• Botrytis problems often have company

  December 20, 2021

  grower, you’ll also have to be constantly alert to the unwanted interactions: one pathogen can make it easier for another to strike. This applies to Botrytis [...] preference for plants that have not been infected by Botrytis . Get in touch with one of our experts

• Leaf miners

  traps help monitor adult activity and support timely intervention. With Koppert’s biological solutions for leaf miners, professional growers can keep in [...] y of the host plant. This susceptibility can also vary considerably from one cultivar to another. Indirect damage arises when disease causing fungi or

• Crop Monitoring and Scouting

  of pests and respond accordingly. Benefits of crop monitoring and scouting One of the most critical aspects of crop scouting is pest and disease detection

• Outdoor crops pollination advice

  Koppert bumblebees ensure natural pollination in both indoor and outdoor crops. We will delve into the key principles of outdoor crop pollination and explore [...] that the hive is positioned in the crop immediately after delivery or within one day to allow the bumblebees to find food sources. Placement To maximize p

• Aphids and How to Protect Your Crop

  April 3, 2020

  rates visit the product's web page or contact a Koppert consultant. Optimize scouting efforts with Koppert iPM, intelligent Pest Management. Learn more at [...] reproduce asexually and are notorious virus vectors, they have quickly become one of the most threatening greenhouse pests. For a long time, in crops where [...] their enormous reproductive capacity, aphid infestations develop rapidly. Koppert has developed multiple products to control aphids at all levels of infestation

• The How and Why of IPM

  August 18, 2021

  built up so carefully will collapse again. You can check this with the Koppert Side Effects app. ( Side-Effects Database Page ) To achieve all this, you [...] you must have sufficient knowledge of diseases and pests on the one hand and the natural enemies on the other. You also have to continuously monitor how [...] develop in your crop; monitoring ( Monitoring Solutions Page ) is crucial. Koppert consultants can help you with this. In short: many factors determine the

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  like humans, a tomato crop can also be felled by numerous diseases. Which ones strike depends heavily on the circumstances. But every grower must have something [...] attack. But before that happens, there are many other possibilities. Step one is to prevent favorable conditions for germination. Specifically, this means

• New Approach Significantly Reduces Aphids in Soft Fruits

  March 21, 2019

  (Amphorophora rubi) is the main source of nuisance. This was the reason for Koppert to join the distributors Vos Capelle and Klep Etten-Leur and four growers’ [...] wasps used were Aphidius ervi , also known as Ervipar , which were released one per square metre, three weeks in a row. This did not occur completely without [...] want to seize this opportunity in the market. This will enable me to stay one step ahead of the international competition.’ Corrective Products for Emergencies

• What is Biological Control?

  September 15, 2020

  Biological control or biocontrol is defined as "the use of a population of one organism to reduce the population of another organisms" (van Lenteren et al [...] 2017). It is based on an existing principle in nature: most organisms have one or more natural enemies by which populations of an organism are regulated [...] scale and released ahead of every crop cycle. This was the start of the Koppert Biological Systems. The first natural enemy The first natural enemy produced

• Great Results in Combating Grubs in Blueberries

  March 19, 2019

  the production changed to blueberries. Biological crop protection using Koppert nematodes proved to be a great success. Some years ago the Melolontha melolontha [...] chemicals. We also use light traps to catch adult beetles during the night. One trap is able to catch several thousand beetles. In the fight against grubs [...] ‘Our Patience was Rewarded’ The Wilczewscy Garden Farm has worked with Koppert for many years when it comes to using bumblebees for pollination . ‘We already