• IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future

  August 18, 2021

  chemicals. IPM is safer for employees. In short, IPM keeps everyone happy and is an answer to the challenges of the future! Learn More about the Benefits of [...] gaining ground. And we're not surprised. After all, IPM helps keep diseases and pests under control, with minimal impact on people and the environment. IPM [...] summary of the major reasons for the switch from chemicals to integrated pest management. Many chemical products are not good for nature and the environment

• Mealybugs and scales

  January 1, 1970

  inflict damage on the crop in various ways: nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and/or yellowing of [...] secretion of the mealybugs, reduces the ornamental value of the affected plants. Fruit and flowers are also fouled, rendering them unfit for sale, and the reduced [...] e damage in ornamental and fruit crops and loss of value. Armoured scales do not produce honeydew. The concealed habit and the protective covering of these

• Turf and grass

  January 1, 1970

  lawns and sports fields, such as stadiums, golf courses, horse-racing tracks, athletic grounds, cricket pitches and football fields, turf provides the perfect [...] sporting grounds around the world. It is also prized as a ground cover for recreational purposes such as green urban areas and private gardens.

• An unexpected solution: the story of Fernando Rodríguez and Koppert's predatory mites

  March 17, 2025

  cultivation in the region, instilled in him from the value of hard work, but also warned him about the challenges of the industry. Despite the difficulties [...] ecological balance and adapting to the dynamics of pests and their natural predators. "One of the most fascinating aspects of predatory mites is their adaptability [...] effective. "The greatest satisfaction is reaching the end of the season and seeing vigorous, productive fields, while conventional crops often end up exhausted

• Flowering and Pollination – One of the Most Critical Blueberry Growth Stages

  May 30, 2022

  critical periods in the blueberry growth-cycle. The first is bud initiation in the autumn. Before the plant goes into dormancy, the plant is ‘deciding’ which [...] vegetative, and which buds generative. The more energy the plant has, the more generative buds are initiated. The generative buds are the ones that produce [...] growth in the late summer/early autumn will limit the number of generative buds, and, consequently, the yield. Second stage: flowering Flowering is the second

• Spot the caterpillar!

  June 28, 2023

  species and sizes. Some stand out from the foliage, but most are the same color as the plant from which they live. They’re also masters of hide-and-seek. [...] Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths, and there are as many as 150,000 species worldwide. The group is very uniform in appearance and behavior [...] pairs of real legs and up to five pairs of false legs (prolegs). The prolegs have small hooks that the caterpillar uses to hold onto the plant. Not sure which

• Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory mites

  May 19, 2025

  to ensuring the quality of the predatory mites that Koppert produces and imports. Her work involves verifying the quantity, activity, and capability of [...] packaging and worldwide distribution, every step of the process is carried out with rigorous standards. Bertha highlights the importance of the cold chain [...] foil sachets, and buckets, are designed to maintain the viability of these beneficial organisms until their release in the field. Science and experience as

• The Spread of Whitefly

  August 14, 2020

  well inside the plant, and this is where you tend to find the eggs and young larvae of greenhouse whitefly . Whitefly simply blow in If the population on [...] females lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves, just the same. Adult insects can spread by flying or simply on the wind. While the greenhouse whitefly [...] insect. The greenhouse whitefly tends to spread over the plant vertically, considering that the larvae can only move in the first stage. The adult insects

• Economical and Better Biocontrol of Aphids, Mealybugs and Echinothrips

  May 10, 2021

  containing 100,000 eggs, so there is a huge gain in terms of transport volume and the supply chain is more sustainable. The existing Chrysopa product (larvae) [...] new product marketed under the name, Chrysopa-E , which uses the egg stage of the lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea , instead of the larval stage used previously [...] Chrysopa-E. Both larval and egg phases available While the larval product is supplied in a 6-litre bucket containing 10,000 larvae, the eggs are delivered in

• Condition of the Crop the best Indicator of the Effect of Trianum

  August 10, 2020

  stimulate root growth and the absorption of nutrients. The impact of Trianum can be seen in the quality of the crop. A better balance in the soil means that [...] effectiveness time and time again. These active Trichoderma harzianum T-22 fungi colonize the roots of the plant and keep pathogens at bay. And that's not all: [...] Trianum hard at work ‘underground’, the proof becomes apparent above the ground: a strong and vital crop! We often assess the success of a strategy or application