• Written in GrowerTalks: "Cold Chain Management" by Heidi Doering

  December 16, 2024

  It’s a highly informative treatment of a topic of great importance to growers who want to get the best pest control result for their dollars spent. Heidi [...] IPM. Her broad range of experience includes greenhouse production, university extension, sales, and technical product management. She earned her masters [...] voice for ornamental horticulture since 1937. Growers and propagators turn to it to learn about the newest standards and practices, including those for biological

• GreenGuard by Dümmen Orange: For A Sustainable Chain

  November 6, 2018

  contacted to help them achieve this. The two companies first looked at how Koppert could help to make the production of propagation material by Dümmen Orange [...] million), making them a giant in the global ornamentals sector. Driven by their ambition to be a leader in the modernization of cultivation and markets, the [...] result of our collaboration,’ explains biologist Manuela van Leeuwen from Dümmen Orange. Her first job was at chrysanthemum breeder Fides, but she now coordinates

• Podcast with Tech On Demand: A Biological Approach to Spring IPM, featuring Koppert’s Heidi Doering

  March 7, 2025

  regarding ornamental IPM. Her experience in production, sales, and with the plants themselves fuels her passion for mentoring growers from conventional through [...] and planning as they relate to biological IPM. Heidi also explores the importance of relationships in this regard, and gives her thoughts on Thrips parvi [...] bioprogram, contact Heidi at hdoering@koppert.com You can listen to the podcast from the following sources: SPOTIFY https://spoti.fi/4hjwf8d APPLE PODCASTS

• Inspired by Nature: new design, same trusted quality

  February 6, 2023

  same high quality from all our products. We are confident this new branding supports us on our journey to increase our positive impact to the world.” New [...] in Nature and matches our ambition. Our mission is to contribute to 100% sustainable agriculture by partnering with Nature and supporting growers worldwide [...] product branding, which is characterized by a green, natural look. Perfectly in line with our branding: ‘Inspired by Nature’. And though our packaging is new

• An impressive range of predatory mite solutions thanks to continuous research and innovations

  July 17, 2024

  Phytoseiulus persimilis , to growers in the Netherlands more than 55 years ago, but by far the greatest achievement is that we have managed to improve and escalate [...] universities worldwide.’ Initially produced to protect greenhouse cucumbers from spider mites , Koppert has gone on to explore and develop a range of predatory [...] our quality products to growers but have managed to combine this with the most innovative packaging, application techniques, up-to-date technologies and

• Limonica Ulti-Mite: Cool by Nature. Tough on Pests

  l crops. Limonica Ulti-Mite enables growers to establish a much more effective preventative strategy from the earliest stages of the crop cycle and under [...] temperatures, where other predatory mites struggle to establish. This allows growers around the world to stay one step ahead in controlling two of the most [...] voracious, and persistent predatory mite enhanced by patented Ulti-Mite technology. Its ability to establish quickly, reproduce at high rates, and effectively

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  felled by numerous diseases. Which ones strike depends heavily on the circumstances. But every grower must have something in their bag of tricks to defend [...] quickly, and use a knife to create straight wound surfaces (they dry faster than frayed wounds). There is also a whole range of products to make the plant stronger [...] certain degree of resistance to the fungus. Powdery Mildew In fact, the method of combating mildew doesn't differ much from that for Botrytis. There are

• A viable alternative to chemical pesticides: Koppert’s natural enemies effectively control pests in outdoor crops

  August 4, 2023

  In partnership Koppert offers advice and support from storage to application for growers transitioning to biological crop protection . This includes a review [...] presence of chemical pesticides that may be harmful to natural enemies. By engaging with growers, Koppert aims to offer even more natural alternatives in the future [...] simplifying the use of our biological solutions in the field. By working closely with growers to optimize existing solutions and develop new solutions, we

• In Memoriam Peter Koppert

  June 21, 2023

  search for alternatives to chemical pest control and found a natural solution. With great enthusiasm, Peter, along with his wife Diny, implemented biological [...] impact on the world. He managed to integrate this warmth into the DNA of our company, something that our employees continue to appreciate and cherish. His [...] condolences to Diny, Peter's familyand his loved ones. May they find strength and support in the beautiful memories they have of him. If you would like to express

• Aphidius colemani

  will start. The female stands on outstretched legs and bends her abdomen forward beneath the thorax and between her legs. By moving her abdomen forward, she [...] causing aphids to drop from the leaf and fall to the ground. Although many aphids die as a result, many will survive and migrate to other plants to begin new [...] a cocoon inside the aphid cuticle, causing it to swell. The cuticle turns from a hard, leathery brown to a golden yellow casing, known as a mummy. Parasitized