• A life-long commitment to help growers thrive with sustainable growing practice

  December 10, 2024

  rest of her life. Growing up in a farming family, Rianne's father was a pioneer in using biological solutions for his crops. He also devoted half of his [...] future holds many challenges and one of them is the severe reduction in the use of chemical agents. In fact, a lot of them are going to disappear over the [...] their crops sustainably. It’s a journey I’ve been on since 1998. Transforming perspectives on biocontrol In the early days of her career, Rianne often faced

• Got Mealybugs? Here’s The Solution.

  July 17, 2025

  mealybugs wander in, Isarid ™ is the way to prevent them from becoming more of a problem. These spores lie in wait and are highly infectious on any mealybugs [...] warm, they are a year-long problem. In the North, where winters are cold, they become a problem as soon as the weather starts to warm up in spring. To make [...] make matters worse, these pests have a waxy coating that’s like a suit of armor protecting them from many pesticides. In dense crops they can easily survive

• Celebrating real food heroes

  October 19, 2022

  .’ Xrarm and the tower of hope Xfarm a local social project in Puglia on more than 50 hectares, is a great example of social farming. Global an local issues [...] 2022 – a year that still finds us with an ongoing pandemic, conflict in Ukraine and other parts of the world, accelerated climate change, and a rising [...] cost of living. World Food Day is a day on which to think about ways to achieve food security for everyone. ‘Now that we are increasingly involved in biological

• How do you identify a ‘thrips intruder’?

  September 20, 2021

  The latter is often found in groups low in the crop, and you will almost never find them on the sticky traps. In short, a busy, striped insect is probably [...] probably setosus. If you find a slow, striped insect at the bottom of the crop, there is a good chance you have the dubious honour of a visit from americanus [...] length, shape of the antenna, hairs on the head and thorax, pattern on the head and thorax, fringe and hair on the forewings, and pattern on the forewings

• The cost-saving potential of biological crop protection for your IPM strategy

  February 20, 2025

  evaluating the efficient use of resources. A significant portion of the current research on biocontrol assessment relies on market data, such as crop yields [...] Biocontrol, on the other hand, often requires less frequent intervention once established. An example of this is the use of a combination of the Orius predatory [...] predatory bug in combination with the banker plant Lobularia. Trials have shown that a preventative approach requires only two to three applications in addition

• Koppert At Cultivate 2026

  June 1, 2026

  Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory mites A turning point in Almeria: how predatory mites helped transform agriculture A life-long [...] Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control Predatory mite pioneers: A journey of biocontrol innovations The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control [...] ™. Cultivate by AmericanHort is one of the leading horticulture events in North America, providing a wide range of opportunities to explore and network

• Biodiversity: Research into our positive impact on nature

  May 23, 2022

  loss of habitats, the use of pesticides in agriculture, acidification of our soil, and climate change. Biodiversity is the foundation of all life on our [...] resulted in a strategy and a definition. The definitions that reflect our positive impact on biodiversity: Our products originate from nature A rich biodiverse [...] Fork, are aimed at a reduction of nitrogen and pesticides by 50% and working towards 25% organic farming by 2030. This policy is in potential very beneficial

• Predatory Mites Whitepaper

  8°C for a longer time, A. swirskii will die. Control of thrips • N. cucumeris, A. swirskii and A. andersoni predate about the same number of thrips per [...] californicus is more effective on spider mites than the generalists. • N. cucumeris, A. swirskii, A. limonicus, T. montdorensis and A.andersoni are not very good [...] population of A. swirskii grows much faster than N. cucumeris (greater numerical response). • In contrast to the other thrips-predating phytoseiids, A. limonicus

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

  May 12, 2023

  proud to be part of a global movement that recognizes the vital role that plants play in our lives. Plants are the foundation of life on Earth. They provide [...] International Day of Plant Health: Protecting plant health with sustainable solutions On the 12th of May, the world celebrates International Day of Plant Health [...] approach is based on the principles of natural balance and working with nature, rather than against it. One of our core solutions is the use of beneficial insects

• International series ‘Plants for Life, Plants to Survive’

  January 22, 2021

  session will focus on soil health. When we walk on the ground, we are really walking on the roof top of another world. The amount of living organisms below [...] reps; in short anyone with a passion for plants and people. Soil health The kickoff session, ‘A healthy plant feeds healthy people’ took place on December [...] This may sound a bit altruistic, futuristic, and too good to be true. But there are plenty of farmers in the world with proof." John Kempf is a grower, an