Market news - poland fruits

Ideal conditions for introducing Orius-System in strawberries

As temperatures rise, thrips pressure in strawberry crops is increasing rapidly. Now is the ideal time to start using Orius-System, as well as predatory mites, says Eline Braet - Berries Crop Specialist at Biobest. “Particularly in summer, thrips populationsin everbearers can literally explode,” she warns.

Scouting moths with cameras

Thanks to a powerful alliance with technology company PATS, Biobest's extensive portfolio of IPM solutions has gained a scouting tool. From May 16, growers can take advantage of PATS-C, a system that detects real-time flying pests, such as moths, in the greenhouse. This data allows earlier and more accurate introduction of biological agents.

Early Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) monitoring delivers best results

Impacting on fruit quality and marketable yield, the Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, has become a widespread and economically damaging pest of soft fruit and orchard crops. Here Biobest IPM and Pollination Specialist David Abeijon, together with Paco Lozano – from the Biobest Academy – explain why early detection plays a vital role in effective control strategies.

The strawberry FLAVIAprb triples the total production surface in the Metaponto Plain

Testimonials from two growers. Mario Santarcangelo: "We are very satisfied with the positive feedback from the market". Francesco Cirigliano: "I will continue to plant it, I would like to more than double the area".For several years now, Basilicata has been a leading region for Italian strawberry cultivation, particularly the MetapontoPlain (Matera),

Producing fertilizers with 100% renewable energy

We all need access to products like food, clothes, and medicine. The chemical industry, in collaboration with other value chains, manages to transform available resources into these desired products. The processes needed to convert these resources into products require energy. Non-renewable energy sources, mostly fossil fuels, emit CO2 and other green-house gases.

Biobest’s unique Micromus-System optimises aphid control

28 February 2022

Responding to industry needs to bolster aphid control, Biobest has launched Micromus-System – a unique product where both the adults and larvae are voracious predators of this pest. A robust team player, the brown lacewing Micromus angulatus is a generalist predator feeding on all common aphid species found in protected crops.

Strawberry growers opt for combination of aphid controls

Aphids can develop very quickly in strawberry crops. With a number of aphid species commonly found in the crop, the best results are achieved by deploying a mix of biological control agents. Now that Calypso® is no longer allowed, more and more strawberry growers are choosing to tackle aphids biologically.

Are your tomato plants stressed? Relax with Bluestim®

Summer months can sometimes be stressful for tomato crops making it extremely important to optimise the water and nutrient balance. All growers know that blossom end rot and fruit cracking are caused by extreme conditions and lead to reduced quality and yield.

LOMA SYSTEMS® launches CW3 RUN-WET Combo and Checkweigher systems for harsch washdown enviroments

As a leader in the design and manufacture of inspection equipment for food and pharmaceutical industries, ‘Check & Detect’ specialists, LOMA SYSTEMS®, recently launched their new groundbreaking CW3 RUN-WET® Combo and CW3 RUN-WET® Checkweigher systems.

Hoverfly Eupeodes-System boosts aphid control in organics

Aphid control in organic crop production at Murgiverde SCA, in Andalusia, has been significantly improved following the addition of the new Eupeodes-System to the existing control strategy. Hilarión Fernández Cara is an experienced grower at Murgiverde SCA. “One of the main pest control management challenges we face is aphids,” says Hilarión.

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