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Biopesticides make the grade
Last time we focused on why biopesticides and biostimulants are featuring more in growers’ IPM programmes. This time we’ll look in more detail at biopesticides and how to get...
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Take the stress out of plant health
A relatively new type of plant health product which complements both crop protection and nutrition, biostimulants are set to play an increasing role in integrated pest and...
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Compatibility of pesticides with natural...
Integrated Pest Management Programmes (IPM) require the use of a wide variety of methods in the judicious management of crop pests. Among the key approaches of IPM, chemical...
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Spotlight on Biostimulants
What is a Biostimulant? A substance or micro-organism that, when applied to seeds, plants, or on the rhizosphere stimulates natural processes to: Enhance nutrient uptake...
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Downy mildew in roses
Roses are the leading cut flowers in global floriculture trade. Cut roses, either planted outdoors or in plastic greenhouses are susceptible to many phytopathogens. Downy...
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Fighting Botrytis in ornamental crops
Botrytis cinerea (grey mould) is one of the most widespread and destructive fungal diseases of ornamental crops. It infects over 200 plant species worldwide causing annual...
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Powdery mildew on ornamental crops
Powdery mildews are among of the most common diseases of ornamentals; many flowers, vegetables, and woody plants are susceptible. Greenhouse crops prone to infection include...
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Take control of red spider mites in your...
Mites are part of the Arachnida, a major class of arthropods. They are in the subclass, Acari hence the insecticides used to kill these pests are called acaricides. The Acari...
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Syngenta Crop Protection acquires two bi...
Basel, Switzerland, January 26, 2022. Syngenta Crop Protection AG has acquired two next generation bioinsecticides, NemaTrident ® and UniSpore ®, from leading biocontrol...
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Go ahead of Leafminers in your crop this...
The larvae of certain lepidopterous or hymenopterous insects can cause leaf mines by feeding on the mesophyll tissue middle layer of the leaf. However, the main damage caused...
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Switch off Botrytis with Switch
Botrytis blights The most common botrytis blights are those caused by the fungi grouped together as Botrytis cinerea. Botrytis fungi attack a very wide range of hosts, both...
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Be on the lookout for False Codling Moth...
False codling moth also known as Thaumatotibia leucotreta is a native pest to sub-Saharan Africa and is present on more than 70 host plants crops like roses, citrus, peppers...