• Koppert Partners with Canadian Ecoation

  June 17, 2019

  Systems in the Netherlands and the Canadian based Ecoation have signed a cooperation agreement on June 13 th 2019. The contract was signed at the GreenTech [...] growers. The app has won the prestigious GreenTech Innovation Award at the international GreenTech fair in Amsterdam Tuesday. Ecoation focuses on AI-driven [...] won the GreenTech Concept Award for the IRIS! Scoutrobot. This robot registers plant health and diseases in greenhouses. The technology is based on the

• Sustainable Cultivation Goes Much Further than Pests and Natural Enemies

  August 18, 2021

  presenting his view on the future at the headquarters of Koppert Biological Systems in Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands. The interactions between [...] already restraints on its use due partly to the CO2 emissions of this industry as well as the climate policies in place in many parts of the world,’ says Peter [...] Peter Maes points to the consumer, who has a romanticized notion of natural cultivation. ‘He or she thinks of the sun, the fresh air of the great outdoors,

• Natutec Scout Wins GreenTech Innovation Award 2019

  June 11, 2019

  says Vroegop. ‘The smartest thing about the app is the image recognition that has been built into the app enabling you to collect data on location without [...] traps to identify and count the insects in the crop. The IPM-data is then stored in a central database and offers growers the possibility to carry out detailed [...] This gives growers the opportunity to act in good time. The dashboard linked to the app is able to generate advice reports and holds the key to further s

• Spical-Plus

  in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory [...] multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of [...] predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Spical-Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start

• Free Webinar series; Implementing Plant Empowerment

  May 19, 2020

  and 3pm (Netherlands Time). For the US, Eastern Time Zone, 3am and 9am. The other webinars follow in the next three weeks on Wednesdays. Registration is possible [...] Plant Empowerment the road map to sustainable horticulture. The theory of Plant Empowerment is described in the book; Plant Empowerment, the basic principles [...] Empowerment The partners start with a series of four webinars. The participants learn how to stimulate and support the natural growing power of the plants by

• Swirski-Mite LD

  in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory [...] multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of [...] predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Swirski-Mite LD depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation

• Swirski-Mite Plus

  in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory [...] multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of [...] predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Swirski-Mite Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation

• Spidex Vital Plus

  in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory [...] multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of [...] predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Spidex Vital Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation

• Pollination Under Artificial Lights

  August 10, 2021

  junior product manager. ‘We have looked at all the features on the hive and give advice on how to enhance the work of our bumblebees in poor (day)light conditions [...] growers in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere are paying special attention to their growing lights. High time to focus on the effects this [...] shares with growers is based on more than 30 years’ experience in the field and valuable growers’ feedback. The eight-page manual on 'Pollination and Growing

• Impatiens thrips

  deposited in the leaf tissue, while subsequent stages are found on the upper- and undersides of the leaf. Pupation occurs on the leaf rather than on the ground [...] exclusively on the leaves and is often present on weeds in greenhouses. Damage symptoms Thrips cause damage to plants by piercing the cells of the surface [...] causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting silver-grey patches on leaves and the black dots of their excreta indicate their presence in the crop