Crop Protection

Insect Netting & Anti-Aphid Mesh

A physical barrier against aphids, whitefly and thrips, the insects that carry crop viruses. Screen your greenhouse vents or cover the crop directly, keep the pests out and cut the pesticides you have to spray.

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The basics

Keep the vectors off the crop

Most of the viruses that wreck a tomato or pepper crop do not travel on their own: they ride in on aphids, whitefly and thrips. Insect netting is the simplest, most reliable way to stop them. It is a woven mesh with a hole size small enough to physically block the insect, while still letting air and light through.

The finer the mesh (more threads per inch, or lower hole size), the smaller the insect it stops. Use it to screen the vents and openings of a greenhouse, to build a full screen house, or to cover the crop directly in the open field. Less pest means less virus, fewer sprays and a cleaner, export-grade harvest.

Where it is used

Greenhouse vents & openings Screen (net) houses Low tunnels Direct field cover Nursery protection Seedbed protection

Why growers use insect netting

One roll of mesh solves the two most expensive problems in warm-season horticulture: the pests and the virus they carry.

Barrier against aphids, whitefly and thrips

The mesh physically blocks the insects that spread virus to tomato, pepper and other vegetables.

Fewer pesticides, lower residues

Fewer pests means fewer sprays, key to meeting residue limits and exporting.

Lets air and light through

Unlike a closed plastic, the mesh ventilates the crop and stops heat from building up.

Protects from sun, light hail and birds

The cover softens intense radiation, light hail, wind and bird damage.

Versatile: greenhouse, screen house or field

Use it to screen greenhouse vents, build a full screen house or cover the crop directly in the field.

Long life with UV stabilization

Professional mesh carries UV protection to withstand the sun for several seasons without breaking down.

Choosing the right mesh

The density of the net, measured by threads per inch or hole size, decides which pest it stops. There is no universal mesh: there is the right one for your pest and your climate.

Anti-aphid mesh

Density made to block aphids and whitefly, the main virus vectors in vegetables. The most common balance between protection and ventilation.

Anti-thrips mesh

A finer mesh to block very small insects like thrips. Gives maximum exclusion, with a little less airflow.

Anti-hail / shade combo

Meshes that also soften hail or add shade. Many projects combine insect exclusion on the sides with some shade on top.

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Protected crops

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between insect netting and a screen house?

Insect netting is the material, the mesh you buy by the roll. A screen house (net house) is the full structure covered with that mesh. You can use the netting alone to screen greenhouse vents or cover a crop in the field, or build a complete screen house. We offer both.

Which pests does the mesh stop?

It depends on the density. Anti-aphid mesh blocks aphids and whitefly, the main virus vectors. A finer anti-thrips mesh blocks even smaller insects. The right density is chosen based on the pest that hits you most and your local climate.

Does the mesh reduce pesticide use?

Yes, that is one of its biggest advantages. As a physical barrier, it keeps insects out without spraying chemicals. Fewer pests means fewer sprays, lower residues at harvest and a lower cost, while meeting food-safety standards for export more easily.

Can the mesh be placed directly over the crop?

Yes. In the open field it can be used as a floating cover or over low tunnels to protect the crop in its most sensitive stages, especially at seedbed and transplant, when the young plant is most vulnerable to insects and virus.

Do you help me choose the right mesh?

Yes. We consider the pest you want to block, your crop, your climate and local wind, and recommend the density and type of mesh that best balance protection and ventilation. We work with the leading manufacturers in the market.

Keep the pests out with the right mesh

Tell us your crop, your climate and the pest you want to keep out, and we will recommend and quote the exact netting your project needs.

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