• Celebrating real food heroes

  October 19, 2022

  carrot and potato farmer. ‘People want healthy, high quality food, at the same time we want to preserve the health of the environment.’ Xrarm and the tower of

• Global awareness of food loss and waste reduction

  September 29, 2021

  travelled are all part of reducing waste and our carbon footprint at the same time.’ In the process of making products and production processes more sustainable

• Pollination Under Artificial Lights

  October 4, 2018

  Northern Hemisphere are paying special attention to their growing lights. High time to focus on the effects this can have on the pollinators doing their job

• Advanced biocontrol of spider mite with Spidex Vital

  February 3, 2021

  eggs directly, they have an improved ability to lay more eggs in the same time frame, hugely enhancing the biocontrol process and efficacy." Proof of predation

• The Importance of Quality at Koppert

  December 3, 2019

  matters It may be our oldest product, but we continue to spend a great deal of time and effort to ensure that Spidex remains at the top of growers’ options when

• Poinsettia Cultivation Has To Apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  protection is not sustainable, regardless of the sales market. Now is the time to make the transition. ‘Those who wait too long to make a change will be

• Swirskii Predatory Mite Not All That Demanding

  May 3, 2019

  begin with, swirskii does not like extreme cold. You can store it for a short time at 10-15 °C/50-59°F, but the eggs will not hatch. To ensure good development

• Strawberry

  identify the presence and abundance of pest populations, enabling them to take timely and targeted action. Various monitoring techniques are employed, including [...] exhibit flower constancy, meaning they tend to focus on one type of flower at a time before moving on to another plant species. This behaviour enhances the chances

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  September 17, 2025

  on Amblyseius swirskii and Orius . It was a turning point. “For the first time, predatory mites offered a working, scalable solution for growers - and it

• Increase in Thrips Infestation Demands More R&D

  December 4, 2019

  phalaenopsis and is very difficult to get rid of. It had been around for some time but was confused with Echinothrips ." Western Flower Thrips Frankliniella [...] thrips , but they also kill off the natural enemies of other pests at the same time. It’s very difficult to slot them into an integrated system while the grower