• Acadian Plant Health™ and Koppert Join Forces to Expand Biostimulants Access Across the U.S.

  April 3, 2024

  dedication to innovation align perfectly with our mission to deliver cutting-edge biological solutions, and we’re excited to work together for the benefit [...] company’s commitment to bring innovative solutions to the agricultural industry. “This partnership gives our U.S. customers access to Acadian products even [...] extracts comprise the foundation of the agricultural solutions we offer. We deliver key functionality to meet agricultural needs worldwide in the areas of performance

• Investing in thrips control: always a good idea

  March 6, 2023

  unsaleable or the crop dies! Don't be complacent If you don't devote enough attention to thrips control and don't have a solid plan for the whole year, thrips [...] a crop! In the past, ornamental plant growers regularly had to destroy part of their crops. This is hardly ever necessary any longer due to better control [...] of damage What kind of damage do thrips cause exactly? In ornamental plants, the main problem is visual damage. This can seriously affect the product's

• Effective thrips control with predatory mites

  impact on the environment and human health. Koppert is the pioneer in the development of predatory mite solutions, starting in 1967 with the production [...] one of the most challenging pests in horticulture and agriculture, causing both direct and indirect damage to a wide range of crops. Their ability to reproduce [...] establishes fast in warm and moderate to high humid environments. It is available in multiple carriers tailored to different growing environments and c

• Advanced biocontrol of spider mite with Spidex Vital

  February 3, 2021

  Koppert Biological Systems by the company’s founder, Jan Koppert. The eventual product, Spidex, became the foundation of what is now a leading international [...] al force in biocontrol. The advanced Spidex Vital biological solution for spider mites takes it to the next level for professional growers worldwide. [...] infestations. For growers in the USA, the Netherlands, Mexico and Canada Spidex Vital will be officially launched at February 15, shortly followed by the launch

• Our new branding: inspired by nature

  September 10, 2021

  Obviously, our new identity is rooted in nature,’ says Maes. The Koppert ‘K’ is designed to aim forward: always looking ahead for new sustainable solutions [...] time for an update, a branding that matches our ambition and reflects our connection to nature. ‘Our mission to contribute to the health of people and [...] In addition, the symmetry symbolises the equal importance of plant protection above and underground. The natural shapes and colours of the new Koppert brand

• Whitefly – small pest, big problem

  February 2, 2023

  fruit, and ornamental crops. To minimize the impact, it’s important to be able to recognize damage as quickly as possible. The larvae of greenhouse whitefly [...] up the virus before transmitting it in the adult stage. Even more misery The tobacco whitefly brings with it even more negatives. The larvae of the tobacco [...] whitefly need protein to grow, which they obtain by extracting sap from plants. The sap contains a variety of sugars; the excess is secreted as honeydew

• Two-spotted spider mite

  occur on the underside of leaves where they pierce the cells and suck out the contents. The empty dead cells become yellow, and in many plants the damage [...] lead to loss of the crop. The nymphs and adults also produce webs, and plants can get completely covered with such webs in which the mites live. The webbing [...] active than the females, with a body that is narrower and more pointed at the rear. Colour is very variable: from light yellow or orange to dark yellow

• Perfect Potted Hydrangeas for Super-Strict Customers

  December 6, 2019

  approach is virtually the same in the propagation phase, except that no Entonem is used. Pieter continues, "The topped plants go into the cold stores virtually [...] requirements on crop protection , the company needs to resort to biological control methods to fight pests wherever possible. The most troublesome pests in Van [...] Spidex , Spical , and Swirski-Mite . At the same time, the feed mite Carpoglypus is also scattered over the plants to give Swirski-Mite in particular, which

• Limonica: breakthrough in large-scale production of a complex predatory mite

  August 5, 2025

  new project to R&D. Together with production, they reviewed the entire process, from the type and quantity of feed to the composition of the rearing medium [...] about the future of Limonica . “We have cracked the code. The rearing is good, the volumes are adjustable, and we are ready to support growers worldwide [...] protection is central to Koppert. A striking example of this is the successful upscaling of Amblydromalus limonicus , better known under the product name

• Finish Clean with an IPM Based Program

  August 1, 2018

  out of the soil. The soil blankets the roots which are used as a highway for nutrients to the plant to help promote strength and growth of the plant. To [...] Rollertrap The Season to Pick Out the Perfect Poinsettia is Approaching At Koppert we believe that a perfect Poinsettia starts when the plant is barely sticking [...] (IPM) program that starts from the roots, works its way to the foliage, and helps to monitor for invasive pests throughout the growing cycle. There are many