• A legacy of sustainability: Stolk Brothers and Koppert’s shared vision

  February 17, 2025

  crucial. “People still associate clean-looking plants with quality, but they don’t realize that a chemical-free plant is actually the healthier choice. If a predatory [...] throughout the entire crop cycle.” This shift has led to more resilient plants and a more sustainable growing process. The road to chemical-free horticulture

• Biological Pest Control

  survival and activity of existing beneficial species. Examples include planting specific flowers that provide shelter for beneficial insects like ladybugs

• World Soil Day – Soils, where food begins

  December 6, 2022

  instead of artificial fertilizers is the only way to protect our future, help plants to become stronger and healthier, effectively benefitting human health and [...] comes from soils. 18 naturally occurring chemical elements are essential to plants. Soils supply 15. Agricultural production will have to increase by 60% to

• Koppert Collaborates to Launch Free Biocontrol Tool

  February 14, 2020

  mark the inaugural International Year of Plant Health which aims to raise awareness of the importance of plant health in addressing world hunger, poverty

• Bumblebee pollination

  to carry larger pollen loads, ensuring enhanced cross-pollination between plants. Furthermore, bumblebees have specialized techniques, such as 'buzz pollination

• Integrated crop management: the key to sustainable business operations

  September 20, 2022

  However, climate change, changing regulations (less supply of chemical plant protection products, plus emission restrictions), and the fact that diseases [...] your crop extra production power. Excessive use of fertilizers and chemical plant protection products doesn’t do your soil any favours and is detrimental to

• Koppert Partners with Canadian Ecoation

  June 17, 2019

  early stages; providing comprehensive and local information about individual plants and their environment as well as automated local treatment with biological [...] the GreenTech Concept Award for the IRIS! Scoutrobot. This robot registers plant health and diseases in greenhouses. The technology is based on the patented

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in potato & outdoor vegetables

  hazardous pests in agricultural crops While plant parasitic nematodes are common soil pests that affect plants, beneficial (entomopathogenic) nematodes play [...] prepupae and pupae 1,5 billion/ha Potatoes Wireworms Agriotes spp. From planting to harvest, covering the risk period - 4 to 8 applications. Soil Larvae

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

  February 2, 2023

  products that kill or paralyze predatory mites. Make good agreements with your plant nursery. They mustn't use products with long-lasting effects. Not all natural [...] Choose the combination of predatory mites with care. Don't use natural plant protection products without careful consideration. They, too, can occasionally

• Once Again Koppert and CABI Collaborate

  October 8, 2018

  Under the new agreement, more training is also envisaged for Plantwise* ‘plant doctors’ who give advice on integrated pest management to local farmers. [...] being developed by CABI Enhancing and promoting the benefits of Plantwise plant doctors and the use of biological controls as part of Integrated Pest Management