• Pea

  vegetable is a bright green colour, sometimes yellow or purple and widely grown as a cool season vegetable crop. Immature peas are consumed as a vegetable [...] This popular vegetable is a round seed in the seed pod of the fruit, Pisum sativum . Pods of this plant develop from the ovary of a pea flower and carry numerous

• Unveiling new packaging designs for Horiver sticky trap portfolio

  January 8, 2024

  first half of 2023, it is now our sticky trap product range that will enjoy a total makeover. The sticky traps are available on the market under the well-known [...] The new Horiver design features an eye-catching pattern that incorporates a zoom-in effect, emphasizing the capturing and monitoring functionalities of [...] becomes clear when pests enter the greenhouse, how they develop, and when a population will peak. In this way the grower is better prepared for potential

• Western flower thrips

  impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV). Both viruses affect a wide range of plants, and often a single host plant may be infected by both viruses. Life cycle [...] into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are nearly transparent white or yellowish to orange-yellow, with a large head and bright red eyes [...] crops. The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) can be found on a wide variety of plants, including many vegetable and ornamental crops in g

• Bios To The Rescue In GrowerTalks

  March 2, 2026

  facilities, and was Director of Operations for a large perennial wholesale nursery. Jeremy’s shipped a wide range of perennials, shrubs, annuals, and edibles [...] Koppert’s Jeremy Webber has an article in the February 2026 issue of GrowerTalks. It’s an insightful take on the bio vs chemical pesticide dynamic. Titled [...] Titled Bios To The Rescue , the piece presents a handful of situations where you can use bios to clean up nightmare pest scenarios without having to dip

• Sweet pepper

  and red and even dark purple and brown. The sweet pepper is a very rich source of vitamin C and antioxidants. The level of carotene is even nine times higher [...] sweet pepper , also referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs to the species Capsicum annuum . These [...] higher in red peppers. Red coloured peppers also contain twice as much vitamin C than green peppers. Recommended for you Why Some Thrips Management Strategies

• Leaf miners

  fruiting vegetable crops, however, a considerable quantity of foliage can be lost before the harvest is affected. The size of a leaf tunnel depends on the stage [...] help monitor adult activity and support timely intervention. With Koppert’s biological solutions for leaf miners, professional growers can keep infestations [...] the order Diptera (the true flies ) and form the family Agromyzidae. This is a family of small flies whose larvae tunnel into the leaves of plants, creating

• NECANN Boston 2026

  April 7, 2026

  Phorodon cannabis aphid . This year they’ll be showing off a new product, BioSulfur-S, a biologically derived sulfur solution that was engineered for [...] large scale and serious home cannabis growers value a clean crop above all so the Koppert booth is a must-visit while at NECANN. Koppert aims to reduce [...] hydrophilic nature and smaller particle size, BioSulfur-S delivers consistent performance across a wide range of crops, including cannabis. Its liquid-friendly

• Faba bean

  and is a firm plant with sturdy stems of a square cross-section. The broad beans are broad, leather like pods. They are green and usually mature to a bla [...] bean, pigeon bean and tick bean are all different names for the Vicia faba , a flowering plant and species belonging to the vetch and pea family Fabaceae [...] blackish-brown with a densely downy skin. Nowadays, modern varieties specifically cultivated for food production have pods which are 15-25 cm long and 2-3

• Koppert’s microbial solutions for sustainable food production

  October 15, 2020

  Partnership with Nature Under the cloud of a global pandemic and changing climate, crop resilience has become a vital factor in our struggle to produce food [...] Koppert. "We have a number of microbial solutions for diseases such as Pythium , Fusarium and Rhizoctonia , and pests like whitefly . Trianum is a product based [...] stress resilience, a new world to be explored." "Microbes are essential for the overall functioning and wellbeing of the ecosystem as a whole. Much research

• In Search of the Relationship Between NatuGro and Nitrogen Release

  February 18, 2020

  with a lower dose of fertilizer? Californian strawberry growers who use NatuGro have already seen their production levels increase three years in a row [...] row. And not just by a small amount, but spectacularly so: by 10% to 15% every year. The main reason for this is a higher rate of flower development. More [...] carried out under the direction of Frans Weber from Koppert’s R&D department, the crops are given a standard treatment with NatuGro. Guido Roozemond explains: