• Quality is Key at Koppert!

  October 14, 2019

  Once the batch is approved, they are moved from the climate rooms to the packaging department. As of this moment special care is taken to keep the mites [...] Systems everything possible is done to see that products reach their destination ready to do their valuable work in the best condition possible. As Koppert´s [...] this stock is incalculable. A selection of the stock is reared in climate rooms with fully controlled and continuously monitored conditions. The mites are

• Fusarium opens the door to other diseases and pests

  June 27, 2022

  defenses. Even if a crop manages to maintain its defenses, a Fusarium infection can still cause the plant to weaken, opening the door to parasites that target [...] devastating to potatoes if there are also nematodes in the soil. The nematodes puncture the tubers, creating little wounds that allow the fungi to penetrate [...] have a devastating impact on plant resilience. This opens up the door for other diseases and pests to strike. Plants have a natural resistance to diseases

• Integrated crop management: the key to sustainable business operations

  September 19, 2022

  which is crucial to achieving good, high-quality yields both now and in the future. Or you could say: integrated crop management is the key to sustainable [...] playing an ever more crucial role in a business’ ability to produce successfully in the future and achieve their goals. What is integrated crop management? ‘ [...] Crop Management’ (ICM) is a holistic approach that takes measures to optimize your crop growth while maximizing production in the short and long term. ICM

• A life rooted in agriculture: transforming the future with Koppert

  January 14, 2025

  innovation is a cornerstone, the Koppert consultants are very valuable to growers. “They know and understand growers and the challenges they have to cope with [...] many, agriculture is an industry or a profession. For Antonio Gimenez, consultant team manager at Koppert Spain, it is a way of life - a connection formed [...] not just a career, but a purpose. “It’s unforgettable,” he reflects, recalling a world where family farming was a cornerstone of existence. "The colours

• A life-long commitment to help growers thrive with sustainable growing practice

  January 14, 2025

  them is the severe reduction in the use of chemical agents. In fact, a lot of them are going to disappear over the next three to five years due to more [...] solutions work required a shift from a curative mindset to a preventive approach — aiming at a natural balance in their crops and how to maintain it," she explains [...] and how they work, and we have the advantage of producing the best quality on the market.’ ‘We know that it is better to introduce Limonica than Swirski-Mite

• Koppert is Investing in Smarter Scouting

  May 29, 2019

  accurate as time progresses. Act Quickly Thanks to this, growers only need to use a smartphone to scan the Horiver sticky traps in their greenhouses. The scout-app [...] manually scouting crops is very important, it is time-consuming and error-sensitive. That is why Koppert is developing the scout-app, which will automatically [...] Koppert ‘The dashboard also provides detailed analyses of the situation in the greenhouse and shows the severity of the infestation, enabling growers to act

• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  November 8, 2024

  this is one less thing to worry about.’ A bullseye The introduction of Amblyseius swirskii marked a huge step forward in the combined control of the major [...] once again boosted the popularity of the predatory mite. The fact that the sachet is industrially compostable is a further advantage for users. After use [...] temperature range that play a role in determining whether a biocontrol agent is effective to a larger or lesser degree. We conduct a great deal of research

• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  Thanks to the use of Koppert's biological systems, producers around the world have reduced their impact on the environment by drastically reducing the use [...] enabled them to increase the productivity and profitability of their crops. The ongoing collaboration between farmers and Koppert lives up to one of its [...] distributed to markets in Asia, Europe, North America, and domestically. The large production scale, high water demand, and pest pressures challenge the Los Pinos

• At a Glance: Allies in the Fight Against Whitefly

  August 18, 2020

  preventively, before a pest is known to be present. Many growers use them year-round, a little like a ‘standing army’ designed to combat the whitefly. Predatory [...] bugs and predatory beetles are also effective. The following is a brief overview of the key allies in the fight against whitefly. Predatory mites Amblyseius [...] mites feed on the eggs and young larvae of the whitefly . They also eat other pests. They roam 24 hours a day, consuming 90% to 95% of the eggs and larvae

• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  October 21, 2024

  this is one less thing to worry about.’ A bullseye The introduction of Amblyseius swirskii marked a huge step forward in the combined control of the major [...] once again boosted the popularity of the predatory mite. The fact that the sachet is industrially compostable is a further advantage for users. After use [...] temperature range that play a role in determining whether a biocontrol agent is effective to a larger or lesser degree. We conduct a great deal of research