• Podcast with Tech On Demand: A Biological Approach to Spring IPM, featuring Koppert’s Heidi Doering

  March 7, 2025

  Bill Calkins is widely known as the editor of Tech On Demand, the email newsletter discussing technical topics in the horticultural industry. In his companion [...] Heidi Doering. Heidi is our National Ornamental Crop Lead and Technical IPM Consultant for the Midwest Region. She fills Bill in on what she’s seeing and [...] Koppert for the past decade and is one of the most well-informed plant experts regarding ornamental IPM. Her experience in production, sales, and with the

• Flowering potted plants

  Begonia is a perennial flowering plants and belongs to the family of Begoniaceae . The genus consists of 1,795 different plant species. Some of these species [...] Standard in Biostimulants Nodokare: The New Standard in Biostimulants Acadian™: The Gold Standard in Biostimulants Acadian™: The Gold Standard in Biostimulants [...] About There are many species of flowering potted plants, the most common species are: Poinsettia is well known and popular for its large red, white and

• Phil Gerry at CAES Symposium at UCONN

  September 4, 2025

  registration is required. More information is available on the event web page . Phil Gerry is a Technical Sales Consultant for Koppert’s Northeast Region, covering [...] the topic of managing some of the most troubling pests in garden mum and poinsettia production. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is the first [...] experiment station in the United States. Founded in 1875, it’s an independent state agency whose main mission is research. Acquired knowledge is shared through

• Rose

  Standard in Biostimulants Nodokare: The New Standard in Biostimulants Acadian™: The Gold Standard in Biostimulants Acadian™: The Gold Standard in Biostimulants [...] genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred rose species and thousands of different [...] The rose is a woody, perennial plant which usually develops as a shrub, climbing or trailing with a stem that has sharp thorns. The flowers of the rose

• Whitefly – small pest, big problem

  February 2, 2023

  Leaf Curl Virus’ (TYLCV) is one of the most serious. The larvae and mature insects can pick up the virus before transmitting it in the adult stage. Even more [...] larvae of the tobacco whitefly inject enzymes into the plant, causing damage. This can include irregular ripening in tomatoes and peppers, yellowing of flower [...] flower stems in gerbera, and severe yellowing of the leaves of green beans. Other symptoms include chlorotic spots, falling fruit and/or leaves, irregular

• Aphids

  reproduction is asexual, the progeny of a single female is genetically identical to the mother. In other words, they are clones. Because there is no genetic [...] aphids have two pairs of wings, one of which is much larger than the other. For a large part of the season an aphid population consists of viviparous females [...] during each of these moults, betraying their presence in the crop. There are two types of aphid species: those that change to other host plants in the winter

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  quality of fruit for export, since it is produced in safer conditions." Importance of bell pepper cultivation in Mexico The profitability of a crop is based [...] also in the number of productive weeks and, therefore, in the profitability of the business. The implementation of a biological control program is one of [...] management of pests and diseases, making it a benchmark in know-how in the production of peppers. The harvest cycle for peppers varies according to region and

• Sustainable Cultivation Goes Much Further than Pests and Natural Enemies

  April 23, 2018

  The Role of Technology in Biological Control The role of technology in biological control is set to grow even further; that's the prediction of Peter Maes [...] people at your disposal, of course.’ Precision agriculture and horticulture Technology is also gaining in importance in the world of practice. Peter Maes points [...] notion of natural cultivation. ‘He or she thinks of the sun, the fresh air of the great outdoors, ladybirds, butterflies... and while there is nothing

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  plants or when the humidity is very high. Wet wounds are also a favourite. Chemical intervention is unavoidable in the event of a serious attack. But before [...] certain degree of resistance to the fungus. Powdery Mildew In fact, the method of combating mildew doesn't differ much from that for Botrytis. There are several [...] like before, prevention is better than cure. In addition to the measures mentioned above, applying sulfur is also a good idea. Keep in mind, however, that

• Time For A Tune Up

  February 27, 2026

  getting out of control, and any blind spots in the existing IPM program can be promptly found and remediated. Starting with an overview of the crop and [...] BioSolution in place, Koppert Technical Consultants create a detailed VR based on their in-person observations and conversations. Their report notes what is working [...] viability numerous times in transit to confirm that the product delivered matches the promises made. Koppert is a global supplier of sustainable growing solutions