Biobest from Belgium is a worldwide authority in pollination and biological pest control for protected crops. For Australia; Roskam Young Plants Pty Ltd sell a full range of Bug-Scan sticky traps and sticky roller traps (BUG-SCAN^® and BUG-SCAN^® ROLL) and pheromone attractant's for monitoring pests in greenhouses and outdoor crops.

Our Biobest products;

Biobest Bug-Scan click here to download pamphlet
Biobest ThriPher attractant click here to download pamphlet
Biobest Biosweet

Our prices;

Prices; Biobest Bug-Scan, Biosweet and ThriPher
(the Bug-scan products are also available through Duralite and Monbulk Rural)

Yellow sticky traps on a roll for massive catch of flying insects.

During the season, in certain periods, a very large quantity of harmful flying insects might appear. Because of this, the biological balance can be severely damaged. Applying the Biobest Bug-Scan sticky trap roll will lead to a massive catch of these insects.

Biobest Bug-Scan sticky trap roll is actually: a roll of sticky traps. This roll (like the ordinary Bug-Scan) consists of yellow recyclable plastic, provided with glue on both sides. This glue is non-toxic, water-resistant and does not dry out in warm circumstances. The colour is selected because it is very attractive for most flying insects. That is why they are eager to land on the plastic; they get stuck on it and finally die. The Biobest Bug-Scan sticky trap roll is 100 m long and 5, 10 or 30 cm wide. On both sides of the roll, there is a border of 2 cm without glue which facilitates its placement. Each roll has a non-sticky part at the beginning which makes unrolling it a lot easier. (This part can be cut off later if necessary)

The Biobest Bug-Scan sticky trap roll is mostly used in protected cultures in order to catch the harmful insects. Bug-Scan sticky trap roll can also be used in open air, in areas where there is practically no sand in the air.

Several applications;

* Catching flying insects which enter through windows and/or doors.

* Place the Biobest Bug-Scan sticky trap roll close to these places so that entering insects are immediately attracted and caught by the roll. (Pay attention!! Do not place the roll too close to windows and doors. This might lure the insects inside)

Catching harmful insects on the plants.

Place the Biobest Bug-Scan sticky trap roll as close to the top of the plant as possible. When working in the vegetation, the insects will fly away and get stuck on the roll (Pay attention!! This way, you can also catch beneficials. Therefore, place the roll at least 20 cm above the plant). Take care of it that Biobest Bug-Scan sticky trap roll does not obstruct staff or any later activities. Do not replace the roll often.

Good to know;

* Make sure that the rolls are on room temperature before they are rolled of.

* Glue that is stuck on your hands, is not easy to remove. Use good quality soap. Dirty material can be cleaned with a detergent like white spirit.

* When applying biological control in protected cultures, the biological balance can be disturbed by an influx of flying insects. Using a Biobest Bug-Scan sticky trap roll can largely solve this problem.
 

Biobest ThriPher

ThriPher lures contain a sexual aggregation pheromone to attract western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis). For a period of 4 to 6 weeks, both male and female adult thrips are attracted and lured away from their shelters. This pheromone is specific to western flower thrips; so harmless thrips and beneficial insects are left alone.

Usually, thrips are already present in a crop for some time before they are detected on sticky traps. As a consequence, a thrips population can grow without being noticed. The use of ThriPher in combination with the blue BUG-SCAN® sticky traps allows to detect thrips at an early stage. The pheromone lure attracts two to three times as many thrips to the sticky trap compare to using the sticky trap alone, which leads to an earlier detection. This enables growers to control more efficiently thrips population with natural enemies or with chemical crop protection products.

Click here to find more information about the ThriPher.

Biosweet

Biosweet is a sugar solution which can be used for improvement of thrips control. Biosweet contains 66% glucose. In many cases, thrips are difficult to control chemically as they are difficult to affect. These minuscule insects hide very easily in the smallest cracks of a plant. By adding maximum 0.5 litre Biosweet per 100 litre spray solution, the thrips are lured out of their unreachable hiding places and can as such better be controlled.

By adding this small amount of Biosweet, you will get a better and more efficient chemical control of thrips.