• Keep a Close Eye on Thrips

  May 21, 2020

  you know where to find the larvae. In some crops, you will find them mainly in the heads of the plants, while in others they tend to be in the flowers or [...] larvae is reason for a 'thrips alarm'; you also need to be alert to deformities, damaged spots, silvery spots, and excrement in the crop. Time to sound [...] is on a leaf Thrips can cause major damage - that's nothing new. This does mean that you need to detect thrips in good time. Sticky traps are a useful

• Designed with growers in mind

  February 22, 2023

  month. The new product branding is more than a refresh. We've developed a recognizable look and feel across the entire product portfolio. It reflects our [...] color bring our products to life. Even more importantly, our new product branding is designed with growers in mind. We are dedicated to helping growers support [...] Nature Our mission is to work with nature and contribute to the health of people and the planet. The new branding was developed to reflect our mission

• How-to-Use Videos Now Available

  April 4, 2019

  there remember to subscribe to the channel in order to keep up with all the new videos coming soon. Currently, the videos are available in English and Dutch [...] used as a great tool for growers to stay up to date on any videos that help understand Koppert's products in detail. There are also great videos to understand [...] additional languges coming in the near future. These videos are to showcase that using biological control products is not difficult and in some ways much easier

• Increase in Thrips Infestation Demands More R&D

  December 4, 2019

  though is the fact that there isn’t yet a biological solution to control every species in every crop. Koppert is, therefore, investing in more R&D in this [...] assumed that they didn’t have it in their crops – it turned out to be quite a nasty surprise when they did find it. Another example is Dichromothrips corbetti [...] farming. A strong chain approach Koppert is, therefore, investing heavily in R&D. In ornamentals cultivation, roses and flowering pot plants such as hydrangeas

• RedStar places trust in Natutec Scout

  This trend in level of infestation pressure is now visible in easy-to-understand graphs. ‘It's about that line. Is it going up? Down? Or is it staying the [...] made more powerful This testing is ongoing at RedStar, but Jan now has a clear conclusion about the new version: it is a significant improvement. First [...] infestation is developing.’ At RedStar, Jan van Nieuwkerk is responsible for plant protection at the company's six locations in Voorne-Putten. In total, this

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response to his crop’s susceptibility to Pythium. ‘My crop gets 20 hours of [...] light a day, which means it requires a lot of water. That larger quantity of water makes the plant more susceptible to Pythium. That’s why I needed to use [...] which makes it susceptible to Pythium. A very acceptable level Kees grows Rijk Zwaan’s variety Skyson RZ, which has a lot of vigour and is suited to exposure

• Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

  August 18, 2021

  Swirski-Mite is contained in a bottle with a handy dosing cap, making it very easy to scatter the predatory mites in the crop. Blower dispersion is also an [...] use in greenhouses! But if your crop is grown in tunnels, in the open air, or if it's always very humid, Swirski Ulti-Mite is a better solution. It has [...] different strategy in every situation. Sometimes responding quickly to a pest is a must, other times you want to slowly build up a standing army of predatory

• Koppert's beneficial nematodes: new look and ready for the future

  April 5, 2023

  alternative to its chemical counterparts today and addresses the push toward sustainable agriculture in the future. We believe in finding solutions in nature [...] trials to understand and apply nematode behavior to crop protection . We have done so in collaboration with growers, through whom we contribute to making [...] them. As a result, nematodes contribute to the better health of people and the planet. Improved formula The answers to agricultural challenges lie in nature

• Poinsettia Cultivation Has To Apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  ‘I'm trying to get DEFRA to be more nuanced in its approach to this by consulting with various stakeholders in the UK.’ Great Results in Canada Poinsettia [...] crop protection is not sustainable, regardless of the sales market. Now is the time to make the transition. ‘Those who wait too long to make a change will [...] growers in Canada are achieving great results with beneficials to combat whitefly . Richard sees this as an opportunity to give biological control in Poinsettia

• Creating a Cleaner Safer Berry

  August 18, 2021

  IPM programs in strawberries and raspberries. In addition to Spidex, Amblyseius californicus ( Spical ) can provide a useful back-up as it is less sensitive [...] release of a range of biological organisms in record time over large agricultural expanses. It is a unique dispersal mechanism that can carry a wide range [...] Koppert has used its specific know-how about the mechanics needed to disperse different carrier materials, in combination with its knowledge of predatory