• Koppert's beneficial nematodes: new look and ready for the future

  April 5, 2023

  Dedicated to making our products accessible to as many growers as possible, we have put endless efforts into research and development. The result is an innovative [...] which acts as an effective alternative to its chemical counterparts today and addresses the push toward sustainable agriculture in the future. We believe [...] since 1986 as an effective, clean, and safe solution for growers. Since then, we have conducted countless studies and trials to understand and apply nematode

• Common cockchafer

  General The cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha) , also known as the doodlebug or May bug is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family S [...] symptoms The common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) does most of its damage in the larval stage, when it feeds on roots of grasses and clover. The adults [...] adults feed on the leaves of trees, mainly on oak, maple, beech and plum. Life cycle and appearance of Common cockchafer The life cycle of the common cockchafer

• Cannabis

  crop protection in cannabis Cannabis crops can be affected by pests such as thrips , fungus gnats, spider mites , aphids , russet mites, and broad mites [...] protection and IPM strategies, combining monitoring, beneficial insects and predatory mites , and expert guidance. By analyzing factors such as climate, [...] pests such as thrips , spider mites , fungus gnats, aphids , russet mites, and broad mites. Cannabis regulations and pesticide restrictions vary by region

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

  February 2, 2023

  will you be guaranteed an optimum result. Do's If you can, apply Swirski-Mite as soon as it arrives at your company, preferably on the same day. If you can't [...] shouldn't store the mites at too low temperatures, as this can affect their vitality and fitness. Don't use any chemical products that kill or paralyze [...] can't, store the product in a cool (10-15 °C), dry place for no more than one to two days. Use the swirskii predatory mites at the right time when the population

• Free Webinar series; Implementing Plant Empowerment

  May 19, 2020

  first webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 3 rd , 2020 at 9am and 3pm (Netherlands Time). For the US, Eastern Time Zone, 3am and 9am. The other webinars [...] cultivation method that leads to more yield and better quality. At the same time, resources such as water, energy and nutrients are used more efficiently. This [...] natural & artificial lighting. We start on Wednesday, June 3 rd , 2020 at 9am and 3pm – Dutch time (Eastern Time Zone 3am and 9am. The following dates are;

• Shore fly

  tenuicosta) do not attack plants directly, as they feed on green algae. However, they can transmit plant diseases and can be a nuisance to greenhouse works [...] General Shore flies ( Scatella tenuicosta ) occur very commonly, often in the vicinity of water. They feed on algae. Other shore fly species have diverse [...] habits but the larvae of most species feed on rotting material. Shore flies are commonly found in greenhouses. Damage symptoms Shore flies ( Scatella t

• Cabbage looper

  General Trichoplusia is not only a damaging pest in crucifers, their favourite host, it can also be found in crops such as tomato, pepper, some cucurbits [...] sesame and cotton. One of the reasons why this plague can be serious is that the moth is able to disperse widely, reaching distances of up to 200 km. Damage [...] symptoms The caterpillars feed mainly on the leaves causing irregular holes. The first three instars make small holes, while the following stages feed on the

• Maximize pollination in tomato

  imprints on the flower, commonly known as bite marks, turn brown. These bite marks serve as indicators to assess the bumblebees' pollination activity. A single [...] performance by checking their work at least once every two days. When the number of bite marks diminishes to only one or two per flower, it is advisable to introduce [...] factors, such as water shortage, imbalanced nutrition, viruses, diseases, pests, extreme growth, climate conditions, and chemical influences, can impact plant

• In Search of the Relationship Between NatuGro and Nitrogen Release

  February 18, 2020

  remained the same with different nitrogen applications. At NovaCropControl’s testing company, several test beds containing everbearers were created at the start [...] with Vidi Parva at the start of the cultivation cycle and this is repeated every four weeks. Vidi Terrum is also applied at the start of the cultivation cycle [...] trying to find an optimum balance in strawberry crops: is it possible to achieve the same levels of production and quality with a lower dose of fertilizer

• Event to Raise Global Plant Health Awareness

  December 16, 2019

  picture. As the biggest NGO on plant health, CABI represents much of the developing world as well as being a world authority on protecting biodiversity from [...] CABI* and Wageningen University will be organizing an international event under the banner of ‘Plant Health, Agriculture & Bioscience’ at the World Forum [...] while we at Koppert have the knowledge and capacity to produce sustainable solutions.’ ‘We all want to move forward when it comes to plant health as this