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Powdery mildew on ornamental crops
13.12.2021
Powdery mildews are among of the most common diseases of ornamentals; many flowers, vegetables, and...
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Fighting Botrytis in ornamental crops
06.12.2021
Botrytis cinerea (grey mould) is one of the most widespread and destructive fungal diseases of...
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Downy mildew in roses
30.11.2021
Roses are the leading cut flowers in global floriculture trade. Cut roses, either planted outdoors...
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Spotlight on Biostimulants
11.10.2021
What is a Biostimulant?A substance or micro-organism that, when applied to seeds, plants, or on the...
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Take the stress out of plant health
02.08.2021
A relatively new type of plant health product which complements both crop protection and nutrition...
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Biopesticides make the grade
29.07.2021
Last time we focused on why biopesticides and biostimulants are featuring more in growers’ IPM...
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Compatibility of pesticides with natural enemies used in integrated pest management
23.07.2021
Integrated Pest Management Programmes (IPM) require the use of a wide variety of methods in the...
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Biostimulants - the emerging technology
12.07.2021
There comes a point when an emerging technology moves from the ‘alternative’ to the mainstream – no...
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Nematodes Awareness Alert
05.07.2021
Nematodes are microscopic, eel-like roundworms. The most troublesome species are those that live and...
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Nematode Management Webinar – re-watch to increase your knowledge!
16.06.2021
Following on from our successful webinar on Nematode Management Webinar, as promised you can now re...
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Be on the lookout for False Codling Moth and other caterpillars
14.06.2021
False codling moth also known as Thaumatotibia leucotreta is a native pest to sub-Saharan Africa and...