• Trial results beneficial nematodes in 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 [...] 5% 1% -61% 0,5% 0 -80% End of 1 generation 15-06-2009 st Untreated End of 1st generation 15-06-2010 Capirel Impact of one or two Capirel applications [...] 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

• Pollination Under Artificial Lights

  October 4, 2018

  beginning to drop, growers in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere are paying special attention to their growing lights. High time to focus on [...] its best practices with regard to pollination under artificially lit conditions. As one of the world’s biggest breeders of bumblebee species, Koppert Biological [...] and Growing Lights' gives advice on when to open and close hives, the best placement of hives, the benefits of its ‘Bee vision’ innovation, and influencing

• Koppert’s microbial solutions for sustainable food production

  October 15, 2020

  wellbeing of the ecosystem as a whole. Much research still needs to be done. We at Koppert are aware of the immense potential that the invisible world of bacteria [...] risk of suffering hunger by the end of 2020.” The report says there are now calls for a “profound change of global food and agricultural systems…to increase [...] question we face is: How to achieve food security for an increasing world population while changing food production systems to ease the pressure on our

• Aphelinus abdominalis

  parasitized. The control of the aphids is due to host feeding and parasitization in roughly equal measure. Life cycle and appearance of Aphelinus abdominalis [...] the biological control of various aphid species. The parasitic wasp Aphelinus abdominalis is used for the biological control of the following pests: Potato [...] Koppert as Aphilin . Aphelinus abdominalus products Aphilin Expand all items How to use Aphelinus abdominalis The parasitic wasp is available in a bottle (

• Time For A Tune Up

  February 27, 2026

  before 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 healthy. They partner with nature to find answers to agricultural challenges and restore the natural balance of our planet. Founded by cucumber grower [...] moving parts—not just bios, but all the pesticides as well—and how those parts fit together to make a program work. They’re like a pit crew for a Formula One

• Casea

  few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected pest insects in the root zone turn yellow to brown but may be difficult to find, due to rapid d [...] a rate of 1 to 3 million nematodes per liter of spray solution (average 1.5 billion /ha or 0.6 billion/acre) and against soil pests at a rate of 500 million [...] degradation. Infected foliar pests simply fall to the ground. Pack size 3,000 million - 4 sachets of 750 million in a box Developmental stage Infective

• Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

  April 29, 2019

  swirskii the benchmark of predatory mites . The effectiveness of other predatory mites is always compared to the effectiveness of this species: do they [...] that picky when it comes to its daily meal. It eats many species of small insects and mites, which is ideal when different types of pests occur simultaneously [...] crop , so there's no need to apply new mites on a regular basis. Several factors determine how quickly this happens, such as how many prey there are and

• Black vine weevil

  larvae move into corms, rhizomes and stem bases of plants. Larvae can also feed above ground within the stems of the plants. Both adult beetles and larvae are [...] large number of plant species. High populations of larvae can destroy plants under field conditions. Established crops are more resistant to damage than [...] ornamental plants. Life cycle and appearance of Black vine weevil The life cycle of the black vine weevil consists of an egg, 6 or 7 larval instars, a pupal instar

• Two-spotted spider mite

  little as 30% damage of the leaf surface can lead to loss of the crop. The nymphs and adults also produce webs, and plants can get completely covered with [...] urticae ) is a pest of many crops throughout the world. Despite their small size, they are capable of very rapidly doing severe damage, due to their great r [...] on the leaves affects the appearance of the crop. This is of particular concern in ornamental crops. Life cycle of two-spotted spider mite Two-spotted spider

• Western flower thrips

  Thrips cause damage to plants by piercing the cells of the surface tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting [...] leaves and the black dots of their excreta indicate their presence in the crop. The vigour of the plant is reduced by loss of chlorophyll. When infestations [...] giving rise to deformities such as the “pig-tail” fruit sometimes found in cucumber crops. In many ornamental crops, even very low numbers of thrips can