• Premium quality around the world

  March 17, 2023

  exactly the easiest task in the world. That task becomes even more complex if a product in the Netherlands needs to arrive in, say, Mexico or Kenya within [...] they are fragile. That's why we pack them in high-tech, eco-friendly cool boxes with precise climate control in terms of temperature and humidity. That climate [...] Designed with growers in mind Inspired by Nature: new design, same trusted quality Our new branding: inspired by nature Koppert's daily mission is to provide

• Biodiversity: Research into our positive impact on nature

  May 23, 2022

  farming by 2030. This policy is in potential very beneficial for the market position of biological control industry. However, in practice the market introduction [...] Market Access Manager, Evert Hamblok. Biodiversity research in progress Monitoring biodiversity in order to prove the overall positive impact our solutions [...] is declining worldwide due to the loss of habitats, the use of pesticides in agriculture, acidification of our soil, and climate change. Biodiversity is

• The Spread of Whitefly

  August 14, 2020

  outside the greenhouse. In countries like Spain, where polytunnels are still widely used, infestations often just ‘blow’ in. This occurs in countries with high [...] Whitefly simply blow in If the population on the infected plant grows too large, the adult insects will fly to another plant in search of somewhere to [...] life of the greenhouse whitefly is relatively short in very high temperatures. Spread over the plant In contrast to the greenhouse whitefly , which prefers

• Keep a Close Eye on Thrips

  May 21, 2020

  where to find the larvae. In some crops, you will find them mainly in the heads of the plants, while in others they tend to be in the flowers or on the leaves [...] need to detect thrips in good time. Sticky traps are a useful tool in monitoring the development of infestations. Regular scouting in the crop is also essential [...] cannot fly. In short: by the time you see thrips on the sticky trap, the thrips problem has already reached a fairly advanced stage! Search in the right

• CEICKOR Celebrates its 15th Anniversary

  March 5, 2020

  students are taught both in classrooms and greenhouses, and they live in campus residences in an educational environment. In this way, they gain and strengthen [...] create a more sustainable future in agriculture and horticulture. It's these collaborations that bond us together as we work in partnership with nature. CEICKOR [...] specialized advice to producers and workers in greenhouses through courses, workshops and seminars specialized in the technical management of protected crops

• Lift Off for Koppert Innovation

  January 14, 2020

  handling and need to be dispersed in the correct locations in the right numbers to carry out their valuable work in the crop. Airborne technology Product [...] biological solution, Spidex , used in the control of the two-spotted spider mite , Tetranychus urticae in strawberry fields. In addition, laboratory and field [...] beneficial insects over 20 acres in the space of an hour. The high-tech release system was designed and developed in-house by Koppert’s Technical Department

• Perfect Potted Hydrangeas for Super-Strict Customers

  December 6, 2019

  greatest threat is not in the shrinking number of pest control products or more stringent rules, but in the lack of uniformity in legislation. "Customers [...] developed sufficiently, the topped plants have to spend at least 1000 hours in a cold store. After that, there is the finishing process before delivery to [...] customers," explains cultivation manager Pieter van der Lugt. "Our strength lies in our ability to produce some 2.5 million units every year, which means that

• Poinsettia Cultivation Has To Apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  be more nuanced in its approach to this by consulting with various stakeholders in the UK.’ Great Results in Canada Poinsettia growers in Canada are achieving [...] control in Poinsettia cultivation in the Netherlands an additional boost. ‘Koppert wants to achieve the same results that are being obtained in Canada here [...] here in the Netherlands and other countries in Europe. The use of the flower in Christmas floral displays makes it a sustainable market, as Dutch growers

• Sustainable Cultivation Goes Much Further than Pests and Natural Enemies

  April 23, 2018

  policies in place in many parts of the world,’ says Peter Maes, presenting his view on the future at the headquarters of Koppert Biological Systems in Berkel [...] is also gaining in importance in the world of practice. Peter Maes points to outdoor crops, where Koppert is continuing to gain ground in major crops such [...] 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

• Flies

  shore flies are mainly a problem in greenhouses. Their larvae live in the ground and prefer moist substrates that is rich in organic matter. Although they [...] are mostly found in the soil. The spotted wing drosophila , Drosophila suzukii , has recently developed into a major pest on soft fruits in Europe and North [...] Biological control of flies Flies are a common pest problem in greenhouse and field crops, where they disturb plant growth, spread diseases and affect