• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  them soon after they have been released and they get right down to doing their job.’ A tense moment Sjaak van Dijk switched over to Spidex Vital at the [...] February. ‘I have three crops a year,’ he tells us five weeks later. ‘As the old crop is always cleared away, I start from scratch each time and have to build [...] Spidex Vital to tackle spider mites and hot-spots effectively brings a sense of calm to the farm.’ He states that the weather conditions have been favourable

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  experience because we have acquired knowledge and skills to be able to identify pests such as whitefly , red spider mite and thrips in time and release in a timely [...] about their goal: to produce high-value fruits, where they help ecosystems and offer a qualified product to consumers. To achieve this, the implementation [...] possibilities they had to establish in our crop. After doing the relevant studies and tests, they recommended us to use the products that have worked very well

• Effective Control of Spider Mite and Thrips

  July 6, 2020

  mites can be used to kill thrips. There are many different species of predatory mites that attack thrips, and there are also many different strategies. The [...] products to choose from: Spidex and Spical-Plus . Spidex contains the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis . This predatory mite takes no prisoners and isn’t [...] us to do the job on its own. Except when your climate is warm and dry, then Spical-Plus is preferred, as the predatory mites’ greater resistance to heat

• Bios To The Rescue In GrowerTalks

  March 2, 2026

  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 into [...] preventatively.” He provides an alternate, and in his opinion more accurate, statement and offers evidence to prove his version correct. The author lays [...] IPM expert and the National Ornamental Consultant Team Leader for Koppert, US. He rose through several New England production facilities, and was Director

• Long Lasting Protection From Thrips and Whitefly

  August 10, 2021

  way to double the number of the predatory mites, Amblyseius swirskii in your crop with the same number of sachets! More natural enemies give rise to better [...] Growers Use Swirski-Mite LD Thanks to the combination of the doubled number of predatory mites emerging from the sachet AND the fact that the product is active [...] is an extremely reliable and effective system: Constantly large population of predatory mites Little opportunity for pests to establish themselves Optimum

• From Grower To Biological Pest Control Expert

  May 25, 2026

  May 14, 2026 and is available on their website and popular podcast destination. Hosts Sandy Feather and Tim Abbey sit down with Jeremy to hear his take [...] hires and manages their ornamental and cannabis consultants . They look for growers because growers have real world experience. Jeremy goes on to discuss [...] role of Swirski-Mite in building the company to what it is today, and Koppert’s strength in nematodes and predatory mites . It’s a global market but Koppert

• Event to Raise Global Plant Health Awareness

  December 16, 2019

  CABI ‘CABI and Koppert have been collaborating on many fronts for some time, and it makes perfect sense to combine our forces and common goals to organize [...] while we at Koppert have the knowledge and capacity to produce sustainable solutions.’ ‘We all want to move forward when it comes to plant health as this [...] authorities and NGOs to recognize and embrace this common goal that will benefit us all,’ Peter explains. ‘Our aim for the event is to inform and influence

• Next generation to lead family business Koppert

  November 18, 2021

  term and think in terms of generations. We will continue to create the company’s future together, to safeguard our core values and – above all – to continue [...] total number to eight members, in order to transfer responsibilities in a natural way and to safeguard the valuable experience, continuity and customer interests [...] more than fifty years, we have been researching, formulating, and introducing biological solutions that have been available to us since their creation.’

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

  August 18, 2021

  without food. The crucial question is: where have they gone? Most natural enemies really need their favorite pest to survive. When it is no longer present, they [...] beneficials generally have a short life span. So they just disappear. How quickly this happens varies by species. Parasitic wasps are fragile and often only live [...] long as several weeks. And some species of mites can even go into a sort of hibernation, but in most cases we've selected them not to do that. After all,

• Global awareness of food loss and waste reduction

  September 28, 2021

  growers, and on top of that, promote total plant health and a holistic approach. NatuGro is a perfect example of this. We also improve efficiency and help [...] even before it gets to the consumer. Just think of the beneficial mites and other insects, microbials and natural pollination and their positive impact [...] Improved technologies and innovation ‘Our scouting techniques and other application techniques, and of course, knowledge sharing and advice also make an