• The Pest is Gone, but What Happened to the Good Guys?

  April 24, 2019

  food. The crucial question is: where have they gone? Most natural enemies really need their favorite pest to survive. When it is no longer present, they fly [...] we've selected them not to do that. After all, they were ‘hired’ to work. Standing army The rapid disappearance of useful insects is sometimes a disadvantage [...] especially if your intention is to build up a standing army of useful insects or mites in the crop before the pest arrives. This is absolutely essential for

• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  for losses in its production in a safe and effective way. Chula Brand is a company with more than 20 years of experience in the production and distribution [...] Koppert that not only has the highest quality products, but also accompanied them in this transition. "The experience with the use of these products has been [...] consumer, who now can enjoy a product that is completely safe for consumption. The future of biological control in papaya production Koppert has a portfolio

• Phil Gerry at CAES Symposium at UCONN

  September 4, 2025

  explaining why it’s so revolutionary. If the Natutec Airobreez is not on your radar yet, or you’d like a deeper dive, you can find product information [...] September 18, 2025, at Jones Auditorium, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, CT. Advance registration is required [...] required. More information is available on the event web page . Phil Gerry is a Technical Sales Consultant for Koppert’s Northeast Region, covering New England

• Free Webinar series; Implementing Plant Empowerment

  May 19, 2020

  webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 3 rd , 2020 at 9am and 3pm (Netherlands Time). For the US, Eastern Time Zone, 3am and 9am. The other webinars follow [...] Wednesday, June 3 rd , 2020 at 9am and 3pm – Dutch time (Eastern Time Zone 3am and 9am. The following dates are; June 10, 17 and 24. Join us! Sign up now [...] of Plant Empowerment is described in the book; Plant Empowerment, the basic principles . This book is well received worldwide and is currently being translated

• Protect Poinsettias From Whiteflies

  April 15, 2025

  swirskii ISARID™ Product page By the way… If fungus gnats are a problem the best solution is ENTONEM during propagation. ENTONEM Product page Whitefly Control [...] along with product recommendations such as Horiver cards for mass trapping, parasitic wasps , predatory mites , and beneficial fungi. Why Isarid™ Is A Grow [...] Greenhouse of Ramsey, Minnesota is an ornamental grower with a wide range of volume crops including poinsettias. This is a look into why they use Isarid ™ as one

• New Packaging

  Earth Day, estimates that 3 million tons of Styrofoam are produced in the USA annually, 80% of which is destined for the trash. Koppert is consistently [...] new packaging will be gradual and it is expected that there will be a mixture of the two shipping methods. Our goal is to completely switch to the new recyclable [...] Styrofoam per year. That is a yearly saving of 1.43 tons of Styrofoam that will not be produced and stay out of landfills. Styrofoam is harmful to humans and

• Koppert Partners with Nitrasoil in Argentina

  July 19, 2019

  portfolio of inoculants and biological protection products, Koppert intends to expand the range of products it offers, and also meet the needs of farmers in [...] Brazil, Gustavo Herrmann, this is a strategic acquisition, as it expands Koppert’s footprint in South America. 'We estimate that the inoculants market for [...] explains. According to Carlos Gaziglia, president of Nitrasoil, this merger is not only important for his company, which will be present in the countries serviced

• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  takes about 12 weeks. Why not use compostable sachets? This too was an option that Koppert researched. The sachet quality is not only important for the [...] sum, it is a complex process for which our current foil material is extremely suitable and an advanced solution. Together with our supplier who is a leader [...] really mean? What is the Ulti-Mite concept? Ulti-Mite is more than just a ‘foil’. The special foil itself (containing 0% plastic!) is made up of a number

• In Partnership with Nature

  January 2, 2019

  Earth Day, estimates that 3 million tons of Styrofoam are produced in the USA annually, 80% of which is destined for the trash. Koppert is consistently [...] new packaging will be gradual and it is expected that there will be a mixture of the two shipping methods. Our goal is to completely switch to the new recyclable [...] the product at each destination. Moreover, the products we used such as Capsanem , Entonem , and Enermix are our most temperature sensitive products. We

• Properly scouting for spider mite helps to avoid surprises

  July 5, 2022

  proper scouting is crucial. Using sticky traps for spider mite is of little use, as the mites are not attracted to them. Even if there’s a contamination [...] a spider mite attack is not complicated. The webs are particularly obvious, and when you spot those, the level of infestation is already high. But even [...] of your crop. A good guideline is a weekly check of the entire crop, with particular attention paid to areas where there were problems last season. Those