Gerbera United , together with other gerbera growers , will soon start the large - ordered series use of unenviable discs from Royal Brinkman in the scrap against the annulus leg earworm . At Gerbera United ’s greenhouse in Nootdorp , Moerkapelle , and Zevenhuizen in the Netherlands , Sticky discs will be set under all polish gutter . Ringlegged earwigs are light - shy and wet - loving and often hide in greenhouse under the finish system with ground blanket . By placing Sticky record around all water hoses and stands under the finish organization , it is insufferable for the ring leg earworm to connect with the crop from below .
gang - legged earworms can no longer grovel up to the crop via base and water hosesRinglegged earwig have been a threat in gerbera for several years . With the elimination of broad - spectrum pesticides , numbers are growing in the crop . The spirit level of damage in genus Gerbera is species - dependant , but doughnut wooden leg earworms cause harvest and flower terms everywhere . Attacking young blossom bud cause the big harm and crop loss . ApproachGijsbert Verboom of Gerbera United tried all sorts of biological agents in the glide path but with circumscribed resolution . " finally , we go consider a method of shield the pipes , hosiery and standpoint . These crawl earworms move up through the cultivation system in search of the harvest , and successfully , unfortunately . " Gijsbert explains that tests with upside - down glued coffee cups from the canteen turned out well . Royal Brinkman was demand to think along to make this resolution practical .
Gijsbert Verboom of Gerbera United ( leave ) and René Tas of Royal Brinkman
Yellow sticky discThe result is the yellow Sticky disc , a one - sided sticky disc with a cut - out gist and equipped with a click system . The Sticky disc is available in 2 diameters : 132 mm for stands of cultivation gutters and 165 millimetre for drain hose and H2O hose . It is a choice to practice these Sticky discs during the cultivation change of genus Gerbera , then all point are easily approachable .
Gerbera United has now adjudicate to equip all refinement departments with Sticky platter . Gijsbert : " We are belong to use the Sticky discs at all our greenhouse , in unexampled and existing sections . During the crop gyration , we will then for good eliminate ring - legged earworm in the new sections . In the sections with existing crop , we also localise pasty discs to prevent more ring leg earworms from come in to the airfoil . To keep the price set . "
De Sticky disc 132 m and 165 mm .
Royal Brinkman is closely involve in the growth of the Sticky disk . The Sticky disc is a great model of ' Let ’s improve together . ' This is the way we at Royal Brinkman work on product ontogeny : improving crop resolution together with the agriculturist . All furrow under the cultivation gutter can be equip with Sticky disk . There are also growers with rectangular stands under the gutter rather of round . There is also a result for this : glutinous discs with a orthogonal center . In the webshop , you could find mucilaginous discs , complete with dimensions , diameter , and type of core .
For more data : Royal BrinkmanPostbus 2 , 2690 AA’s - Gravenzande , the NetherlandsTel . : +31 174 446 100Email:[email protected]www.royalbrinkman.nl
