LKP Plants in Moerkapelle is , with 8 hectare , one of the largest and most modern Bromelia baby’s room in the Netherlands . The company is in full committed to automation and digitisation and has invested heavily in automatic cultivation system in recent years . In addition , the company is undergo major restoration to make their nursery more sustainable . This sustainability is also reflected in their long - tolerate , fully biological culture . Only natural enemies are used against various pest louse , let in foxy moths and Caterpillar that can stimulate a lot of damage .
PATS - C overlooking young Bromeliads
At the end of 2021 , LKP started using the PATS - C system in one of their nursery . With this system , Marco Koolhaas , carbon monoxide - owner , and Bas Krens , cultivation medical specialist , have automated and digitise the monitoring of moth pests . Bas : " I take the air through the crop daily and quick remark any deviations . But for the moth pest population growing , I now amply rely on the PATS - C organisation . We have also stopped inspecting the insect lamps , which were also hard to visit on a regular basis due to our cultivation organisation . "
So in terms of pest monitoring , LKP is fully committed to automation . Bas and Marco are highly quenched with the PATS - C system and have prove that the transition to a to the full biological approach with rude enemies is paying off . This is a strategy that they will continue to follow as the range of usable means becomes more special . PATS - C is also a great addition to regular crop assay .
Graph : Pest growth of moths at LKP Plants mensurate with PATS - C
LKP ’s biological scheme consist of a standard " nematode formula , " which involves the intensive use of two variants against thrips and moth pest . The nematodes are used at all LKP location and are very effective in reducing the moth population . Chemical correction is only used in olympian cases . In 2022 , it was only necessary once to minimize the plague . Afterwards , LKP continued to control the pest with nematode .
The successful biological approach that LKP has been using for years is also reflected in the data point generated by digital pest monitoring . Although there was considerable pressure measured throughout 2022 , the population was successfully minimise during the preceding winter period . As a result , the starting spot in March this year ( 2023 ) shows to be very overconfident . The pressure is even six time ( ! ) lower than the pressure from the moths in the month of March last year . Therefore , a much slower and gentler pest development is expected this season .
After the upcoming renovation of one of the glasshouse , LKP will expand the robotic pest monitoring to the other greenhouse this summertime . In improver , the company is concerned in PATS ' solutions that automate gadfly restraint as financial support for the biologic plan of attack .
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