• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 11, 2024

  We do it together. To innovate, to bring something new to the market, that’s in our genes. The commitment to finding solutions for growers – it was our [...] cucumber crop and set out to find a natural solution. One that would last for a very long time… ‘Back in the 60s, my father was a cucumber grower battling [...] vegetables. This forced growers to look for safe solutions, and we were more than ready to help them.’ A perfect location to start Operating from the largest

• A turning point in Almeria: how predatory mites helped transform agriculture

  May 19, 2025

  quickly proved to be a game-changer. “ It worked against both thrips and whitefly - two of our biggest problems, ” he explains. “ It was effective and [...] efficient, it really saved agriculture in Almeria. ” The switch wasn’t just about replacing chemicals - it was about a mindset shift. Growers began to understand [...] there’s a wide variety of species - each with its own pest target. And there are still many more to discover, ” he says. “ We will continue to innovate

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  February 8, 2024

  agricultural practices that respect the environment. 'Without a doubt, it is a product with a lot of potential for pepper cultivation,' says Pedro Militão [...] consumer zero residues. Trianum has proven to be a good solution that eliminates the need to use pesticides to control diseases at the soil level in industrial [...] harvesting, we were forced to change our way of producing, and we decided to introduce new means that would help protect the roots. It was in this way that we

• Trianum-P Improves Open Field Pepper Production in Portugal

  June 29, 2021

  agricultural practices that respect the environment. "Without a doubt it is a product with a lot of potential for pepper cultivation," says Pedro Militão [...] consumer zero residue. Trianum has proven to be a good solution that eliminates the need to use pesticides to control diseases at the soil level in industrial [...] machine can do its work well. "With the introduction of mechanical harvesting, we were forced to change our way of producing and we decided to introduce new

• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  frame of composting is fixed. It´s very difficult to duplicate equal composting conditions in a greenhouse or on a field as conditions cannot be regulated [...] example, is left on a dry, bare soil bed, it does not have the right conditions to degrade within the same specific timeframe. As a result the whole process [...] that it is being used by our customer in the crop, it also plays a role in the total production process. For example, a material can be suitable as a breeding

• Long Lasting Protection From Thrips and Whitefly

  August 10, 2021

  size but with twice as many predatory mites : is it possible? Yes, with Swirski-Mite LD . A simple way to double the number of the predatory mites, Amblyseius [...] weeks instead of four. That makes a big difference. While the number of sachets remains the same, you are investing in a constantly larger population of [...] of predatory mites in your crop. This makes it very difficult for pests to establish themselves well. Will you be playing your multiplier card too? Your

• Koppert Biological Systems Takes Over Horticoop’s Biological Crop Protection Activities

  October 2, 2018

  employees, including a number of consultants, will make the transfer to Koppert to continue to offer their valuable services to their customers. At the [...] board and indicated that it wished to change its business strategy by divesting itself of its wholesale activities which included its crop protection services [...] more sustainable and successful. The takeover does not mean Koppert will change its policy in terms of its remaining distributors. ‘Our distributors are

• How beneficial nematodes control onion fly

  pest within a short period. Additionally, Capirel is easy to apply, it can be sprayed or injected via irrigation, offering flexibility to fit growing [...] significant damage to the roots and bulbs of onions and related plants, sometimes even killing seedlings. To combat this threat, growers are using beneficial [...] operations. A healthy onion harvest with Capirel Michiel Bouma is highly satisfied with the results achieved using Capirel and recommends all growers to consider

• Getting a handle on the spider mite – how can you keep population development under control?

  March 3, 2023

  A spider mite attack can develop at lightning speed, leading to an ‘explosion.’ No need to worry! As a grower, there are ways to limit population development [...] inhibit the infestation. The spider mite consumes a large quantity of plant sap to ensure that it absorbs enough nutrients. The mite then rids itself [...] the spider mite can develop at a temperature between 12°C and 40°C, with the speed of growth continuously increasing to 30°C before slowing down again

• Insight to the Production of Nematodes

  September 12, 2019

  placed in a scale-up 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 process parameters follow the normal pattern. Each nematode species has its own specific medium in which it develops best. A solution [...] 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