• World Soil Day

  December 3, 2020

  plants and animals in the ecosystem, forming a complex web of activity. Plant roots, can also be considered as soil organisms in view of their symbiotic [...] to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, fighting [...] earthworms, to name but a few. A teaspoon of topsoil typically contains a vast range of different species and billions of microorganisms,” Age Tanja, Agronomic

• Protect Crops Against Redheaded Flea Beetle

  February 1, 2025

  causes shotgun-style hole damage in perennial and shrub foliage that ruins the retail value of high end crops. Beetles come in waves so as soon as just a few [...] never too early for nursery growers to stay ahead of the game. Even though most applications happen in May or June, February is the right time to start [...] beetles at the vulnerable larval phase, when there are high numbers of them down in the potting mixture. Capsanem and Isarid ™ from Koppert are proven to

• High-tech Insect Production

  January 12, 2021

  reflected in the large number of departments – twenty of them in total. Each department can be controlled separately and can function autonomously in terms [...] the city of Rotterdam, after which a plot of grassland near Berkel en Rodenrijs was purchased for the construction of a three-hectare, state-of-the-art [...] efficient energy and water consumption. In line with this goal, the construction of the new "insect factory" in Berkel en Rodenrijs fully supports the company’s

• A NatuGro Case Study

  INTRODUCTION In 2015, Koppert selected a strawberry field in Central Coastal California, among other fields in this region, to test the application of the NatuGro [...] system for the purpose of yield increase in field grown fresh market strawberries. The NatuGro system comprises of a combination of products that is easily [...] et al. 2017). While the mode of action of bio stimulants is generally accepted as a modifier of physiological processes in plants, the exact processes and

• BioSolutions_for_Red_Headed_Flea_Beetle.pdf

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