• Biosolutions for Propagation

  before joining with Koppert—her propagation roots run deep. Hardening Off/Drying Down After the inputs have rooted, the air dries out and the microenvironment [...] subject to the extremely humid conditions for rooting. This moisture brings fungus gnats, shore flies , and fungal diseases that can scar the primary root [...] root, stunting the plant for its lifetime and interfering with crop uniformity. Koppert recommends Entonem / Capsanem , Bacilirid™ Biological Fungicide

• Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

  The Municipality of Enschede started using nematodes for the first time in the spring of 2021 to try to halt the spread of the oak processionary caterpillar [...] caterpillar. The municipality’s built-up area has a total of 22,000 oak trees. In the past, the municipality only extracted the nests. But as Petra Klein Breukink [...] Breukink explains, it was not enough. She is the project manager of the oak processionary caterpillar for the Municipality of Enschede. ‘We use Koppert’s

• Wireless Beehome

  With the Wireless Beehome system, the hive entrance of the Natupol hives can be opened and closed automatically on set times. When assimilation lights [...] construction. The moment of opening and closing the hive entrance can be controlled by a signal from the climate computer or a timer connected to the central [...] Wireless Beehome Application Download the manuals of the Wireless Beehome system. Download manual Dosage The range of the transmitter is 100-150 meters. Storage

• Western flower thrips

  to plants by piercing the cells of the surface tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting silver-grey [...] patches on leaves and the black dots of their excreta indicate their presence in the crop. The vigour of the plant is reduced by loss of chlorophyll. [...] buds. Compared to the prepupa, the pupa has longer, more developed wing buds and longer antennae that are curved back over the head. The prepupal and pupal

• Koppert Meets American Secretary of Agriculture

  January 29, 2020

  government with the aim of easing the authorization processes of sustainable products on the American market." The message of René Ruiter for the Secretary of [...] René Ruiter: "The conversation with the Secretary of Agriculture is of great value to us and an important step towards cooperation with the local government [...] spoke with the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue during yesterday’s visit to host company Koppert Cress. Perdue is in the European

• Faba bean

  for the Vicia faba , a flowering plant and species belonging to the vetch and pea family Fabaceae . The name ‘broad bean’ is commonly used in the United [...] cultivated for consumption. The Vicia faba grows some 0.5–1.8 m tall and is a firm plant with sturdy stems of a square cross-section. The broad beans are broad [...] leather like pods. They are green and usually mature to a blackish-brown with a densely downy skin. Nowadays, modern varieties specifically cultivated

• Natutec Scout

  pest monitoring. With Natutec Scout you can use your preferred scout method. Record scout observations by mobile phone manually or use the scanner for Horiver [...] Horiver sticky cards for automatic detection of pests. The dashboard provides you with a complete overview of your scouting data which can be extended by [...] historical scouting observations. The real-time pest detection alerts let you stay ahead of potential crop damage. Together with remote support from technical

• Sustainable Cultivation Goes Much Further than Pests and Natural Enemies

  April 23, 2018

  presenting his view on the future at the headquarters of Koppert Biological Systems in Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands. The interactions between plant [...] We have already made good progress with the use of microorganisms, both in the soil and above ground. Look at the success of a product like Trianum. We [...] Peter Maes points to the consumer, who has a romanticized notion of natural cultivation. ‘He or she thinks of the sun, the fresh air of the great outdoors,

• Natutec Scout Wins GreenTech Innovation Award 2019

  June 11, 2019

  was designed in consultation with our growers and consultants in the field, so we need to share the credit for this award with all those involved, including [...] ,’ says Vroegop. ‘The smartest thing about the app is the image recognition that has been built into the app enabling you to collect data on location without [...] 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

• Leaf miners

  lost before the harvest is affected. The size of a leaf tunnel depends on the stage of development of the leaf, the species of host plant and the species of [...] belong to the order Diptera (the true flies ) and form the family Agromyzidae. This is a family of small flies whose larvae tunnel into the leaves of plants [...] inside the leaves, while beneficial nematodes target pupae in the soil. Sticky traps help monitor adult activity and support timely intervention. With Koppert’s