• Impatiens thrips

  General Impatiens thrips (Echinothrips americanus) is an increasing problem in greenhouse cultivation, having spread to many countries within the last 30 years. The thrips have mostly been able to spr

• Cabbage moth

  General The cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families, among them crops such as sweet pepper, tomat

• Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

  with distributor Mertens and decided that in spring we would start using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem . A major advantage is that the bycatch of other

• Written in GrowerTalks: "BioSolutions for Propagators" by Jeremy Webber

  December 1, 2024

  Jeremy is currently the Ornamental Crop Team Manager for Koppert US. Prior to his work at Koppert, he rose through several New England production facilities [...] information about building an effective bioprogram, contact Jeremy at jwebber@koppert.com

• IPM: The Path to a Successful Approach

  August 18, 2021

  A system for sustainable cultivation, in which you minimize use of chemicals; that is integrated pest management (IPM) in a nutshell. You can fully adapt this system to your own crop and company, and

• Flies

  and attractants reduce adult populations and support monitoring. With Koppert’s biological solutions for flies, professional growers can achieve reliable

• Stable fly

  General Stable flies belong to the genus Stomoxys , Latin for “sharp mouth”; a fitting moniker, as these flies are the only members of the Muscidae family that feed on mammalian blood (particularly ca

• Phil Gerry at CAES Symposium at UCONN

  September 3, 2025

  layer of predators right where it counts and handles like a video game. Koppert’s Phil Gerry will be demonstrating how the Natutec Airobreez works at the [...] on the event web page . Phil Gerry is a Technical Sales Consultant for Koppert’s Northeast Region, covering New England and New York. He was a lead grower [...] nurseries and greenhouses in the Northeast and Northwest before joining Koppert in 2021, and brings a wealth of practical knowledge and creative strategies

• Cyclamen mite

  General The cyclamen mite ( Phytonemus pallidus ) is a harmful strawberry pest as well as a common pest found in cyclamen, gerbera and other ornamentals . Mites belonging to the family of tarsonemids

• Red palm weevil

  General The red palm weevil ( Rhynchophorus ferrugineus ), also known as palm weevil, Asian palm weevil or Sago Palm Weevil originates from tropical Asia, but has spread to Africa and Europe with dist