• Webinar Fit Roots for Plant Health

  March 2, 2020

  during this webinar: Awareness of the importance of micro-organisms in the root zone (soil life) Awareness of the importance of soil conditions (temperature [...] EC, pH) for the water and nutrient balance of plants Insight into the mechanisms of plant health and natural resilience Insight into the relationship [...] automatic control of both climate and irrigation in greenhouses. Over more than thirty years he has been involved in the development of hardware and software

• Trial results onion fly and bean seed fly

  Since 1986, many years of experience have gone into the selection, production and quality control of our beneficial nematodes. Each of the nematodes produced [...] Facing the bean seed fly challenge This year, Frank encountered a significant challenge due to the cold and wet conditions at the beginning of the crop cycle [...] role in the biological control of many pests. Meet Frank Keijzer, the owner of a 57-hectare organic arable farm and is growing a wide variety of crops,

• Quality is Key at Koppert!

  October 14, 2019

  all starts with the mother stock of predatory mites – a company ‘treasure’ that has been selected and reared over the years. The amount of scientific research [...] Once the batch is approved, they are moved from the climate rooms to the packaging department. As of this moment special care is taken to keep the mites [...] contribution of multiple disciplines and departments. Let’s follow the process of producing, packaging and delivering one of Koppert´s products: Swirski.

• Once Again Koppert and CABI Collaborate

  October 8, 2018

  promoting the benefits of Plantwise plant doctors and the use of biological controls as part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Supporting the establishment [...] local farmers. Other key areas of intended collaboration between CABI and Koppert as part of the MoU are: The creation of new biological control products [...] Just One Pillar of Koppert's Mission for a Sustainable Future. Following the success of an earlier collaboration in Kenya in March this year in which CABI

• Natupol - Consistent Quality and Continuous Innovation

  June 10, 2020

  production. For the past 30 years, our Natupol range of products has become synonymous with quality, innovation and availability. The fact that the world’s p [...] and effectiveness of the hive itself, the selection, rearing and vitality of the bumblebees, continuous R&D and innovation, live cargo logistics, and worldwide [...] rest until we achieve the ultimate goal of 100% sustainability." Improvements over the past few years include remote control of entry hatches, colour codes

• Thripex with More Punch - Now Available in Bulk

  January 8, 2019

  present. The predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris establishes itself in the crop and can control different types of thrips by consuming the eggs and the first [...] higher concentration of predatory mites in a greater volume with less carrier material. This not only holds advantages for growers; the economical 6-litre [...] easier to transport all along the supply chain.’ Thripex has been an important biological solution for thrips control for many years and is used effectively

• Event to Raise Global Plant Health Awareness

  December 16, 2019

  nal event under the banner of ‘Plant Health, Agriculture & Bioscience’ at the World Forum in The Hague, from 9-11 September 2020. The three-day event will [...] undertaken to organize the event when Koppert came into the picture. As the biggest NGO on plant health, CABI represents much of the developing world as well [...] raise global plant health awareness Taking up the challenge presented by the United Nations’ International Year of Plant Health , Koppert Biological Systems

• Creating a Cleaner Safer Berry

  May 2, 2018

  twenty years. The product's aggressiveness, voracious appetite, reproductive abilities, and cost effectiveness has made Spidex an integral part of IPM programs [...] third option for control of this aggressive pest. The gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga ( Spidend ) has larvae that are capable of rapidly controlling concentrated [...] pushed the Berry industry to find safer, more cost-effective methods to care for their crops. Koppert Biological Systems offers a wide range of beneficial

• About Koppert

  Biocontrol is our Nature The answers to many of today’s agricultural and environmental challenges are already out there: in nature itself. At Koppert,

• Optimum Conditions for Bumblebees

  April 5, 2019

  effectiveness of the bumblebees by making all aspects of their ‘work’ easy and pleasant. We do this by means of the Natupol system : these hives are equipped [...] with all kinds of innovations. Horticulture is changing, and the system is changing with it. Amongst other aspects, the increase in the use of assimilation [...] for many years. To ensure that the bumblebees can do their work as effectively as possible, the conditions must be optimal. You can improve the effectiveness