• Nature's Perfect Pollinator

  Find out more Let our experts guide you Investing in a Quad Hive is not just a purchase—it's a partnership. Each Quad comes with expert consultancy guidance [...] experience in the industry, our expertise is not merely a selling point - it's a guarantee. When you choose Koppert, you're partnering with the leader in sustainable [...] conditions are poor. 3 top reasons to start using bumblebees Maximum assurance, due to their ability to buzz pollinate for efficient transfer large amounts

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  need max. 2 hours to return to their hive 15:00 Do not keep a hive closed for longer than one day unless additional pollen is fed to the bees. Bumblebee [...] are turned on, the more time (overlap with daylight) there is for the bumblebees to pollinate. For pollination, bumblebees need at least 28 Watt/m2 PAR [...] developed for better performance in difficult light conditions. Beevision Tests show that the Beevision features lead to more efficient pollination. For further

• Downy mildew of Cucurbits

  cuticula. For germination free water is required. For most downy mildews, the optimum temperature is around 15 o C and the closer the temperature is to this [...] pathogens continue to grow inside the leaves and after a while new spore-bearing structures are protruding from the stomata. Because there are more stomata [...] symptoms are found. How to prevent Downey mildew Choose resistant cultivars Use a wide crop rotation with non-host crops Prevent a humid microclimate. Achieve

• Written in GrowerTalks: "Cold Chain Management" by Heidi Doering

  January 1, 2025

  as preparing for application and troubleshooting. It’s a highly informative treatment of a topic of great importance to growers who want to get the best [...] turn to it to learn about the newest standards and practices, including those for biological programs and integrated pest management (IPM). For more [...] ornamental crop specialist, Heidi Doering, has an article in the January edition of GrowerTalks. In Cold Chain Management Of Biologicals she discusses the

• Predatory Mites Whitepaper

  predation but development is very slow. If the temperature is below 8°C for a longer time, A. swirskii will die. Control of thrips • N. cucumeris, A. swirskii [...] several pests. To choose the right species for your purpose it is important to understand the strengths and weaknesses of these mites. Here we provide information [...] us can prey on thrips but prey consumption and reproduction are low on a diet of thrips only. It should therefore no be used for thrips control. Humidity

• Privacy

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• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  important for the time that it is being used by our customer in the crop, it also plays a role in the total production process. For example, a material [...] sachet, for 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 [...] 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

• Biodiversity: Research into our positive impact on nature

  May 22, 2022

  important for us to show to our stakeholders the positive impact our solutions have on biodiversity. ‘Once we can measure our positive impact, we can showcase [...] products. ‘Although it seems very obvious that Koppert is already making a positive impact, we observe a trend where at one hand the transition to sustainable [...] biological solutions within the industry.’- Market Access Manager, Evert Hamblok. Biodiversity research in progress Monitoring biodiversity in order to prove

• Protect Poinsettias From Whiteflies

  April 14, 2025

  Biocontrols have their roots in tomato crops but needed several key changes to be effective for poinsettias. Knowing those changes helps in building a stronger [...] strategy for a particular crop based on its individual requirements: Koppert's Poinsettia Team Lane Holland IPM consultant for IL, MO, & IN lholland@koppert [...] below to view it on Koppert’s website. Each product page includes the beneficial organism, its scientific name and uses, how it works, directions for use

• Earth Day 2022: Koppert’s ongoing investment in the planet

  April 21, 2022

  exactly what we have been doing at Koppert for the past 55 years. Established in 1970, Earth Day is an international day devoted to the planet. It draws attention [...] Koppert has actively reduced or compensated for its use of fossil fuels in transportation and energy, in its use of water, packaging and other production [...] our mission to contribute to a healthy environment by reducing internal and external waste to zero % while using 100% eco-friendly materials for our products