• Webinar Fit Roots for Plant Health

  March 2, 2020

  Hoogendoorn Growth Management jointly give a webinar about how to facilitate root health and condition to get the best possible plant health . When: Tuesday March [...] on water and energy balance. You can register for this webinar until March 12. Click here to register for the webinar. We published a whitepaper about this [...] time Executive Manager for the Koppert Foundation and is engaged in the training of stakeholders and knowledge management related to beneficial microbials

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

  April 16, 2025

  are still many more to discover, ” he says. “ We will continue to innovate and adapt. That’s the only way to stay ahead .” This drive to innovate paid off [...] challenges with confidence. “ Our mission is to provide real, reliable solutions—not just for today, but for the future. ” Finding balance At the heart of [...] people said that biological control was only for the high-tech greenhouses in the north of Europe. Not for us. ” But things changed. And Koppert was at

• Insight to the Production of Nematodes

  September 12, 2019

  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 [...] 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 [...] in the bioreactors are taken every few days to check the purity. The nematodes need 12 days to develop for each of the three phases. When the production

• Perfect Potted Hydrangeas for Super-Strict Customers

  December 6, 2019

  stringent requirements on crop protection , the company needs to resort to biological control methods to fight pests wherever possible. The most troublesome pests [...] would to me be a better place to start." New issues Consultant Wim van der Meer agrees. "More uniformity would be nice as growers are always having to contend [...] thrips, which began to settle in hydrangeas a few years ago without being noticed. "They were a problem that needed to be solved. It’s easy to see why Koppert

• 6 Steps for a Successful Mealybug Biological Program

  March 14, 2024

  becoming increasingly difficult to control in grapes. With chemical restrictions increasing and consumer demands shifting, many growers are turning to more [...] spray first and allow it to dry before releasing beneficials. 5) Provide habitat for beneficials When possible, create habitats for beneficial insects with [...] it's important to recognize that each crop presents its own set of challenges and considerations. For personalized guidance tailored to your specific needs

• Koppert’s microbial solutions for sustainable food production

  October 15, 2020

  our struggle to produce food with shrinking resources. The ever-present question we face is: How to achieve food security for an increasing world population [...] now calls for a “profound change of global food and agricultural systems…to increase agricultural productivity and sustainable food production to alleviate [...] comes to innovative solutions for agriculture and horticulture, has invested much of its knowledge and research in finding microbial solutions for current

• Ten tips to effectively tackle whitefly

  March 6, 2023

  transmit viruses. The tobacco whitefly is infamous for being able to transmit more than 25 viruses to the plants it feeds off. With some crops, including [...] comes to controlling. Look at how the infestation is developing and adjust your strategy if the control method is not working as you want it to. You should [...] pesticide resistance. If you opt for pesticides, ensure they are safe for use with biological control. Koppert has developed an app to help you with this – the

• Entonem for Effective Control of Thrips in Ornamentals

  August 18, 2021

  growers' tool for effective biological control of thrips and sciarid flies for over 50 years. Therefore , Koppert decided to evolve the product to today's growers [...] This becomes a benefit to growers and Koppert because of the savings on shipping costs. Koppert is consistentlysearching for ways to improve not only quality [...] development of the new gel fomulation for its nematode products, including Entonem . This formaulation increase the shelf life of these highly effective

• A life-long passion for predatory mites

  September 30, 2024

  continuous consultation services, we have managed to stay close to growers for generations. We also stay close to our markets by keeping daily contact with our [...] crops and soil for optimal efficacy. We will need to further decentralize our production and explore new species for local solutions to local problems [...] do this 4 to 5 times a day. This means that they have a voracious appetite for pest insects in the crop. ‘They show an incredible capacity to convert pests

• Koppert introduces nematode solutions for agricultural pests

  November 21, 2022

  growing resistance to pesticides means that growers are looking for alternative solutions for controlling pests in their crops. In response to the growing demand [...] job IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future IPM: The Path to a Successful Approach Beneficial nematodes that actively hunt for harmful pests are [...] are now available for outdoor crops. Leading biocontrol producer Koppert introduces these nematode solutions specifically for agricultural pests. They are