• Koppert bumblebee hives: fresh look, trusted quality

  June 19, 2023

  We feel it is essential to be closely connected with our customers and growers. We provide our local Koppert advisors and distributors with up-to-date i [...] pollination. Dedicated to quality However long the production process and logistic journey may be, we do everything possible to see that our pollinators [...] continents, enabling us to breed bumblebees close to our respective markets, ensuring they are ready for pollination upon arrival. We adhere to strict quality protocols

• Perfect Potted Hydrangeas for Super-Strict Customers

  December 6, 2019

  thrips, which began to settle in hydrangeas a few years ago without being noticed. "They were a problem that needed to be solved. It’s easy to see why Koppert [...] would to me be a better place to start." New issues Consultant Wim van der Meer agrees. "More uniformity would be nice as growers are always having to contend [...] necessary, all of excellent and uniform quality. It works out very well, but we have to do a lot of work to get there." A strong army in the crop With their

• Biosolutions for Tropicals: Pest Control for Floral and Foliage Crops

  succeeds due to its ability to feed on larger larval instars, not just smaller instars or eggs. Even in cooler temperatures, it continues to feed on many [...] attacks a two-spotted spider mite . To verify predation, check the bodies. Koppert’s unique rearing methods make it an indiator species, so they turn red [...] from setbacks, and thrive without harsh chemicals. Limonica: One Mean Mite Released to the American market a decade ago, Limonica is a meaner mite for a

• Black leg of seedlings

  General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress [...] of seedlings Pythium belongs to the Oomycetes, a separate group of microorganisms and is therefore not a real fungus. It survives as oospores, resting [...] spores with flagellae, which enable the spores to move through water. The zoospores are chemically drawn to the growing roots of young plants and move towards

• Ten Facts About Thrips

  April 26, 2019

  They're often difficult for growers to distinguish from each other. 3. In order to be effective against thrips, you need to know which intruder you are dealing [...] thrips , for example, doubles its population in four days . So there's no time to lose! 8. Thrips has an additional weapon in its arsenal: the pupae are often [...] brown dots. This can lead to considerable damage. 5. A very unusual aspect is that the thrips females can lay eggs without being fertilized by a male. Usually

• Tropicals

  tropical plants. Contrary to what most people expect, many of the tropical plants do not do well in direct sunlight and should be located in shadier environments [...] warm, sunny months. Commercially, tropical plants can be grown in colder climates, but they must be grown inside of greenhouses and with other forms of [...] American term, whereas in other countries this group of plants is often referred to as ‘Green Potted Plants’. In colder climates north of the equator, tropical

• Successful biocontrol in potatoes

  August 3, 2023

  damage can start anytime, and nematodes need to be applied from planting through to harvest. This means multiple applications – little and often.' Most of [...] wireworms in Italy with success, according to Cyrille. 'The wireworm pressure is often high and difficult to detect since it is a soilborne pest. Therefore, damage [...] and it has become a major problem. Moreover, conventional pesticides work poorly on the soil. Our nematodes have the added benefit of being able to move

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  wind at its back but the business started to take off in 2015. In 2019, the tomato nursery also owned by Van Zijl was converted, before being added to the [...] biological plant protection as a godsend. ‘It is going very well indeed. It would be unthinkable if we still had to keep using chemical products. After all [...] 14 cm pots went to the buyers in 17 cm pots. The company has focused on biological plant protection since it was founded. However, its highly automated

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 5, 2024

  We do it together. To innovate, to bring something new to the market, that’s in our genes. The commitment to finding solutions for growers – it was our [...] very persistent when it came to the experiments in his cucumber crop and soon neighbour growers and others became curious about what he was doing in his [...] vegetables. This forced growers to look for safe solutions, and we were more than ready to help them.’ A perfect location to start Operating from the largest

• High-tech Insect Production

  January 12, 2021

  should the departments be and how should the layout and logistics routing be designed? What is needed to rear insects and what central facilities are required [...] transferred to the greenhouses and halls, and will soon also be transferred to the office building.’ This same principle has been applied to the units, [...] food cycle. Without taking a critical look at yourself, you won’t do what needs to be done." The construction of Koppert’s new production site is nearing