Potted plants

Increasing demand for residue-free potted plants, thanks to the pioneering role of IPM

IPM makes the difference

Biological products are an essential aspect in the cultivation of today's potted plants. 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 potted plants.
• 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 potted plants

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 Steinernema-System for fungus gnats and thrips;
• 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...

… more and more consumers are intentionally choosing potted plants that are cultivated biologically? As they are more frequently coming into contact with biological products, this is piquing their interest. “How are these potted plants grown?” or “Do my flowers contain harmful residues?” This growing consumer awareness is also changing the approach of many ornamental growers, who now count on integrated crop protection.