• Thrips: a tiny pest with big consequences

  February 2, 2023

  species. However, there is a difference in where the thrips congregate and feed on the plant, as each type of thrips has its own 'favourite spot.' Western flower [...] white roses and white on red roses. Early damage to a cucumber fruit causes it to grow curved. On sweet peppers , the western flower thrips causes light brown [...] which comes at the expense of the yield. Compare it to a developing flu virus in your own body: it takes so much energy to control the pathogens that

• Koppert Registers New Biofungicide

  November 26, 2019

  conducted using Noli against Botrytis spp. in a variety of fruits in several countries in Europe and in the United States. The trials have been carried out [...] fruits of the plant. It effectively controls Botrytis in grapes and soft fruits such as strawberries and blueberries, Monilia brown rot in stone fruit, such [...] standalone product it can often compete with a chemical program. It is therefore both suitable for IPM as organic farming. One of the advantages it has over chemical

• The How and Why of IPM

  August 18, 2021

  problems do occur in spite of this, you can solve them using natural enemies. It's often even better to have the natural enemies on stand-by in the crop, even [...] diseases and pests on the one hand and the natural enemies on the other. You also have to continuously monitor how both aspects develop in your crop; monitoring [...] Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a term we see everywhere today. But what does it mean, exactly? And how do you apply this method successfully? We'll tell you

• Blackberry

  Idaeobatus subgenera. The blackberry is actually not a berry botanically speaking. It is a so-called aggregate fruit that consists of small kernels.

• Thrips Can Get Out of Hand Quickly!

  August 18, 2021

  real infestation in no time! The temperature in particular determines how quickly the problem spreads: the higher the temperature it is, the more active [...] to adult takes about 40 days. At 30 °C/86°F, it takes just nine to eleven days (it varies a bit depending on the species of thrips). And under optimum conditions [...] thrips love both plant juices and pollen, multiplying much faster on flowering plants than on a crop without flowers. A female can lay one to two hundred eggs

• Koppert Launches NatuGro System for California Strawberry Growers

  August 5, 2021

  for every dollar spent on NatuGro, we will not charge him a dime. We’ve been able to deliver on this promise time and time again in research trials and [...] resilience and production, recently announced the introduction of its new NatuGro System in the California strawberry market. NatuGro features a proprietary [...] and other factors. “We feel so confident in the NatuGro System’s ability to increase strawberry yields, we back it with an iron-clad performance guarantee

• Kiwi

  kiwifruit or Actinidia chinensis has a soft and bronze colored skin. The color of its flesh varies from a bright green to an intense yellow color. This particular

• Ten facts about Fusarium

  December 9, 2021

  resulting in the wilting that is characteristic of this infection. This fungus is incredibly hardy and can survive in the soil, on crop remnants, on machines [...] infected with Fusarium , it is very difficult to treat. It is therefore essential to try everything possible to prevent infection in the first place. Use resistant [...] damaged, or under stress this increases its risk of being infected by Fusarium . Infection by Fusarium results in wilting and rotting areas that you can

• Combating Vine Weevil Successfully

  August 18, 2021

  dependent on the number (dosage) applied and the size of the host population. In this regard, it is important that Larvanem and Entonem be applied on uncovered [...] sulcatus , is a pest in many ornamental crops (e.g. rhododendron, cyclamen and azalea), as well as in strawberries and other fruit crops in both temperate and [...] Depending on the soil temperature our product Larvanem (Heterorhabiditis bacteriophora) or Entonem ( Steinernema feltiae ) can be used in tree nursery

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

  April 4, 2023

  alternative to its chemical counterparts today and addresses the push toward sustainable agriculture in the future. We believe in finding solutions in nature and [...] We have done so in collaboration with growers, through whom we contribute to making safe, high-quality, and affordable foods available. In the process, we [...] make those solutions available to growers everywhere. Nematodes have been on our radar since 1986 as an effective, clean, and safe solution for growers