Step 1
Enquiry & planning
You register your maize area with us. We check location, terrain and timing, and agree on the scope and funding option with you.
Trichogramma application
Biological crop protection from the air.
We apply Trichogramma parasitic wasps to your maize fields with precision — by multicopter, documented from enquiry to end-of-season report.
How it works
How an operation runs.
Step 2
Application
We supply the Trichogramma capsules — no separate order with a beneficials supplier needed. On the scheduled flight days our multicopters apply them over your field in the required grid.
Step 3
Documentation
You receive the application record with capsule count and timestamp — your proof for FAKT, KULAP or your own season records.
Application schemes
Three schemes, matched to funding, pest pressure and region.
We apply Trichogramma in three established schemes. Which one suits your farm is something we settle with you before the operation.
Scheme 1
One application
220,000
Trichogramma / ha
Suitable under low to moderate pest pressure, typically in the univoltine corn borer range (northern and central Germany). One flight, a higher count per date.
Eligible for KULAP, not for FAKT II E4
Scheme 2
Two applications
2 × 110,000
Trichogramma / ha
Spread across two flight dates roughly two weeks apart. Recommended where the share of maize or the pest pressure is high. Covers several hatching waves and, according to LfL Bavaria, achieves an average caterpillar reduction of around 55%. Mandatory for FAKT II in the two-date variant.
Eligible for FAKT II E4 + KULAP
Scheme 3
Bivoltine region
330,000
Trichogramma / ha
For the bivoltine Upper Rhine region (Lörrach, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Emmendingen), where a second corn borer generation occurs. A total of 330,000 Trichogramma / ha, either as 3 × 110,000 across three flight dates over the season or as 220,000 + 110,000 across two. Recommended by LTZ Augustenberg.
Eligible for FAKT II E4 + KULAP
On request we also apply other carrier formats — spheres for other beneficial insects, or customer-specific capsules. Talk to us.
Technical sources
- LfL Bavaria: Timing recommendation (flight onset + 12–14 days) and efficacy studies on corn borer control with Trichogramma.
- LTZ Augustenberg: Background on the bivoltine corn borer strain in Baden-Württemberg.
- ISIP Baden-Württemberg (arable farming, maize): In-season guidance on the second and third Trichogramma application in the bivoltine region.
- MLR Baden-Württemberg, FAKT II brochure (PDF): Official measure sheet E4, including the requirement of two Trichogramma applications and proof of purchase.
- StMELF Bavaria, KULAP measure overview (PDF): Minimum count for K54 (200,000 beneficials/ha).
Funding available
Up to €60/ha from agri-environment programmes.
Trichogramma application is part of the current EU agricultural funding period 2023–2027 in both Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. Both programmes reimburse most of the cost, provided the application is documented.
Baden-Württemberg
FAKT II measure E4
€60/haFunding for biological corn borer control with Trichogramma. Requirements: two documented applications per season and proof of purchase of the beneficials.
Application window: annually until 15 May via the Gemeinsamer Antrag.
Bavaria
KULAP measure K54
€50/haUse of Trichogramma in maize across the farm’s entire maize area. Minimum application of 200,000 beneficials/ha (50 cards or 100 capsules per ha).
Application window: annually from mid-January to the end of February via iBALIS.
Other German states run their own agri-environment programmes (AUM, HALM, AUKM and others). Talk to us — we will check the funding option for your farm.
Operating window
When do we fly?
Our multicopters fly in dry weather and calm wind. In rain or strong wind we postpone to the next suitable window — you will hear from us in good time. Application dates are planned roughly in advance and fixed at short notice depending on the weather.
Contact
Send an enquiry — we reply within one working day.
Phone
+49 1525 9115681Mon–Fri, 8 am–6 pm
Address
TB Copters GmbHWilhelmstraße 3471034 Böblingen