• Beneficial nematodes to control pests in outdoor crops

  nature. And strive for a healthy future. Growing a resilient crop takes expert knowledge and a great deal of experience. Growing in a sustainable manner with [...] Koppert, a Dutch grower with a clear vision; the world needed an alternative for chemical pesticides. He was the first to introduce a natural enemy to combat [...] through a Dosatron venturi injector. As nematodes are a biological solution, thus alive, it is important to create the best circumstances for them to be effective

• Integrated crop management: the key to sustainable business operations

  September 19, 2022

  Management’ (ICM) is a holistic approach that takes measures to optimize your crop growth while maximizing production in the short and long term. ICM measures [...] Your goal as a business is to produce an abundant, top-quality yield. However, climate change, changing regulations (less supply of chemical plant protection [...] that diseases and pests are becoming resistant to certain agents all make it increasingly difficult to achieve that goal. That’s why integrated crop management

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  have had a positive impact on their crops. "Koppert products are easy to implement, as long as we go hand in hand with the consultant to be able to release [...] pest control has helped us to have a better yield by lengthening the harvest weeks. We have managed to reach 42 weeks thanks to the fact that agrochemical [...] implementation of a biological control program is one of the key tools that can help you achieve this. This is attested to by La Hacienda Fresh, a company that

• The Pest is Gone, but What Happened to the Good Guys?

  August 18, 2021

  plants is also a proven method of maintaining the population. To better understand how to keep your standing army, standing, contact a local Koppert consultant [...] for quite a while without food, as long as several weeks. And some species of mites can even go into a sort of hibernation, but in most cases we've selected [...] generally have a short life span. So they just disappear. How quickly this happens varies by species. Parasitic wasps are fragile and often only live a few weeks

• The How and Why of IPM

  August 18, 2021

  (IPM) is a term we see everywhere today. But what does it mean, exactly? And how do you apply this method successfully? We'll tell you what you need to know [...] works well with a systematic, well-considered approach. You need a plan for the entire growing season. Waiting and just responding to an emerging infestation [...] and Crop Resilience Page) is a critical success factor within IPM. After all, if a plant doesn't get sick, you don't have to use any control. If you want

• Windset Farms® Partners with Koppert to Showcase Sustainable Pest Management Practices

  September 10, 2025

  10th, 2025 As interest in how food is grown continues to rise, WINDSET FARMS® has partnered with Koppert Biological Systems to launch an engaging digital [...] complex biological systems to life in educational and approachable videos shared on social media platforms. “Our customers want to know more than ever about [...] sustainability and how their food is grown,” said Randi Church, Marketing Manager at Windset Farms. “Our partnership with Koppert shares how science and nature

• An impressive range of predatory mite solutions thanks to continuous research and innovations

  September 3, 2024

  make biological control a mainstream method in a growing number of crops. There is a world to win out there, and we are confident that our predatory mites [...] products has set a standard in the sector that is difficult to beat.’ The innovative biocontrol solution that came onto the market more than half a century ago [...] at Koppert to step into the shoes of our founder, but our mission remains unchanged, and that is to work towards the better health of people and the planet;

• Koppert Announces the Promotion of Jeremy Sinift to Hydroponic Crop Team Manager

  September 10, 2020

  positioned to effectively respond to the demands of today and of the future. Koppert’s ability to work closely with growers gives the grower access to information [...] them in their efforts to expand and elevate Koppert’s level of service to its clientele through innovation and collaboration, and to liaise with our customers [...] development undertaken by our affiliates across the globe continues to reveal how best to utilize the natural principles of working in concert with nature

• 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 [...] knowledge into the company to further develop new and existing markets.’ The shorter supply chain means the company will be even closer to the customer and his [...] demands and challenges. These insights are the key to success in accelerating and improving R&D efforts to the advantage of customers in the entire sector

• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  tomato. To keep degradation of these materials in a specific time frame, we lend nature a helping hand and create the perfect artificial setting to degrade [...] 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 [...] and the timeframe is limited to 12 weeks. For example, an apple on the side of the road or a tomato in the green waste of a greenhouse company. Industrial