Koppert B.v.

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.v.

Yvonne Maria Van Houten

Karel Jozef Florent Bolckmans

Adelmar Emmanuel Van Baal

Zeger Otto Van Herwijnen

Dörthe Bettina Dräger

Jasper De Joode

Arno Theodoor Stam

Dorthe Bettina Drager

Arend Veenman

Hans Hoogerbrugge

Sauro Simoni

Roberto Nannelli

Marisa Castagnoli

Damien Marc Morel

Radbout Timmer

Thomas Volkert Marie Groot

Nicholas George Petrus Beveridge

Karel Jozef Bolckmans

Dörthe Bettina DRÄGER

Kirsten Eva Elisabeth Oude Lenferink

The present invention relates to a modified Slmyc2 gene, which may comprise at least one modification as compared to the wild type sequence of SEQ ID No. 5, which modification leads to the reduction or absence of SlMYC2 protein activity, wherein the modified Slmyc2 gene is capable of conferring an aberrant glandular hair phenotype to aplant. The modification may be suitably selected from a modification that decreases the mRNA level of the Slmyc2 gene, a modification that decreases the level of the SlMYC2 protein and/or a modification that decreases the activity of the SlMYC2 protein, as compared to the wild type Slmyc2 gene of SEQ ID No. 5.

Tomato plants allowing the establishment of mites

This invention relates to an improved system for releasing beneficial mites and the use of such a system. Mite species that can be used beneficially for human purposes may for example be employed in the control of pests, such as in the field of agriculture, including agricultural production systems for plant products, agricultural production systems for animal products, and animal husbandry, or in the field of storage of food products. The system of the invention may find use in any of these fields.

System for releasing beneficial mites and uses thereof

The present invention in general relates to the field of biological crop protection by use of phytoseiid predatory mites. More particularly the present invention relates to a system for releasing a phytoseiid predatory mite in a crop and novel uses of host mites in such phytoseiid predatory mite releasing system. The phytoseiid predatory mite releasing system according to the invention and the uses according to the invention are characterised by the selection a host mite species having an intrinsic growth rate (r) of &#x3c;0.28.

predatory mite releasing system and method for production

The present invention in general relates to the field of biological crop protection by use of predatory mites. More particularly the present invention relates to a mite composition comprising a predatory mite and a prey. Such a mite composition is suitable for rearing the predatory mite and/or for crop protection using the predatory mite. The prey in the composition comprises individuals of at least onemite species, wherein at least a fraction of theindividuals is immobilized. The composition is characterized in that immobilizedindividuals are contacted with a fungus reducing agent.

Mite composition comprising a predatory mite and immobilized prey contacted with a fungus reducing agent and methods and uses related to the use of said composition

Phytoseiid predatory mite releasing system and method for production

The present invention relates to a novel mite composition comprising a population of a phytoseiid predatory mite species and a factitious host population comprising a species selected from the Glycyphagidae, which may be employed for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite species or for releasing the phytoseiid predatory mite species in a crop. According to further aspects the invention relates to a method for rearing a phytoseiid predatory mite species, to the use of the mite composition and to a method for biological pest control in a crop, which employ the mite composition.

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The present invention relates to a novel mite composition comprising a population of the phytoseiid predatory mite species. and a factitious host population, which may be employed for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite species or for releasing the phytoseiid predatory mite species in a crop. According to further aspects the invention relates to a method for rearing the phytoseiid predatory mite species, to the use of the mite composition and to a method for biological pest control in a crop, which employ the mite composition.

The present invention relates to a novel mite composition comprising a population of a phytoseiid predatory mite species and a factitious host population, which may be employed for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite species or for releasing the pyrltoseiid predatory mite species in a crop. According to further aspects the invention relates to a method for rearing a phytoseiid predatory mite species, to the use of the mite composition and to a method for biological pest control in a crop, which employ the mite composition.

Mite composition, use thereof, method for rearing a phytoseiid predatory mite, rearing system for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite and methods for biological pest control on a crop

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Naaldwijk, Netherlands

Yvonne Maria Van Houten