• Help! How Does Thrips get Into My Crop?

  December 21, 2021

  hiding. In winter, the insect hides away in sheltered spots, in crevices, on plant waste, or in the ground. Their pupae are also concealed in the soil. Thorough [...] thrips starts off low down in the crop, on the underside of leaves near the veins. These thrips are also found on weeds in the greenhouse; a good reason [...] soon as the crop has been cleared out of the greenhouse or field. 2. They fly into the greenhouse Adults can fly into the greenhouse through the vents.

• WARNING: Bumblebees – Keep them Cool this Summer!

  July 2, 2019

  Bumblebees that work in a greenhouse have an advantage in that it is easier to manage the temperatures indoors unlike outdoors. On a watermelon farm in Texas t [...] ‘The need to keep your busy pollinators cool increases. Keeping an eye on the temperature in the greenhouse is more important than ever for your bumblebees [...] sunlight and to place them in a cool spot. Radiant heat can increase temperatures in the hive by 5 to 15°C/41 to 59°F. See for the best practice advice this

• Acadian Organic

  mix ACADIAN® Organic Liquid Seaweed Concentrate with the water in the tank prior to adding the calcium product. If interaction of chemicals is unknown [...] mix ACADIAN® Organic Liquid Seaweed Concentrate with the water in the tank prior to adding the calcium product. If interaction of chemicals is unknown [...] required with acidic mixtures. Add surfactants after the product has completely dissolved in the tank solution. When mixing with calcium products, thoroughly

• Caterpillar control with nematodes

  release the pathogenic bacteria they carry with them. These bacteria kill the insect and digest it from the inside. The nematodes feed on the tissues of [...] opportunities the biological control of caterpillars . Our nematode products can be used in conventional, organic or zero residue growing methods in a wide range [...] application, the nematodes search for their prey. Once they have found a host insect, they penetrate it through its natural body openings or skin. The nematodes

• Spical Ulti-Mite

  sachets in sheltered locations in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top [...] ly or as soon as the first pest mites are detected in the crop. Use at least 4,000 sachets per ha and hang them evenly spaced in the crop. Release should [...] spider mite species. Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks

• AmericanHort Community Connector Roundtable: Managing Pests, Diseases & Weeds

  February 28, 2025

  t is the leading national association for the green industry and works to connect that industry across states and segments, providing members the opportunity [...] members-only event, and is free for members. Heidi has worked with Koppert for the past decade and is one of the most well-informed plant experts at Koppert regarding [...] undergraduate degree in horticulture and business administration at UW-River Falls with Dr Terry Ferriss as her advisor and her masters in horticulture at Penn

• Heidi Doering Cited As Integrated Plant Health Expert

  May 18, 2026

  online site. The article appears in the May 4th, 2026 issue of the platform’s daily newsletter. Quoted extensively in the article, Heidi explains the recent [...] Specialist, Heidi Doering, as the featured industry expert in their article, The Shift from IPM to Integrated Plant Health . Based in the Netherlands, HortiDaily [...] biological inputs being a critical factor in the shift. Heidi explores the nature of the adoption curve—the rate at which biological or hybrid systems

• Webinar Fit Roots for Plant Health

  March 2, 2020

  learn during this webinar: Awareness of the importance of micro-organisms in the root zone (soil life) Awareness of the importance of soil conditions (temperature [...] Ed has been working at Koppert Biological Systems in various positions, amongst others in Marketing & Sales and R&D. Currently he works as part time Executive [...] vast experience in automatic control of both climate and irrigation in greenhouses. Over more than thirty years he has been involved in the development of

• Natutec Scout Wins GreenTech Innovation Award 2019

  June 11, 2019

  traps to identify and count the insects in the crop. The IPM-data is then stored in a central database and offers growers the possibility to carry out detailed [...] situations in greenhouses where pests may have reached harmful levels. This gives growers the opportunity to act in good time. The dashboard linked to the app [...] InnovationLAB, and in booth 308 in hall 10, until 13 June, along with 18 other innovations in the horticultural field which were nominated by the Innovation Award

• Poinsettia Cultivation Has To Apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  differences between the various supermarket chains in the UK, but in general they are highly critical of their suppliers and the quality of the products. Dutch [...] here in the Netherlands and other countries in Europe. The use of the flower in Christmas floral displays makes it a sustainable market, as Dutch growers [...] regardless of the sales market. Now is the time to make the transition. ‘Those who wait too long to make a change will be sidelined in the future.’, says