• Natupol - Consistent Quality and Continuous Innovation

  June 10, 2020

  cargo logistics, and worldwide availability," says Remco. "We operate in a dynamic market and need to respond rapidly to new horticultural and agricultural [...] results and solutions. Keeping our finger on the pulse also means listening attentively to growers in the field and receiving and responding to their feedback [...] with nature to make cultivation and the planet healthier, safer and more productive now and in the future." Quality breeding facilities and worldwide a

• Treatment of bumblebee stings and allergies

  Reactions to bumblebee stings may differ in each case. It is now possible to take a test using purified bumblebee venom to determine whether you will have an [...] pollinators in agricultural and horticultural crops. There are various subspecies with differing appearances, including different colors and patterns. In general [...] honeybees and hairier than wasps. Only bumblebee workers, which are the female bumblebees, and queens have stingers. This is also true with honeybees and wasps

• IPM: The Path to a Successful Approach

  August 18, 2021

  system to your own crop and company, and there is always something new to learn. But how do you get started? We'll tell you what you need to know to get started [...] improving your own knowledge, and monitoring diseases and pests as resources to help you during your journey on the road to success. Getting started, step [...] colleagues with experience. Ensure that you and your employees have or develop sufficient knowledge and skills to achieve your ambitions. Don't give up too

• How to protect bumblebees from heat

  may stop due to damage to the hive. Bumblebees therefore need to keep cool in hot summer conditions to be able to function optimally and carry out their [...] crucial to ensure effective pollination to support crop production and maintain high yields for growers. To ensure a positive result, it is crucial to protect [...] their energy levels, and limit their ability to transfer pollen effectively. These challenges can lead to reduced pollination rates and lower crop yields

• Insight to the Production of Nematodes

  September 12, 2019

  bioreactor, and finally scaled-up to a production bioreactor. After each and every step, quality control takes places to check purity and to make sure the [...] need oxygen to thrive and develop and oxygen continues to be added once the solution goes into the bioreactors. A recent innovation has led to an improved [...] flask and sterilized in an autoclave to avoid any risk of contamination. Then the nematodes are placed in a nutritious and sterile environment and shaken

• Better insights and digital advice with Natutec Scout

  need to shift strategy in any way. We have greater insight into what is happening in the crop and how natural enemies are developing, allowing us to implement [...] open to trying reliable new technologies. Koppert’s Scout app is an excellent example of an outstanding innovation – it helps us to save time and gives [...] ‘Scouting with the app is much faster thanks to the scanner’s digital image recognition and the link to the Koppert dashboard. You can very quickly generate

• Rhyzobug - Ready to deal with armoured scales

  effective tool to control armoured scale. How to recognize damage of armoured scales Armoured scales can cause severe damage in your crop and can have a significant [...] on these pests. Why to use Rhyzobug Effective biocontrol solution to control different species of armoured scales, as both adults and larvae predate on armoured [...] insects Easy and safe to apply No resistance possible Easy to combine with other natural enemies like Aphytis melinus Makes it easier to comply with the

• Optimal Results with Entonem and Capsanem

  October 21, 2019

  much of their Lisianthus plants are exported to Southern and Eastern Europe, South Africa, Tanzania, Israel and China. Annually more than 220 million plants [...] near The Hague have been using insectparasitic nematodes since 2015. It has reduced their use of chemical agents by no less than 90% and the young plants [...] Success In the past the young, fragile plants had been subjected to fungus gnats (Sciara) and shore flies (Scatella Stagnalis) while the range of chemical

• Rhyzobug – ready to deal with armored scales

  August 20, 2024

  defoliation and the dying back of twigs or larger branches. To prevent this, Rhyzobug can be applied both in greenhouses and in outdoor crops to control a [...] biodiversity Controls different species of armored scales effectively Easy to apply Easy to combine with other natural enemies Both adults and larvae predate [...] armored scales are a concern for your crop, and you want to learn how Rhyzobug can make a difference, don’t hesitate to contact your nearest Koppert consultant

• A step-by-step guide to whitefly control

  whiteflies by attracting and capturing adults, reducing their population and ability to reproduce. This interrupts the whitefly life cycle and lowers infestation [...] damage to fruits, and it requires an abundant prey population to sustain its effectiveness. It is not recommended for use in gerbera cultivation due to potential [...] Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) and tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ), have evolved into significant pests. Their escalating resistance to pesticides has driven