Pest control
PLANT PROTECTION WITH BENEFICIAL NEMATODES
Here you will find an overview of all insect pests that can be successfully controlled with nematodes, as well as the corresponding product recommendations and application rates. The use of nematodes in practice is continuously being researched and further developed. If you have any questions about pests that are not included in this overview, please contact us and we will be happy to help you.
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Product: nemaplus® ameisenfrei
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae
Application period: April - September
Temperature: soil temperature > 8°C
Application rate: 1 million in 1 litre of water per nest
Synanthedon myopaeformis
Product: nemaplus®
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae
Application period: April - June and September - October
Temperatures: Air temperature > 8°C
Application rate: 3 million per 1 litre of water, 5,000 per borehole
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Opogona sacchari
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: All year round
Temperatures: Soil temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 0.25 - 0.5 million per m2
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Product: nematop®
Nematode species: Heterohabditis bacteriophora
Application period: March - May and August - September
Temperatures: Soil temperature > 12°C
Application rate: 0.5 - 1 million per m2
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Product: nematop® beetle stop
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: May - September
Temperatures: Air temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 1 trap per 10 m2
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Cydia pomonella
Product: nemapom®
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae
Application period: September - April
Temperatures: Air temperature > 8°C
Application rate: 1.5 billion per hectare + wetting agent
Cydia splendana
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: May
Temperatures: Air temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 1.5 billion per ha
Melolontha melolontha
Product: nema-green® cockchafer
Nematode species: Heterohabditis and Steinernema
Application period: May - September
Temperature: Soil temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 0.75 million per m2
Chrysotheuchis topiaria
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: July - August
Temperatures: Soil temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 3.75 billion per hectare
Rhabdopterus picipes
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: March - May and August - September
Temperatures: Soil temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 3.75 billion per hectare
Agrotis ipsilon, Agrotis segetum
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: May - September
Temperatures: Soil temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 0.25 - 0.5 million per m2
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application time: Spring against the overwintering beetles and/or summer against the larvae
Temperatures: Air temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 1,5 bilion per hectare
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Capnodis tenebrionis
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: May - July and October
Temperatures: Soil temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 2 - 10 million per tree
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Lyriomyza spp.
Product: nemaplus®
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae
Application period: All year round
Temperatures: Air temperature < 28°C
Application rate: 0.25 million per m2, every 7 - 14 days
Zeuzera pyrina
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: April - May and August - September
Temperatures: Air temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 3 million per litre of water, 5,000 per hole
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Bibio spp.
Product: nemaplus®
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae
Application period: April - May (only L1 - L3 larvae)
Temperatures: Air temperature > 8°C
Application rate: 0.5 million per m2
Lycoriella spp.
Product: nemycel®
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae
Application period: All year round
Temperatures: Cover soil < 28°C
Application rate: 2 million per m2
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Thaumetopoea processionea
Product: Tp-Nema®
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae
Application period: April - May (only L1 - L3 larvae)
Temperatures: Air temperature > 8°C
Application rate: 1 million per litre, 3-10 litres per tree
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Paysandisia archon
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: September - May
Temperatures: Air temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 10-25 million per palm depending on size
Hylobius abietis
Product: nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: May - July
Temperatures: Soil temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 3 million in 0.5 l water per stump
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Scatella stagnalis
Product: nemaplus®
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae
Application period: All year round
Temperatures: Air temperature < 28°C
Application rate: 125,000 per m2 at weekly intervals.
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Tuta absoluta
Product: nemaplus®, nemastar®
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae, Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: All year round
Temperatures: Cover soil < 28°C
Application rate: 1 million per litre in 1,600 l water/ha + additive
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Porcellio saber
Product: Asselfrei pro
Nematode species: Steinernema carpocapsae
Application period: All year round
Temperatures: Air temperature > 14°C
Application rate: 25 million in an organic bait for 50 m2
Frankliniella occidentalis
Product: nemaflor®
Nematode species: Steinernema feltiae
Application period: All year round
Temperatures: Air temperature < 28°C
Application rate: 0.25 million per m2, every 7 - 14 days
Diabrotica virgifera
Product: dianem®
Nematode species: Heterohabditis bacteriophora
Application period: For maize sowing
Temperatures: Soil temperature > 12°C
Application rate: 1-2 billion per ha in 200 litres of water