• International series ‘Plants for Life, Plants to Survive’

  January 22, 2021

  health. When we walk on the ground, we are really walking on the roof top of another world. The amount of living organisms below ground is considerably greater [...] session on February 2 puts the spotlight on soil health To mark the Year of Plant Health , Koppert Biological Systems initiated the webinar series ‘Plants [...] for Life, Plants to Survive’ in December to highlight the importance of plant health and how it is linked to human health. Inspiring In this series, keynote

• Accelerating Change in Food Production

  June 20, 2018

  Speaking on behalf of EIT Health, the director of the consortium in Belgium and the Netherlands, Menno Kok, said the principle challenges in Europe were [...] safety in the future and that the prevention of pests and diseases by ensuring soil health and biodiversity was crucial. At the close of the conference [...] and health. Hosted by Koppert, the conference encouraged the partners of EIT Food, a pan-EU consortium that focuses on the food sector, to work together

• About bumblebees

  for the brood as well as perform maintenance jobs on the nest. As the nest continues to develop, the queen will not leave it. She will be inside the nest [...] your employees as they are much less aggressive than honeybees Production of bumblebees The natural life cycle of the bumblebee is copied under laboratory [...] throughout the winter season. Before hibernation, the new young queens will leave the old nest and mate with drones. As temperature rises and the spring season

• Event to Raise Global Plant Health Awareness

  December 16, 2019

  undertaken to organize the event when Koppert came into the picture. As the biggest NGO on plant health, CABI represents much of the developing world as well [...] nal event under the banner of ‘Plant Health, Agriculture & Bioscience’ at the World Forum in The Hague, from 9-11 September 2020. The three-day event will [...] variety of motivators from around the world. The event is expected to draw between 800 and 900 international participants to the World Forum. Collaboration with

• Effective Biological Control: Keep a Close Eye on Everything

  April 9, 2019

  to focus on the top or on the older leaves or flowers. In some cases, it is useful to concentrate on the top of the leaves, and in others the bottom. Good [...] Biological control is much more effective if you have a clear picture of what is happening. You should establish whether the infestation is getting worse or [...] whether the beneficials feel at home and are reproducing or not. Monitoring – systematically keeping track of how the situation is developing – is therefore

• Top Reasons for Using Bumblebees

  April 25, 2018

  typically needs to visit a flower between 7-10 times, before it is fully pollinated. Bumblebees lack the sophisticated communication system of honeybees, and are [...] Bumblebees are much more efficient pollinators than honeybees, they mainly forage for pollen rather than nectar, and transfer more pollen to the pistils with [...] blooms per minute than honeybees. Bumblebees work earlier in the morning and later into the evening hours. Bumblebees work better in tunnels, as they have

• Natupol - Consistent Quality and Continuous Innovation

  June 10, 2020

  pollination work on arrival. For example, in the United States, the Bombus impatiens , is the bumblebee of choice and is bred in Howell, Michigan. At that facility [...] "There is a world of difference between the hives we produced in 1989 and the high-tech bumblebee colonies we produce today. Three decades of know-how, te [...] focused on 5 different aspects; the design and effectiveness of the hive itself, the selection, rearing and vitality of the bumblebees, continuous R&D and

• Fungi and Bacteria Deserve Greater Appreciation!

  May 31, 2019

  diseases. The plant is also teeming with organisms, inside and out, the function of which is not yet known in many cases. What's certain is that plant [...] with good reason that the number of biological beneficials and supporters is growing on this basis! In fact, our whole world is one big ecosystem. But [...] reality is that the useful ones have the upper hand. As a grower, you can make good use of this. For example, adding Trichoderma harzianum fungi or Bacillus bacteria

• Thrips parvispinus

  significant damage on fruit. The feeding activity of the thrips often leaves scars and blemishes on the fruit surface, which reduces the fruit's quality and m [...] pupa, and finally the adult insect. The eggs are laid in leaves, flower petals, and the soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with [...] sheltered places on the plant. The prepupal and pupal instars can be recognized by their developing wing buds. Compared to the prepupa, the pupa has longer

• Aphids

  Aphids feed on the sap of plants, which can cause the leaves to turn yellow or become distorted. The damage is often more pronounced on the younger leaves [...] throughout the world. Aphids form a single, very large group of insects: the super- family Aphidoidea, belonging to the order Hemiptera . The aphids discussed [...] larger than the other. For a large part of the season an aphid population consists of viviparous females. As reproduction is asexual, the progeny of a