Cut flowers

IPM takes the lead in satisfying increasing demand for residue-free cut flowers

IPM makes the difference

Biological products are an essential aspect in the cultivation of today's cut flower crops. But why, precisely, is it such a good idea to choose IPM or integrated crop protection?

• You help prevent pests and diseases from becoming resistant to chemical pest control methods.
• You comply with the strict regulations and meet the demands of the consumer.
• You choose residue-free methods and, therefore, produce natural crops of cut flowers.
• You reduce the risk of yield losses.
• You reap a rich harvest by choosing IPM. How? You can count on increased cost-effectiveness and improved quality to help optimise your competitive position.

Biological pest control for cut flowers

Will you also take the step to implement biological strategies in your crops? If so, Biobest offers you a wide range of solutions that can be used safely at any time. You can utilise:

• a wide range of natural enemies of important pests, such as Swirskii-System, to control thrips and whitefly but also Amblyseius-System against thrips, Hypoaspis-System to control fungus gnats and Diglyphus-System for leaf miners;
• the nutritional feed supplement Nutrimite™, which ensures that predatory mites − such as Swirskii-System − are working at full strength when an infestation occurs;
• pheromone traps and sticky traps, such as Bug-Scan^®, to monitor and scout pests in the crop;
• biological insecticides, such as PREFERAL^®, as an extra weapon in the control of whitefly or Delfin^® against caterpillars;
• biological fungicides which kill pathogenic moulds in the roots, such as ASPERELLO^® T34 Biocontrol^®, or on above-ground parts of the plants, such as Prestop^®;
• the thrips pheromone ThriPher to lure thrips out of their shelters.

Did you know that...

… consumers are more and more frequently selecting bouquets of fragrant flowers with no harmful residues? As consumers come into more frequent contact with biological products, it is increasing their overall interest in biological pest control. The result? A change in the approach of the cut flower growers who trust in integrated crop protection.