U.S. GLOBAL Xsect INSECT SCREEN
Xsect insect control screens are uniquely engineered to keep harmful insects out while allowing for maximum airflow, creating a cooler, less humid greenhouse climate that is healthier and more productive for people and plants alike.
Produced with superior, proprietary yarn designs, Xsect’s thin yarns allow for increased ventilation capacity but are also more durable, and effective against pests thanks to our uniform weaving process which ensures consistent hole sizes throughout.
Xsect Ventilated Pest Control
Svensson’s Insect Screen not only have the best quality but also the longest life, strongest, most effective insect and pest curtains for greenhouses/warehouses/ agriculture; it is made by the worlds largest supplier and frankly one of the best companies we represent.
Our largest market is for greenhouse screens, LS Svensson greenhouse insect screens/fabrics. Insect screen is also known as thrip screen, insect fabric, white fly screen, and insect nets.
Find your flow.
Xsect | Air flow reduction, % | Light transmission direct, % | Hole size | Standard width |
Beefriend | 5 | 90 | 1.0 x 4.0 mm | 13.7′ |
Balance | 30 | 96 | 0.40 x 0.45 mm | 13.7′ or 11.8′ |
Xtra | 40 | 85 | 0.15 x 0.21 mm | 13.7′ or 11.8′ |
Extreme | 45 | 91 | 0.15 x 0.15 mm | 13.7 or 11.8′ |
Balance ensures effective aphid and whitefly exclusion with maximum airflow, providing the ultimate balance between exclusion and porosity potential, creating an all-around better growing climate.
Beefriend provides effective inclusion of beneficial insects such as bumblebees, ensuring pure pollination without undesirable cross-fertilization from other greenhouses.
Xtra is our newest insect control screen offering advanced control of thrips and similar-size insects, with extra added airflow, maximizing your airflow potential when excluding smaller insects such as thrips.
Xtreme ensures extreme exclusion of thrips and similar size insects with good airflow.
For whitefly insect control as well as aphids, insect fabric we must also consider reduced air flow. The thrip screen is the most dense insect protection product and very effective but reduces air flow more than any other screen or fabric.
Most insect screens are plastic/polyester and come in various light covers and can be cut, sewn and sized to your greenhouse and agricultural needs.
Minimum order is $500 depending upon quantity, type and dimensions. Large orders available from various international warehouses. Not appropriate for retail use.
Xsect Greenhouse and nursery insect screens carry a warranty against UV degradation: 3 years for outdoor use and 5 years for indoor use. Longevity in most climates is 5 to 8 years. Some greenhouse insect screens have lasted as long as 10 years.
Greenhouse insect materials should be accurately engineered for the type of greenhouse pest to control, even elevation of the greenhouse.
U.S.GLOBAL INSECT SCREEN – Xsect
Excluding pests and insects from growing areas is the most effective control method. Some growers have reduced their pesticide use by 90% using Svensson Xsect in combination with insect-free stock and good sanitation.
Plan your greenhouse crop production and IPM program in advance. Using good sanitation and exclusion is the key to properly managing your growing environment. Design your ventilation system to handle the pressure loss form insect screens.
Following are most prevalent greenhouse insects:
Common name | Scientific name | Insect critical dimension |
Screen Choices |
Western flower thrip | Frankliniella occidentalis | 192 | Xsect Xtra, Xtreme |
Greenhouse whitefly | Trialeurodes vaporariorum | 288 | Xsect Balance, Xtra, Xtreme |
Green peach aphid | Myzus persicae | 340 | Xsect Balance, Xtra, Xtreme |
Melon aphid | Aphis gossypii | 435 | Xsect Balance, Xtra, Xtreme |
Silverleaf whitefly | Bemisia argentifolii | 435 | Xsect Balance, Xtra, Xtreme |
Serpentine leafminer | liriomyza trifolii | 640 | Xsect Balance, Xtra, Xtreme |
Here are some helpful tips for excluding insects from your greenhouse:
- Must have openings as small or smaller than the insects it excludes.
- Any Xsect Insect Screen will reduce the number of insects migrating into crops.
- Xsect Insect Screen must be sized appropriately to avoid hampering ventilation.
- Use Xsect Insect Screen to screen vents and doorways.
- Keep doors closed, except when entering or leaving the greenhouse.
- Construct a screened vestibule at greenhouse entrances. Workers and equipment must pass through a plant-free space between two sets of doors before entering the growing area.
- Create a positive pressure entrance by installing fans so that they blow into the space between the doors causing air to
flow from inside to outside. - You must be cleaned your insect screen periodically. Use a stream of water to wash from inside to out.
Woven from UV stabilized acrylic and HDPE yarn, these materials are warranted for a long working life even when used outside. All Xsect insect screens are a translucent white in color. Various types of Xsect insect screens have rectangular openings rather than square. The advantage is that rectangular openings have more open area than square openings and result in better ventilation. Warranties up to 5 years are available if the Xsect insect screen is properly installed and maintained. Other widths, cutting and sewing available upon request.
We offer greenhouse and nursery insect screens fabric from other sources in Europe/Asia and other factories worldwide.