• Initial Experiences: Spidex Vital Lives Up to its Promises

  May 24, 2021

  made the switch to Spidex Vital . His initial experiences in using the new product are positive. "I’ve known Phytoseiulus my whole life," the cucumber grower [...] beneficial is always welcome. That was the reason for me to try the new product." Crop rotation is a critical time in cucumber farming. The populations [...] in such dry conditions. I want to see what happens. However, it is a new product and Koppert may provide amended recommendations for use nearer the time

• Getting a handle on the spider mite – how can you keep population development under control?

  March 3, 2023

  population development. The predatory mites , which are the basis for the products Spidex or Spical , multiply even more quickly than the spider mite, which [...] you have the infestation under control. Some chemical plant protection products do work against insects but leave mites untouched. This impacts the biological

• Lift Off for Koppert Innovation

  January 14, 2020

  their valuable work in the crop. Airborne technology Product Manager of Koppert’s Natutec Products, Tom Vroegop: “It has been an exciting journey from the [...] multi-carrier release system for the dispersal of Koppert’s other biocontrol products such as, Spical , Swirski , Thripex , Limonica , Cryptobug-L , and Chrysopa

• Thrips: a tiny pest with big consequences

  February 2, 2023

  by crop. And that's not all: thrips can also cause a loss of vigor and production. So put, the consequences can quickly get out of hand. Thrips are not [...] takes so much energy to control the pathogens that you are usually less productive. Contact our experts today!

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

  December 3, 2024

  US. Prior to his work at Koppert, he rose through several New England production facilities, and was Director of Operations for a large perennial wholesale

• 4 key benefits of biological crop protection

  March 19, 2024

  these challenges is managing pest and disease pressure while maintaining productivity and considering the strict regulations regarding chemical pesticide usage

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  surfaces (they dry faster than frayed wounds). There is also a whole range of products to make the plant stronger. Additional fertilization with calcium and silicon [...] fall off. A serious mildew infestation can have dire consequences for production! It's essential to take action as soon as the first symptoms appear, otherwise

• Koppert Biological Systems Takes Over Horticoop’s Biological Crop Protection Activities

  October 2, 2018

  together with its customers, it will make the next steps in making the production of fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals more sustainable and successful [...] played an essential role in the development, sale and distribution of our products as well as integrated crop protection in general. Koppert wishes Horticoop

• Experts Needed for International Plant Health, Agriculture & Biosciences Conference in The Netherlands

  December 19, 2019

  sustainable horticulture and agriculture, environmental biodiversity and food production are invited to raise global awareness on how plant health can help to [...] it comes to plant health as this forms the basis for sustainable food production systems for the future,’ says Koppert’s Corporate Marketing Director,

• Aphids—Go Time Appears in GrowerTalks Magazine

  February 25, 2025

  very start of the season. Jeremy Webber rose through several New England production facilities, and was Director of Operations for a large perennial wholesale