• Cranberry

  Pacific Coast of North America and parts of Europe. This species of cranberry belongs to the subgenus Oxycoccus and genus Vaccinium . This species of cranberry [...] species of cranberry is also referred to as large cranberry, American cranberry or bearberry. The cranberry is indigenous to specific parts of North America [...] America, namely the central and eastern part of Canada and the northeastern and north-central areas of the United States. This cranberry is also found in

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  opportunity to grow alongside Koppert in the development and application of biological crop protection.| The future Koen's vision of the future of agriculture [...] the future of agriculture, where traditional and organic practices complement each other, and how organic and traditional farming are getting closer together [...] abandon traditional methods. He decided to find a balance between both approaches. This way of working allows him to gain experience in using biological crop

• Using Capirel for healthy fruit orchards

  the volume of water to correspond with the quantity of nematodes,’ Michel explains. ‘It’s easy to dilute in this way.’ Michel says it is easy to apply if [...] when he switched to organic methods. ‘I had some difficulties with codling moths and leafrollers at the time and switched to biocontrol to save my production [...] would recommend it to anyone who has problems with codling moths and leafrollers. It really helps to reduce the pest pressure. I’m proud to spray a solution

• Sustainable Development Goals

  order to get closer to realizing our mission and vision and contribute to the Global Goals, we need to work together. That is why we are open to building [...] and the economy. How do we contribute to SDGs? Our day to day activities align with several of the SDGs, particularly those related to sustainable agriculture [...] one of our core activities. Our strength lies in our ability to translate knowledge into practical applications, contributing to the discovery of sustainable

• Thrips

  that literally means ‘fringed wings’, and refers to the eyelash-like fringe of hairs along both edges of the thin wings. There are more than 6,000 known [...] in color and have a similar shape to the adults but are smaller and lack wings. One of the most distinctive features of thrips larvae is their characteristic [...] mistaken for fungal spores or other types of debris. Thrips damage Thrips cause damage to the plant by piercing the cells of the surface tissue and sucking out

• A life rooted in agriculture: transforming the future with Koppert

  December 10, 2024

  motivating his team of consultants every day. “I’m convinced that Koppert is helping to change the model of crop protection worldwide. It’s how everything started [...] revolved around the rhythm of nature. It was family farming, free from chemicals, and grounded in self-sufficiency—a connection to the earth that left an indelible [...] am proud to say that I have a special affection for Swirskii because it changed all of our lives so much. We had major issues in relation to chemical use

• NatuGro in strawberry

  years. 85% of the strawberry growers were able to increase their yields by 5 percent or higher, bringing their return on investment to four to five dollars [...] Peter decided to dedicated themselves to finding an alternative method of crop protection . Nowadays we provide our biological solutions to more than 100 [...] crop yields by up to 10 percent. With a proprietary combination of micro-organisms, bio-stimulants and tailored advice more than 85% of growers who have

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  are difficult to see. Larval feeding in the fruit leads to fruit tissue collapse. Even if the fruits have not collapsed, the occurrence of larvae within [...] exposes fruits to secondary pathogens (e.g. bacteria, fungi and yeasts). Finally, deterioration of fruit can increase its susceptibility to attack by other [...] (e.g. cherries, plums) being particularly susceptible to infestation. Life cycle and appearance of Spotted wing drosophila Adult spotted-wing drosophila

• Aphids—Go Time Appears in GrowerTalks Magazine

  February 25, 2025

  , and the potato aphid , and how to identify them. This information is critical right now because this is the time to get a biocontrol plan in place, so [...] in the March issue of GrowerTalks. In Aphids—Go Time he discusses key points about the main types of aphids growers are most likely to encounter this spring [...] protected from the very start of the season. Jeremy Webber rose through several New England production facilities, and was Director of Operations for a large

• Spot the caterpillar!

  June 28, 2023

  lower themselves down to the ground on a thread of their own silk. The caterpillars of Tuta absoluta ( tomato leaf miner ) like to hide away. This small [...] called a leaf ‘miner’! Caterpillars of different butterfly species have three pairs of real legs and up to five pairs of false legs (prolegs). The prolegs [...] pupate in the ground. Caterpillars from the Tortricidae family (leaf rollers) like to hide in curled-up leaves. If you touch them, they’ll start to squirm and