• Accelerating Change in Food Production

  June 20, 2018

  produced indoors; from biological control agents such as macro- and microbiologicals, to using the crop’s own DNA to control harmful plant species. Opening [...] Martin Koppert, explained the company’s holistic biological approach for controlling pests and diseases in agriculture and said he encouraged the exchange [...] Koppert’s Corporate Marketing Director, Peter Maes, who spoke on biological control agents in horticulture and agriculture, said microbiological solutions would

• Crop Monitoring and Scouting

  disease detection. Identifying pests and diseases early allows for targeted control measures, reducing the need for excessive pesticide use. This not only reduces

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in potato & outdoor vegetables

  play an important role in the biological control of many pests. Even more for pests that are difficult to control and where chemicals fail or are simply [...] Various Beneficial nematodes A biological & effective solution to help control hazardous pests in agricultural crops While plant parasitic nematodes are [...] not mentioned in this document, it doesn’t necessarily mean it cannot be controlled by nematodes. Koppert is continuously researching new possibilities. Contact

• Written in GrowerTalks: "BioSolutions for Propagators" by Jeremy Webber

  December 1, 2024

  BioSolutions for Propagators, a pest control article by Jeremy Webber, appears in the December 2024 issue of GrowerTalks magazine. He discusses the impact [...] and other industry professionals curious about natural, sustainable pest control solutions for crops. Jeremy is currently the Ornamental Crop Team Manager

• Quality is Key at Koppert!

  October 14, 2019

  procedures. The orders are then stored in climate control rooms or transported to the end-user in climate-controlled conditions. Professional consultants instruct [...] incalculable. A selection of the stock is reared in climate rooms with fully controlled and continuously monitored conditions. The mites are regularly checked [...] this moment special care is taken to keep the mites in an inactive state. Controlled Packaging and Logistics Next, the mites are packed into different size

• In Search of the Relationship Between NatuGro and Nitrogen Release

  February 18, 2020

  Koppert and NovaCropControl is looking into the consequences of lower rates of nitrogen release. The collaboration with NovaCropControl is an obvious choice: [...] NovaCropControl on June-bearers had already shown that production levels remained the same with different nitrogen applications. At NovaCropControl’s testing [...] become highly attractive to pests and soil pathogens. Together with NovaCropControl, Koppert is trying to find an optimum balance in strawberry crops: is it

• Ercal

  Releases should be repeated at least 3 times at weekly intervals or until control is achieved. Depending on the specific situation, it may be better to switch

• Limonica

  50-250 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated once or twice, or until control is achieved. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert

• Economical and Better Biocontrol of Aphids, Mealybugs and Echinothrips

  May 10, 2021

  used previously, to greater effect. Aphids and mealybugs are difficult to control and an increasing problem in many crops in which hotspots can grow explosively [...] pests, many growers have turned to biological solutions and IPM programs to control plagues and diseases. Greater efficacy at less cost Chrysopa-E can be produced [...] expense. With Chrysopa-E, the grower has a very large army of biological control agents ready for action. Chrysopa-E eats all types of aphids , mealybugs

• Thripex with More Punch - Now Available in Bulk

  August 18, 2021

  efficacy in many crops - especially soft fruit. ‘We see that other measures to control thrips are losing ground, increasing the need to work with predatory mites [...] supply chain.’ Thripex has been an important biological solution for thrips control for many years and is used effectively in crops in which whitefly is not [...] predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris establishes itself in the crop and can control different types of thrips by consuming the eggs and the first larval stage