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• International Day of Plant Health: Protecting plant health with sustainable solutions

  May 12, 2023

  recognizes the vital role that plants play in our lives. Plants are the foundation of life on Earth. They provide us with the oxygen we breathe, the food we [...] solutions On the 12th of May, the world celebrates International Day of Plant Health , an initiative that aims to raise awareness about the importance of [...] farmers and growers around the world combat these challenges. Our approach is based on the principles of natural balance and working with nature, rather than

• Windset Farms® Partners with Koppert to Showcase Sustainable Pest Management Practices

  September 10, 2025

  shares how science and nature work together to produce delicious, high-quality greenhouse vegetables” The series aired in late August, currently reaching [...] episodes, each focusing on a beneficial insect used in Windset’s IPM program: The Role of Bumblebees in Tomato Crops: Showcasing Bombus impatiens , bumblebees [...] behind the scenes of greenhouse production. Together, they are educating viewers on sustainable greenhouse growing practices, with a focus on the beneficial

• Big impact starts small

  April 30, 2023

  small. And although they are not visible to the naked eye, they have a big impact. The living organisms in our micro products are a great way to biologically [...] which helps growers to meet the increasingly demanding supply chain requirements. In addition, growers don't have to worry about the harvest interval. These [...] Trianum have been indispensable in numerous horticulture crops for many years. Benefits for growers Using microorganisms in crop protection can offer many

• Koppert introduces Natutec Drive

  December 29, 2020

  biocontrol of pests in strawberries in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. Trials on citrus have also started in Spain. Natutec Drive trials [...] matter what crop system. The main function of the device is to achieve the most effective pest control by technically optimizing the success of our biocontrol [...] growers a great deal of time and expense in the future. Tests have conclusively proved its effectiveness in the field and we have a growing number of t

• Optimal Results with Entonem and Capsanem

  October 21, 2019

  nematodes is that the young plants are much stronger now. Growing Lisianthus is no easy task, so the more vital the plant, the better for the end-growers whose [...] The Egmond Lisianthus Nurseries in the Dutch town of ‘s-Gravenzande near The Hague have been using insectparasitic nematodes since 2015. It has reduced [...] Great Success In the past the young, fragile plants had been subjected to fungus gnats (Sciara) and shore flies (Scatella Stagnalis) while the range of chemical

• Spidex Vital Plus

  multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents [...] Predatory Mites Poster Application Hang sachets in and around spider mite hotspots, in sheltered locations in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets [...] already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Spidex Vital Plus depends

• Plant Disease Management

  cause diseases in plants. The primary goal of biological control is to reduce the damage caused by these pathogens while minimizing the use of chemical [...] preventing the disease from spreading further. Crop rotation Crop rotation is a fundamental strategy, which means avoiding planting the same crop in the same [...] disease cycles and reduces the buildup of pathogens in the soil. Disease-resistant varieties Another vital aspect of prevention is the use of disease-resistant

• Parasitic wasps

  Emergence: Once the parasitic wasp reaches maturity, it emerges from the host's body or the cocoon. The host pest is typically killed in the process. Host [...] development: When the parasitic wasp eggs hatch, the newly emerged larvae begin to feed on the host pest. They consume the host from the inside, which ultimately [...] leads to the death of the host. Pupal stage: After the larvae have consumed the host, they pupate, forming a cocoon or pupal stage within or on the host's

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in potato & outdoor vegetables

  producing nematodes in 1986. Many years of experience have gone into the selection, breeding and quality control of these nematodes. Each of the entomopathogenic [...] affect plants, beneficial (entomopathogenic) nematodes play an important role in the biological control of many pests. Even more for pests that are difficult [...] This is an overview of the nematode-pest combinations that have been tested successfully so far. If a specific pest is not mentioned in this document, it doesn’t