• What is Thripex Plus?

  August 18, 2021

  part of a group of pests called thrips . These pests are minute black winged insects that suck plant sap and can be a serious pest of ornamental and food [...] plant of pests. Neoseiulus cucumeris is produced and packaged by Koppert Biological Systems under the product name of Thripex Plus. This product not only [...] The cucumeris is part of an integrated pest management (IPM) program that the grower or nursery used to defeat pests. One reason to use an IPM program is

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

  December 3, 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 [...] US. Prior to his work at Koppert, he rose through several New England production facilities, and was Director of Operations for a large perennial wholesale

• Grape downy mildew

  sufficient on their own under high pressure. Biological control of Grape downy mildew Biological control plays an increasingly important role in the management [...] viticola , is one of the most important diseases in wine and table grape production worldwide. The disease spreads rapidly under warm and wet conditions, [...] integrated approach. Since the pathogen remains latent before symptoms emerge, control strategies should focus on reducing infection pressure, limiting favorable

• In Search of the Relationship Between NatuGro and Nitrogen Release

  February 18, 2020

  NovaCropControl on June-bearers had already shown that production levels remained the same with different nitrogen applications. At NovaCropControl’s testing [...] of this element and become highly attractive to pests and soil pathogens. Together with NovaCropControl, Koppert is trying to find an optimum balance in [...] levels of production and quality with a lower dose of fertilizer? Californian strawberry growers who use NatuGro have already seen their production levels

• Harness the added value of nature's helpers

  November 29, 2022

  More about Integrated Pest Management What is Biological Control? IPM: The Path to a Successful Approach The How and Why of IPM Integrated crop management: [...] field of integrated pest management for over 55 years, mainly for protected crops. Natural enemies are used on a large scale to combat pests and mites. Chemical [...] strategy. They can boost the effectiveness of your plant protection and pest control. However, you do need to take care of these useful creatures if you want

• Perfect Potted Hydrangeas for Super-Strict Customers

  December 6, 2019

  Thripor-I Orius insidiosus Natutec Airobug A shrinking number of pest control products and more stringent requirements are making crop protection across [...] company needs to resort to biological control methods to fight pests wherever possible. The most troublesome pests in Van Geest’s potted hydrangeas are [...] For Pieter, the greatest threat is not in the shrinking number of pest control products or more stringent rules, but in the lack of uniformity in legislation

• Biocontrol for Spider Mites

  April 24, 2020

  enemies used for biological pest control of spider mite infestations, enabling growers to safely combat this devastating pest without the use of harsh chemicals [...] persimilis , for the control of spider mites on cucumber plants, and thus laid the foundation for the biological control of many plant pests on numerous plants [...] agricultural industries. To further support pest control programs, Koppert produces two additional predators for the control of spider mites. In addition to Ph

• The Importance of Quality at Koppert

  December 3, 2019

  biological pest control products and this is why they opt for Spidex ," says Product Manager, Tim Bossinga, who has been involved with this product for 6 years: [...] it to be a prime product to keep improving and controlling relentlessly." Above average quality At Koppert, the general quality control of Spidex is conducted [...] when it comes to the most effective biological control of spider mite. "The discovery and commercial production of Phytoseiulus persimilis that got underway

• No Risks for Employees or for the Environment

  October 22, 2019

  always been a stubborn pest for us,’ explains Federico Martínez Martínez. ‘Many of our products have a long production time. This extended period gives algae [...] results of the pest control did not live up to their expectations. ‘We have few success stories and a lot of failures. We applied the product believing that [...] started using biological control for sciarid fly in 2003, as chemicals proved inefficient in combating the larvae of this pest. ‘Sciarid fly has always

• Reinforced Hook For All

  July 16, 2018

  order to make these products even more robust.' This improvement will be applied on the following products. Swirski-Mite Plus : for control of whitefly and [...] Swirski-Mite LD : for control of whitefly and thrips Spical-Plus : for control of various spider mite species Thripex-Plus : for control of various thrips [...] resistant to moisture, so that the sachets remain firmly in place in the crop. Product manager Tim Bossinga explains, 'Following the launch of Swirski Ulti-Mite