Poinsettia

IPM is the solution, even at Christmas time, with biologically grown poinsettias

IPM makes the difference

Biological products are an essential aspect in the cultivation of today's poinsettia 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 poinsettias.
• 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 poinsettia

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, such as Swirskii-System, to control thrips and whitefly but also Eretmocerus-System against whitefly and Hypoaspis-System against fungus gnats;
• 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 and 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...

… the poinsettia is better known as the Christmas Flower? And that name does not lie! These seasonal crops sell like hotcakes during the Christmas season.