• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  October 21, 2024

  been reared and the product has continued to evolve. The bottle is still in use today, especially when distributing the predators with air-blowing systems [...] and which once again boosted the popularity of the predatory mite. The fact that the sachet is industrially compostable is a further advantage for users [...] It is still the benchmark, the one pest control product that everyone else in the field automatically uses to compare other natural enemies, old or new

• IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future

  August 18, 2021

  chemicals. IPM is safer for employees. In short, IPM keeps everyone happy and is an answer to the challenges of the future! Learn More about the Benefits of [...] chemicals is slowing to a crawl. The result? A shrinking range of chemical control options! The effect of chemical plant protection is decreasing, with more [...] diseases and pests under control, with minimal impact on people and the environment. IPM combines the use of natural enemies with minimal use of chemicals. Biological

• Koppert Teams Up for First Automated Lettuce Farm in the UAE

  June 17, 2020

  facility in the United Arab Emirates. The 3-hectare farm is located in Abu Dhabi and will produce 9 million head of lettuce per year. Armela Farms is making [...] support Armela Farms with all the solutions and expertise to fulfil the ever-growing demand for high quality produce in the Gulf region." The CEO and founder [...] Together with several leaders in the Dutch horticultural sector, Koppert Biological Systems is helping to build the largest automated and data-driven vegetable

• Infestation Levels in Tomato Crops: A Look at the Top Four

  June 6, 2019

  resistant to chemicals. The spider-mite family is huge, but it is the two-spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) that causes most damage in both greenhouse [...] tackle this pest. Rollertraps are also a useful tool in the battle against whitefly: they can help in the capture and removal of adult whitefly. Aphids and [...] problem in tomato crops. The different kinds of aphids all require different approaches, so it is important to know which species you are dealing with. The

• Spot the caterpillar!

  June 28, 2023

  Caterpillars come in all types of species and sizes. Some stand out from the foliage, but most are the same color as the plant from which they live. They’re [...] Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths, and there are as many as 150,000 species worldwide. The group is very uniform in appearance and behavior [...] deposited on the plant by the butterfly or moth. Caterpillars can be recognized not only by their appearance but also by the damage they cause or the plant they

• Everything Still Begins with Swirski

  May 14, 2020

  tunnels), and which once again boosted the popularity of the predatory mite. The fact that the sachet is compostable is a further advantage for users. After [...] It is still the benchmark, the one pest control product that everyone else in the field automatically uses to compare other natural enemies, old or new [...] 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

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

  June 30, 2023

  glands to make a cocoon out of threads. The cocoon may be in a corner where leaves overlap or in other places. The leaf rollers use a leaf to conceal themselves [...] and takes on a streamlined appearance. The skin is wrinkled at the beginning but splits over time and reveals the shiny cuticle. A pupa doesn’t eat or move [...] except for a small part of its abdomen. The head, proboscis, wings, and legs develop in the anterior, immobile part. The pupa eventually transforms into a butterfly

• Thrips: a tiny pest with big consequences

  February 2, 2023

  species of thrips employ the same strategy: they prick the upper cells of a plant and suck them dry. The drained cells then fill with air and take on a silvery [...] causes light brown stripes on the fruit. The onion thrips can also cause deformed fruits. But the leaves are fair game, too, with many species of thrips attacking [...] Moreover, the excrement of thrips causes black spots, which naturally also affect the ornamental value. In leeks, thrips mainly cause cosmetic damage: the yield

• Effective control with Chrysopa-E!

  resulted in a new product marketed under the name, Chrysopa-E , which uses the egg stage of the lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea , instead of the larval stage [...] lower costs with less need for chemical corrections that may disrupt the total biological system in the greenhouse. Exceptional broad diet The existing control [...] so this is a natural enemy with a big menu in that respect. Chrysopa-E is suitable for a wide range of crops and Koppert has conducted tests in various

• Koppert Partners with Canadian Ecoation

  June 17, 2019

  signed the contract on behalf of Ecoation. Koppert is engaged in the business of biological crop protection and for this reason involved in the selection [...] Systems in the Netherlands and the Canadian based Ecoation have signed a cooperation agreement on June 13 th 2019. The contract was signed at the GreenTech [...] GreenTech fair in Amsterdam. The objective is to use each other’s knowledge for better data collection in the monitoring process of crop health. ‘We want to