Sustainability is increasingly at the centre of intensive agriculture and growers welcome innovation and good practices as they are interested not only in complying with regulations but also in following the healthy trends orientating the market. The added value provided by healthy sustainable products benefit both producers and final consumers.
Federico Garcia and Manuel Gomez
Biological and integrated control are increasingly important, so much so that Bioline Agrosciences, a company specialising in the commercialisation of beneficial insects and mites, bumblebees and solutions for the integrated management of crops, has organised an Open Day.
Ambliseius californicus
"We wanted to organise this day to showcase the activity of beneficial insects in greenhouses as well as the effectiveness of beneficial insects," explained Federico Garcia, sales manager for the Mediterranean and Latin America.
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"For the occasion, we released Amblyseius cucumeris (thrip predator), Amblyseius swirkii (whitefly and thrip predator) and Ambliseius californicus (red spider mite predator). Beneficial insects must be released at the beginning of the crop, so they can develop before the pathogen appears," explained Manuel Gomez, IPM Technical Specialist Bioline Agrosciences.
Visitors proved really curious and the staff at Bioline had the chance of spreading the culture of biotechnology applied to greenhouse cultivation. Around 150 producers attended as well as many agronomists.
Giuseppe Manera's company hosted the event and hasn't had to carry out any pesticide treatment unlike companies nearby, which had been attacked by parasites.
The 'Bioline Agrosciences' staff during the Open Day
Bioline Agrosciences
"Our mission is to provide producers with efficient innovative biosolutions so as to help them meet the high standards required by the food chain. Bioline Agrosciences has 4 production sites in Europe and the US as well as a research station in France. We distribute over 30 species of insects and mites as well as 400 products. We work in 30 countries worldwide and have over 40 years of experience in the supply and development of innovative products and integrated management programmes."
Contacts:
Bioline Agrosciences
Tel.1: +34 609545584 (international)
Tel.2: +39 3400644037 (Italy)
Email: FGarcia@biolineagrosciences.com
Web: www.biolineagrosciences.com
Bioline Agrosciences
Tel.1: +34 609545584 (international) Tel.2: +39 3400644037 (Italy)
Email: FGarcia@biolineagrosciences.com
Web: www.biolineagrosciences.com