• Spidex

  shake the bottle gently before use Push the centre of the cap to open the dosage hole Sprinkle material on leaves or pour into Diboxes Make sure the material [...] Lives Up to its Promises Recommended for you Spider Mite Control: The Essential Guide Phytoseiulus persimilis Predatory mites The various stages of the spider [...] Natutec Airobug Dosage The dosage of Spidex depends on climate, crop and spider mite density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation.

• New Packaging

  For the past 50 years Koppert’s mission has been to contribute to better health of people and the planet. Therefore, there is no better way to accomplish [...] produced in the USA annually, 80% of which is destined for the trash. Koppert is consistently striving to not only improve our products, but also the way that [...] Styrofoam to a fully recyclable package for shipping. Over the next several months, you will start to see this new packaging. At first the switch to the new

• Caterpillar control with nematodes

  skin. The nematodes then release the pathogenic bacteria they carry with them. These bacteria kill the insect and digest it from the inside. The nematodes [...] application for best results To ensure the best results, spray when: Relative humidity is high (> 75%) continuously for several hours after application [...] control caterpillars Beneficial nematodes are an effective tool to control caterpillars . After application, the nematodes search for their prey. Once they

• Sportnem-T

  inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected pest insects in the root zone turn yellow to brown [...] 15-20°C/59-68°F) Stir well and leave the contents to soak for five minutes Stir again and pour the contents of the bucket into the half-filled spray tank (except [...] rule for tank mixing, always add the nematodes to a fully filled tank containing the compatible product The product is safe for most beneficial insects

• Cryptobug

  products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. Environmental conditions The minimum temperature for use of Cryptobug is 16°C/61°F. However, [...] Deploy Cryptobug on rock wool slabs or in Diboxes close to or at a hotspot Apply in the evening Dosage The dosage of Cryptobug depends on climate, crop and mealybug [...] alternative to chemical pesticides: Koppert’s natural enemies effectively control pests in outdoor crops The top ten pests in roses What is Biological Control

• Quad

  days before the crop flowers Position the Quad hives evenly througout the plot. The best position is on a horizontal platform just above the ground Wait [...] at least for half an hour after placing the hives before opening the flight holes, this allows the bumblebees to calm down Protect the hives from direct [...] After introduction of the hive, worker bumblebees start pollinating the flowers while at the same time collecting pollen to feed the brood. More workers

• American serpentine leaf miner

  roughly one hour the larva crawls out of the leaf and falls to the ground. This occurs in the early morning. The larva crawls into the ground to pupate. A small [...] ochre-yellow. When the larva hatches from the egg, it begins to eat into the leaf at once, tunnelling down into the mesophyll tissue where damage is caused by extensive [...] it is mainly found on gerbera and chrysanthemum. Today the insect is widespread across the whole world. Damage symptoms Leaf miners cause damage to plants

• Spidend

  are not dispersed. Leave the cap next to the bottle so that the wasps can feed on the sugar water in the felt inside it. The wasps will emerge and scout [...] n Open the bottle and position it straight in the crop (on the slab or directly on the ground). Make sure the bottle does not fall so that the pupae are [...] emerging from the pupa, adult gall-midges actively search for spider mite colonies and deposit eggs next to the spider mites . Once emerged, the larvae feed

• Written in GrowerTalks: "Cold Chain Management" by Heidi Doering

  December 16, 2024

  importance to growers who want to get the best pest control result for their dollars spent. Heidi has worked with Koppert for the past decade and is one of [...] Doering, has an article in the January edition of GrowerTalks. In Cold Chain Management Of Biologicals she discusses the critical time between the delivery [...] delivery of biologicals to the grower and the moment before deployment. Temperature awareness and holding the different types of products are covered, as well

• Koppert introduces Natutec Drive

  December 29, 2020

  three Natutec Drives in use: "Thanks to Natutec Drive this farmer is now convinced that biocontrol is the way to go. It saves him a lot of time and my [...] tubes to the crop. The essential part of Natutec Drive is a ‘box’ with tubes that effectively distributes our predatory mites and other insects in the correct [...] main function of the device is to achieve the most effective pest control by technically optimizing the success of our biocontrol products. It also results