• Visit Koppert' Ornamental Experts at MANTS 2025, Booth #2149

  December 18, 2024

  rarely give relief to the problem, but Koppert has solutions to catch and kill the pest at it's Achilles heel: the larvae. Current and future Koppert customers

• Leaf miners

  wasps and so cause few problems. However, the use of chemical insecticides kills these natural enemies, allowing the leaf miner population to erupt into serious

• Swirski-Mite: the do’s and don'ts in a nutshell

  February 2, 2023

  can affect their vitality and fitness. Don't use any chemical products that kill or paralyze predatory mites. Make good agreements with your plant nursery

• Botrytis problems often have company

  December 20, 2021

  But this dead material is from the host plant cells that the fungus has killed. This creates spaces for other necrotrophic fungi to grow, such as Myco

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  horticulture as "gray mold", is a challenge for almost every grower. This fungus kills plant cells and lives from the content of the dead cells. The affected areas

• Scia-Rid

  source, on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected

• Increase in Thrips Infestation Demands More R&D

  December 4, 2019

  pesticides are not particularly selective – they may well kill off thrips , but they also kill off the natural enemies of other pests at the same time.

• Adapting Quickly Guarantees ‘Tomato Success’

  April 30, 2019

  it is time to start an offensive to ensure that all the dreaded pests are killed. Focus your efforts particularly on whitefly , Tuta absoluta , and tomato

• Fungi and Bacteria Deserve Greater Appreciation!

  May 31, 2019

  was Bacillus thuringiensis , a bacterium that parasitizes, paralyzes, and kills caterpillars . Due to the recent increase in caterpillar problems, this hero

• Caterpillar control with nematodes

  then release the pathogenic bacteria they carry with them. These bacteria kill the insect and digest it from the inside. The nematodes feed on the tissues