• Windset Farms® Partners with Koppert to Showcase Sustainable Pest Management Practices

  September 10, 2025

  behind the scenes of greenhouse production. Together, they are educating viewers on sustainable greenhouse growing practices, with a focus on the beneficial [...] (IPM) program. By featuring the expertise of Windset’s IPM Lead, Tammy, alongside Koppert’s Technical Consultant, Jordan, the campaign brought complex biological [...] vegetables” The series aired in late August, currently reaching over 25,000 viewers and generating more than 600 social media engagements, reflecting the eagerness

• Frequently Asked Questions about Bumblebees

  August 5, 2021

  as well as maintaining the nest. As the nest continues to develop the Queen will not leave the nest, she will remain inside the nest, continuing to lay [...] blame. As the entire honeybee colony survives the winter, honeybees are particularly sensitive to these. In the case of bumblebees, only the queen hibernates [...] What is the life cycle of the bumblebee and will they return next season? A queen bumblebee hibernates alone and underground throughout the winter season

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  unripe fruits. The larval development takes place in the fruit. The larvae pupate either fully or partly in the fruit, or outside the fruit on the ground. [...] oviposition, the respiration tubes extend from the fruit but are difficult to see. Larval feeding in the fruit leads to fruit tissue collapse. Even if the fruits [...] fruits have not collapsed, the occurrence of larvae within the fruit makes them unmarketable. The punctures made by the oviposition by D. suzukii exposes fruits

• Cotton leafworm

  laid in clusters of 20 to 500 pieces on lower leaf surfaces, often on the lower parts of the plant. The female covers the eggs with brownish-yellow hairs from [...] larval excrement protrudes from the holes they have produced. On tobacco, the stem base is often destroyed. On maize, the cotton leafworm ( Spodoptera littoralis [...] caterpillars crawl to the ground and settle in the surface layers. The pupa is 15 to 20 mm long and reddish brown in colour. The forewings of the adult cotton leafworm

• Biofungicide that gives soil-borne diseases no chance!

  January 21, 2021

  is hard on root diseases, but gentle on your plants. The hybrid strain of Trichoderma harzianum forms a physical barrier on the outside of the roots, without [...] reported consistent performance to the same high standard. How Trianum works Trianum contains the hybrid T-22 strain of the beneficial fungus Trichoderma harzianum [...] harzianum . Following application, the fungus grows very rapidly along the roots, protecting the plant through four mechanisms. Competition for space Trianum

• Phytoseiulus persimilis

  to feed on spider mites. The quantity of prey consumed depends on the predator and prey populations, the sex and age of the predator, and the temperature [...] use Push the centre of the cap to open the dosage hole Sprinkle material on leaves or pour into Diboxes Make sure the material remains on the introduction [...] hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory mites The dosage of Spidex Vital Plus depends on climate, crop and pest

• Spidex offers a solution for dozens of crops

  February 3, 2023

  constantly on the lookout for new techniques for using this predatory mite: these natural enemies have recently been spread by drone over the vast strawberry [...] over the leaves of crops that grow hairs or glandular hairs – the tomato plant for example. In this crop, predatory bugs and gall midges are the natural [...] food and ornamental crops. Spidex is a biological control product based on the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis . It is nothing new, having first

• Cabbage looper

  mainly on the leaves causing irregular holes. The first three instars make small holes, while the following stages feed on the tissue between the veins [...] to 300 eggs on the underside margins of the upper leaves of plants. The eggs have a spherical shape, with the flattened part attached to the leaf, and are [...] green with a white band on both sides of the body. Pupation takes place in webbed cocoons often on the underside of the host plants. The pupae have a green

• Amblydromalus limonicus

  before use Push the centre of the cap to open the dosage hole Carefully sprinkle material on leaves Make sure the material remains on the leaves for at least [...] limonicus The life cycle of Amblydromalus limonicus consists of the following stages: egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymph, and adult. Eggs are laid on the underside [...] approximately 0.14 mm in diameter. The larvae have six legs, are the same colour as the eggs, and are only slightly larger. The larvae of Amblydromalus limonicus

• Koppert strengthens leadership team and is ready for future growth

  October 21, 2024

  brings customers even closer to the core of the organization. Through regionalization, Koppert is positioned to address the unique needs of growers and farmers [...] and Global Leadership Team The new composition of the Executive Board and Global Leadership Team reflects Koppert's focus on strategic growth, operational [...] innovation. The Board of Directors focuses on strategic decision-making and ensuring sustainable growth and stability in a changing market. They oversee the company's