Koppert Biological Systems present at GreenTech 2018

place to be if you are a professional in the horticulture industry. It will provide you with concrete answers to essential questions when it comes to technology [...] every grower. Several presentations on how to optimize sustainable crop production and other items will bring you up to date on the latest developments in [...] outside the horticulture industry will give their realistic and clear vision on how we will feed and green the world by 2028. Inspiring Food & Flower Crops Theatre

Glasshouse potato aphid

a dark thorax and a dark abdomen that has pale to dark transverse bands. The body shape is similar to wingless females, but is 2.0-3.0 mm long. The glasshouse [...] leaves or the fruit of sweet pepper it secretes a toxic substance, which leads to deformations in the growing tip of the plant. Precisely where the plant is [...] asexual, the young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly. When reproduction is sexual, the aphids

Webinar Fit Roots for Plant Health

Hoogendoorn Growth Management jointly give a webinar about how to facilitate root health and condition to get the best possible plant health . When: Tuesday March [...] between greenhouse climate, root conditions and soil life Practical tips to improve plant health and resilience Speakers are Ed Moerman from Koppert and [...] is engaged in the training of stakeholders and knowledge management related to beneficial microbials and sustainable agriculture. Jan Voogt has vast experience

Stable fly

blood, and females must be engorged with blood to lay eggs. They are highly mobile insects and can travel up to 20 km in search of new hosts. Damage symptoms [...] will begin to cluster on the animals’ undersides and flanks as well. Stable flies are persistent, intermittent feeders, returning time and again to feed off [...] blood feeding. Lower livestock feeding due to stress and avoidance behaviours (animals spend more time trying to escape flies than they spend eating). Open

What is Biological Control?

or they are not effective enough to keep the balance. These organisms then become pests which need to be controlled to prevent damage. Native organisms [...] greenhouse vegetable growers began to realize this was not the way to continue and introduced the use of natural enemies to control pests. Since greenhouse [...] ts to enhance plant growth and resilience against abiotic stress started at the beginning of the 21 st century. Modern scientific methods helped to increase

Sciarid flies

minute (0.1 to 0.25 mm) and yellowish white in colour. They are laid on the ground surface close to plant roots. The larvae can grow to 5 to 12 mm in length [...] constitute the family of Sciaridae. The species that cause most damage to crops belong to the genera Bradysia and Lycoriella . Lycoriella species are mainly [...] in greenhouses throughout the world. Although they generally do little harm to healthy plants, sciarid flies are particularly problematic in cuttings and

Mealybugs and scales

leads to sooty mould. Infestations reduce plant vigor, fruit quality and overall yield. Effective control of mealybugs and scales is essential to maintain [...] Mealybug & scale control videos Take a look at the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our mealybug control products in action. More mealybug control [...] important families within the superfamily Coccoidea. This superfamily belongs to the order Hemiptera (the true bugs ). Coccoidea are at first sight barely

Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

crop , so there's no need to apply new mites on a regular basis. Several factors determine how quickly this happens, such as how many prey there are and [...] strategy in every situation. Sometimes responding quickly to a pest is a must, other times you want to slowly build up a standing army of predatory mites that [...] Amblyseius swirskii , a predatory mite that's not all that picky when it comes to its daily meal. It eats many species of small insects and mites, which is

Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory mites

earth. Commitment to biological excellence Bertha found in Koppert the perfect place to merge her love for plants with her commitment to ecological management [...] company that was not only the first to introduce a predatory mite for pest control but has also continued to innovate to offer superior quality products. [...] predatory mites as an alternative to chemical pesticides. His innovative spirit and dedication to sustainable agriculture continue to inspire our practices today

Psyllids