• Want to know whether Spical will be effective? Check, check, and double-check!

  December 13, 2022

  is also where you'll be able to see whether your strategy is effective. If it is, the affected areas won't grow in size. You'll still be able to see webs [...] won't simply disappear. While this isn't such a problem for vegetable crops, it can lead to a loss of sales value for ornamental crops. However, if the crop [...] magnifying glass, you can be sure everything will be alright. Regular checks It's good to check whether you can find traces of eggs. Spider mites ' eggs are

• Koppert Collaborates with Valto to Control Harmful Tomato Virus

  October 10, 2018

  heart of the Dutch fruit and vegetable growing region and closely linked when it comes to finding natural solutions to pests and diseases. While Koppert operates [...] professional consultants. Worldwide distribution V10 Developed by Valto in 2006, it has been widely used to prevent the emergence of the virulent Pepino Mosaic [...] accountable for substantial losses in tomato production around the world. Since its introduction, this natural crop protection agent has been successfully used

• Botrytis: ten must-knows

  November 15, 2021

  conditions are unfavorable, the damage can get out of hand. To avoid this, it's important to know the following 'Botrytis facts'. Botrytis is also called [...] different crops, including strawberry and grape. This fungus has also changed its name and is now officially called Botryotinia fuckeliana . Other Botrytis [...] after leaf picking) is enough for the mold spores to germinate. That's why it's important to work cleanly and neatly. Prevention is the way to fight this

• Lift Off for Koppert Innovation

  January 14, 2020

  “Koppert has used its specific know-how about the mechanics needed to disperse different carrier materials, in combination with its knowledge of predatory [...] Koppert Biological Systems – has entered the airspace and now can release its biological solutions over large agricultural expanses to control a range of [...] multi-carrier release system attached to the underside of the drone - now makes it possible to disperse beneficial organisms with greater accuracy and efficacy

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  September 8, 2025

  swirskii and Orius . It was a turning point. “For the first time, predatory mites offered a working, scalable solution for growers - and it triggered a real [...] It all started with a stick, a spider nest, and a curious boy exploring the Andalusian countryside. From a young age, Jose Eduardo Belda (Innovation Manager

• Sustainable Cultivation Goes Much Further than Pests and Natural Enemies

  August 18, 2021

  over the last twenty years and it is now becoming clear that conventional, non-sustainable cultivation has reached its limits. The chemical products are [...] ‘If we can get to know and understand the plant better, we can also help it better.’ For decades, agricultural producers have not had to think about the [...] oil is a finite natural resource and that there are already restraints on its use due partly to the CO2 emissions of this industry as well as the climate

• New edition Insect Pest Management

  November 4, 2020

  will soon be released. Published by CABI and showing a Koppert photograph on its cover , Insect Pest Management , will be available towards the end of November [...] five years, with a host of new biological solutions and other advances, so it was high time to bring this popular reference book up to date,' says co-author [...] all of the latest methods involved in the control and management of insects. It includes coverage of host manipulation, plant resistance, biological control

• Written in GrowerTalks: "Cold Chain Management" by Heidi Doering

  January 1, 2025

  products are covered, as well as preparing for application and troubleshooting. It’s a highly informative treatment of a topic of great importance to growers [...] voice for ornamental horticulture since 1937. Growers and propagators turn to it to learn about the newest standards and practices, including those for biological

• Thrips: a tiny pest with big consequences

  February 2, 2023

  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 [...] where the thrips congregate and feed on the plant, as each type of thrips has its own 'favourite spot.' Western flower thrips , for example, prefer flower buds [...] 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

• GreenGuard by Dümmen Orange: For A Sustainable Chain

  November 6, 2018

  chemicals, maximum quality' is what it says on the cover of the GreenGuard ornamentals brochure. This sentence is as clear-cut as it gets. Dümmen Orange works together [...] standard plants. ‘It is our goal to eventually apply GreenGuard to all our products,’ says Manuela van Leeuwen. ‘The success of its application to chr [...] cultivation and markets, the company made sustainability a key focus area in its business operations a few years ago. Koppert was contacted to help them achieve