• Phil Gerry at CAES Symposium at UCONN

  September 4, 2025

  managing some of the most troubling pests in garden mum and poinsettia production. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is the first agricultural [...] Auditorium, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, CT. Advance registration is required. More information is available [...] available on the event web page . Phil Gerry is a Technical Sales Consultant for Koppert’s Northeast Region, covering New England and New York. He was a lead

• NatuGro in strawberry

  centres in every part of the world. Continuous research brings new insights: the level of disease suppression in the soil, for example, is extremely important [...] ertilizer). Performance guarantee The results of all the trials are very promising. Danny El-Aaidi, West Coast sales manager,: “We are so confident that [...] spent on NatuGro, he will not be charged.“ The NatuGro system consists of the following products Trianum : the beneficial fungi Trichoderma harzianum T-22

• Koppert Partners with Canadian Ecoation

  June 17, 2019

  Systems in the Netherlands and the Canadian based Ecoation have signed a cooperation agreement on June 13 th 2019. The contract was signed at the GreenTech [...] Micothon, won the GreenTech Concept Award for the IRIS! Scoutrobot. This robot registers plant health and diseases in greenhouses. The technology is based on [...] GreenTech fair in Amsterdam. The objective is to use each other’s knowledge for better data collection in the monitoring process of crop health. ‘We want to create

• Koppert’s microbial solutions for sustainable food production

  October 15, 2020

  alleviate the perils of hunger.” * * World Food Day was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1979. It is the day on which international attention is paid to [...] ease the pressure on our natural environment and other finite resources? In the search for answers, Koppert Biological Systems, a world leader when it comes [...] needed to consider the whole plant, both above and below ground, when it comes to plant health. Today, an increasing amount of our resources is invested in microbial

• Want to know whether Spical will be effective? Check, check, and double-check!

  December 13, 2022

  loss of sales value for ornamental crops. However, if the crop continues to grow well after the infestation, the plants will, at some point, shed the damaged [...] predatory mites in these places. This is also where you'll be able to see whether your strategy is effective. If it is, the affected areas won't grow in size [...] size. You'll still be able to see webs, but the spots won't become larger. The downside is that the damaged spots won't simply disappear. While this isn't

• Integrated Pest Management

  substrate that allows gas exchange between the root zone and the air above. Least toxic chemicals When the non-chemical tools are not fully capable to [...] pests effectively. This approach is not just about eliminating pests; it's about achieving a balance in the ecosystem. The principles of IPM Prevention IPM [...] strategies and making necessary adjustments. The IPM cycle is an ongoing process that incorporates the principles mentioned above. It's a dynamic approach

• New Facilities for Koppert Canada

  December 20, 2018

  Directors Henri Oosthoek and Rene Ruiter who spoke on the history of Koppert and the endless possibilities for the future. Leamington was selected as location as [...] congratulate Koppert Canada on their great successes of the last 25 years. We wish them further success in the many years to come and we are thrilled to have such [...] home to our local sales and technical team and allow us to better serve our customers and offering improved product availability. The building was designed

• Want To Know Whether Spical Will Be Effective? Check, check, and double-check!

  July 20, 2020

  loss of sales value for ornamental crops. However, if the crop continues to grow well after the infestation, the plants will at some point shed the damaged [...] predatory mites in these places. This is also where you’ll be able to see whether your strategy is effective or not. If it is, the affected areas won’t grow in [...] in size. You’ll still be able to see webs, but the spots won’t become larger. The downside is that the damaged spots won’t simply disappear. While this isn’t

• How beneficial nematodes control onion fly

  losses early in the cultivation process. The larval stage is the most dangerous stage for the plants, as the larvae feed extensively. Once the initial host [...] challenge is the Delia antiqua , female onion flies lay their eggs near the base of onion plants. Hatching from the eggs, the larvae crawl behind the leaf sheaths [...] their cultivation is often challenged by onion fly ( Delia antiqua ). The larvae of the onion fly can cause significant damage to the roots and bulbs of

• Finish Clean with an IPM Based Program

  August 1, 2018

  Rollertrap The Season to Pick Out the Perfect Poinsettia is Approaching At Koppert we believe that a perfect Poinsettia starts when the plant is barely sticking [...] out of the soil. The soil blankets the roots which are used as a highway for nutrients to the plant to help promote strength and growth of the plant. To [...] Pest Management is. Most important is its aim: use biological control when you can, chemical control when you must. The toolbox that brings us there has