• Premium quality around the world

  March 17, 2023

  exactly the easiest task in the world. That task becomes even more complex if a product in the Netherlands needs to arrive in, say, Mexico or Kenya within [...] where in the world the products are headed, they need to arrive on time and with their quality perfectly preserved. Koppert pulls out all the stops to achieve [...] and humidity. That climate is specifically tailored to the needs of every individual beneficial, bumblebee, or microbial product.' In the best possible

• GreenGuard by Dümmen Orange: For A Sustainable Chain

  November 6, 2018

  with Koppert to make the ornamentals chain even more sustainable. The ambitions that these two giants share is immense. The developments that first happened [...] chrysanthemum farm in Uganda, ensuring that the chemicals that do need to be used are not harmful to the beneficials. The most sensitive beneficials can get [...] ‘And all the links in the chain that follow this, right up to consumers across the world, profit too.’ More authorizations, more possibilities The GreenGuard

• Corn earworm

  ears of corn. The larvae feed on the hairs of the young corn and on the young kernels at the tip of the cob. During the third instar, the larvae turn c [...] only one caterpillar surviving, which will start to feed again on the tip of the cob, making holes in the corn. In other crops, they prefer flower buds and [...] open the crop to detect the pest. Life cycle and appearance of the corn earworm The eggs of corn earworm are a milky-white colour, which turn dark grey before

• Poinsettia Cultivation Has To Apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  crop 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 [...] an IPM Based Program IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future IPM: The Path to a Successful Approach Koppert IPM app The How and Why of IPM NatuGro [...] ‘Koppert wants to achieve the same results that are being obtained in Canada here in the Netherlands and other countries in Europe. The use of the flower in

• Koppert Teams Up for First Automated Lettuce Farm in the UAE

  June 17, 2020

  in the United Arab Emirates. The 3-hectare farm is located in Abu Dhabi and will produce 9 million head of lettuce per year. Armela Farms is making use [...] with all the solutions and expertise to fulfil the ever-growing demand for high quality produce in the Gulf region." The CEO and founder of Armela Farms [...] Farms, Avir Shah, says they aim to produce products that exceed the community’s expectations and reduce the reliance on imported, highly-priced products. "We

• Cotton leafworm

  by four black triangular dots on their body. Before pupation, caterpillars crawl to the ground and settle in the surface layers. The pupa is 15 to 20 mm [...] vein. The ocellus is marked by two or three oblique whitish stripes. The front of the wingtip has a blackish marking, which is more pronounced in the male [...] and the Azores. Damage symptoms Most of the damage is caused by the older caterpillars which are voracious leaf feeders. Extensive feeding by the larvae

• Caterpillars: a growth explosion in the life of butterflies and moths

  June 30, 2023

  link in the lifecycle from egg to butterfly, at that stage, they become as much as two to three thousand times heavier! Phase 1: from moth to egg Butterfly [...] twenty-four hours that it’s no longer possible to salvage it. As the caterpillars eat more, they grow out of their skins. The number of times the caterpillar [...] from pupa to moth or butterfly When the butterfly is fully developed, it emerges from the pupa. The butterfly first looks for a suitable place to attach itself

• House fly

  from yellow to red, to brown, to black as the pupa ages. New adult flies will emerge as early as two days after pupation (at temperatures above 30°C) or [...] Believed to have originated in central Asia, the insect expanded its range worldwide long ago as a commensal organism to human populations; the housefly [...] waste, carrion or feces, over the course of three to four days. Development time for all Musca domestica life stages is temperature-dependent, with maximum

• Thripex with More Punch - Now Available in Bulk

  January 8, 2019

  soft fruit. ‘We see that other measures to control thrips are losing ground, increasing the need to work with predatory mites ,’ says Product Manager Tim [...] only holds advantages for growers; the economical 6-litre bucket format also makes it easier to transport all along the supply chain.’ Thripex has been an [...] many years and is used effectively in crops in which whitefly is not present. The predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris establishes itself in the crop and can

• Two-spotted spider mite

  spotting on the leaves affects the appearance of the crop. This is of particular concern in ornamental crops. Life cycle of two-spotted spider mite Two-spotted [...] active than the females, with a body that is narrower and more pointed at the rear. Colour is very variable: from light yellow or orange to dark yellow [...] usually have two large black spots, giving rise to the common name, “two-spotted spider mite”. The spots can vary in both form and size. The red eyes can