• Global awareness of food loss and waste reduction

  September 29, 2021

  Greenhouse Vegetable Consultant, Ron Delissen: ‘As an end-consumers we are all part of the problem as well as part of the solution when it comes to food waste [...] practices.’ ‘By providing natural solutions we offer both preventive as well as reactive actions for growers, and on top of that, promote total plant [...] Koppert contributes towards several of the UN’s Social Development Goals, such as Zero Hunger by 2030, Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, Responsible

• The various stages of the spider mite

  March 4, 2023

  the eggs, which are as round as a ball. These eggs produce larvae, which have just six legs. To begin with, they are transparent, but as they eat, they become

• GreenGuard by Dümmen Orange: For A Sustainable Chain

  November 6, 2018

  the cover of the GreenGuard ornamentals brochure. This sentence is as clear-cut as it gets. Dümmen Orange works together with Koppert to make the ornamentals [...] increasing number of market players demanding that their suppliers use as few chemicals as possible on the flowers and plants that they deliver. This shift inspired [...] protocol together with Koppert. It involves a method in which we use as few chemicals as possible on our chrysanthemum farm in Uganda, ensuring that the chemicals

• Everything Still Begins with Swirski

  May 14, 2020

  blackberry , as well as cutflowers and potted plants. "The predatory mite can also be introduced in a variety of circumstances. Think of factors such as humidity [...] vegetable crops such as bell peppers , cucumber , aubergine , courgette and melon. Swirkii also proves its effectivity in soft fruit crops such as strawberry , [...] kinds of circumstances. In fact, this is how Swirskii is viewed by the market: as a natural enemy that does its work reliably in all kinds of situations. For

• FytoFert S - Row Crops Brochure

  Sulfur Deficiency: Sulfur is vital for the synthesis of amino acids (such as cysteine and methionine), vitamins, and enzymes. FytoFert™S helps ensure that

• Enjoy multiple benefits against spider mite with Spical

  December 14, 2021

  spider mites. It will eat other insects or pollen and spread through the crop as it does, patiently waiting for spider mites to appear. Slow-release sachets [...] Spical-Plus and Spical Ulti-Mite are particularly suited for preventative use, as they come in slow-release sachets that contain energy-rich food alongside [...] themselves. This means the sachets constantly ‘make’ new mites in large numbers, as the mites are reproducing all the time and enter the crop. The situation can

• Very few greenhouse crops are safe from whitefly

  July 19, 2022

  crops, including tomato, cucumber, aubergine, courgette, bean, and pepper as well as potato. Many ornamental crops, including rose, gerbera, hibiscus, and [...] from whitefly. The problem inside the greenhouse is more acute than outside, as temperatures inside tend to be higher. This stimulates the development of [...] this does not necessarily mean that the whitefly will not see the tomato as a ‘tasty snack’.

• Caterpillars: a growth explosion in the life of butterflies and moths

  June 30, 2023

  link in the lifecycle from egg to butterfly, at that stage, they become as much as two to three thousand times heavier! Phase 1: from moth to egg Butterfly [...] plant within twenty-four hours that it’s no longer possible to salvage it. As the caterpillars eat more, they grow out of their skins. The number of times [...] with saliva and silk threads. A pupa looks very different from a caterpillar, as it’s shorter and takes on a streamlined appearance. The skin is wrinkled at

• The Pest is Gone, but What Happened to the Good Guys?

  April 24, 2019

  species of predatory mites can survive for quite a while without food, as long as several weeks. And some species of mites can even go into a sort of h [...] the case of predatory bugs used against whitefly , the difference can be as much as a factor of ten! To stimulate the development of predatory bugs and mites [...] we feed them with prey mites or moth eggs (Entofood). This is essential, as the population would otherwise decline over time. The use of banker plants

• Keeping thrips under control: plenty of options!

  July 25, 2022

  the case of the Rollertraps – also to capturing and removing as many flying specimens as possible. First, of course, you have to ensure that the thrips [...] thrips. You don't have to go into battle alone! When tackling a pest such as thrips , it is vital to work systematically. While a whole range of products [...] predatory mites include Stratiolaelaps scimitus . For fruiting vegetables such as sweet peppers and aubergines, the preventative introduction of the predatory