• Green peach aphid

  least 100 different viruses and is thus rightfully feared by many growers. Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth [...] making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering [...] tips. Life cycle and appearance of green peach aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety

• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  water consumption by 65% and minimized pesticide use by implementing biological control and natural pollination programs. A long and increasingly sustainable [...] learning and success The partnership between Koppert and Rancho Los Pinos spans over 20 years, beginning with natural pollination programs and evolving [...] Los Pinos. "Together, we've learned to produce better, healthier food and nearly eliminate pesticides in tomato and cucumber production. We are very proud

• Corn

  stalk of the corn plant produces separate pollen and ovuliferous inflorescences, also specified as ears, which are fruit, producing kernels. These kernels [...] pod corn, sweet corn and flour corn. Already about 10,000 years ago, corn was domesticated by the indigenous communities in Mexico and it still plays a main [...] cultivated all over the world. When it comes to numbers and volumes; there is more maize produced every year (in terms of weight) than of any other grain

• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  Brand and Koppert: a successful collaboration To reduce the burden of acaricides and other chemical pesticides, and consequently produce safer and better [...] production and distribution of papaya and other tropical fruits such as pineapple and lime. An important part of their mission as a producer is to contribute [...] contributed to achieving its mission as a producer company, to improve and care for the health of the crop, its workers and the final consumer, who now can enjoy

• Caterpillar control with nematodes

  control of soil pests such as thrips pupae, and larvae of sciarid flies and several beetles . Research and field experience however show that beneficial [...] selected to target specific caterpillar species, and Koppert produces specific strains of Steinernema feltiae and Steinernema carpocapsae for this purpose. Unlike [...] Check the Entonem and Capsanem product page for detailed advice on application, handling and storage. Get in contact Nematodes and chemicals Nematodes

• Citrus mealybug

  distribution and many and diverse host plants. In temperate regions of the world this mealybug poses a problem in greenhouse horticulture, and in the tropics [...] croton and kalanchoë, but also in roses and gerbera. Additionally, the citrus mealybug ( Planococcus citri ) can also appear in cucumber, melon and aubergine [...] the crop in various ways: Nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and / or yellowing of leaves, sometimes

• Whitefly

  greenhouse and field crops, feeding on plant sap and transmitting harmful viruses. Their feeding weakens plants, causes leaf yellowing and leads to honeydew [...] reducing whitefly populations by parasitizing larvae and host feeding. Predatory mites and bugs feed on eggs and larvae of whiteflies. Beneficial fungi are very [...] stages: the egg, first, second, third and fourth larval instars, and an adult insect. The eggs are elliptical and often deposited in circles. The young

• Melon

  plants belonging to the family of Cucurbitaceae . The melon plant produces a usually sweet and edible, fleshy fruit. The term "melon" is used for the plant [...] specifically even, a "pepo". Nowadays many different cultivars are being produced on a commercial scale, especially muskmelons. The most common species of

• New Packaging

  company that produces compostable products, it takes 11.28 kWh to produce one pound of Styrofoam compared to only 3.06 kWh used to produce a pound of recycled [...] included California, Florida, Michigan, and Georgia. The boxes were packaged with temperature data loggers on the inside and outside of the boxes. Plus, we inspected [...] Entonem , and Entermix are our most temperature sensitive products. We strive to continuously improve our processes, products, know-how, and services.

• Cranberry

  qualifies as a shrub and usually grows on the ground surface first and then ascends. The plant produces white or pink flowers and afterwards sour-tasting [...] specific parts of North America, namely the central and eastern part of Canada and the northeastern and north-central areas of the United States. This cranberry [...] the Pacific Coast of North America and parts of Europe. This species of cranberry belongs to the subgenus Oxycoccus and genus Vaccinium . This species of