• International series ‘Plants for Life, Plants to Survive’

  January 22, 2021

  spotlight on soil health To mark the Year of Plant Health , Koppert Biological Systems initiated the webinar series ‘Plants for Life, Plants to Survive’ in December [...] activists, creatives, chefs and government reps; in short anyone with a passion for plants and people. Soil health The kickoff session, ‘A healthy plant feeds [...] micro-nutrients back into forms that plants can use. Healthy soil means healthy food and, in the end, healthy animals and people. Two internationally renowned

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  September 8, 2025

  filming bugs in their natural habitat. That fascination evolved into a lifelong dedication to entomology and, eventually, a pivotal role in shaping the [...] working, scalable solution for growers - and it triggered a real shift in mentality in Almeria.” Scaling up: strawberries, citrus, and beyond From greenhouses [...] californicus — marketed as Spical — marking a milestone in expanding biocontrol beyond the greenhouse. In recent years, the team has introduced two more powerful

• Natutec Drone Leaflet - Koppert

  All in all, Koppert has developed a completely new and ready-for-market (proved and based on Lab Trials) technology in less than two years. In January [...] while In Koppert’s workshop, the technique was proven to work. you can attach anything to a drone and then have the drone This was then tested in a hangar [...] distributed across the surface.’ The test the costs of dispersal via drones had to be lower than the flights in the hangar in Valkenburg also gave good outcomes

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Top Fruits

  branches, trunks and soil Overwintering larvae Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta Autumn/Spring Scaffold branches, trunks and soil Overwintering larvae [...] Hoplocampa spp. Spring: before flowering Spring/Summer: at fruitlets fall Soil Soil Adults, before emergence Larvae Pest Latin Name Codling moth Capirel [...] solution to help control hazardous pests in agricultural crops While plant parasitic nematodes are common soil pests that affect plants, beneficial (e

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Stone Fruits & Nuts

  radius around the tree trunk - 1 or 2 treatments in springtime and in autumn Larvae 1 - 3 million in 10L min. per tree Plum moth Cydia funebrana A [...] trunks and soil Overwintering larvae Dose 1,5 billion/ha Peach twig borer Anarsia lineatella Autumn/Spring Scaffold branches, trunks and soil Overwintering [...] branches, trunks and soil Overwintering larvae 1,5 billion/ha Cydia splendana Summer: before moth emergence Early autumn: at fruitfall Soil Summer: cocooned

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Potato & Outdoor Vegetables

  thrips detected. Apply 2 to 3 times 7 days apart - repeat if necessary. Soil Soil dwelling instars: larvae, prepupae and pupae 5 billion/ha Caterpillars [...] 7 to 14 days apart. High pressure: 3 applications at 7 days interval. Soil Soil dwelling instars: larvae, prepupae and pupae 1,5 billion/ha Potatoes [...] s. Soil Larvae 500 - 1000 million/ha Various Crane flies Tipula spp. Apply once crane flies detected. Two applications 7 days apart. Soil Larvae

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Soft Fruits

  sulcatus Autumn/Spring Soil Larvae 1,5 to 5 billion/ha Other weevils Otiorhynchus spp. / Naupactus spp. Autumn/Spring Soil Larvae 1,5 to 5 billion/ha [...] solution to help control hazardous pests in agricultural crops While plant parasitic nematodes are common soil pests that affect plants, beneficial (e [...] nematode-pest combinations that have been tested successfully so far. If a specific pest is not mentioned in this document, it doesn’t necessarily mean

• Acadian

  and leaf area. Soil applications Soil applied treatments can be made by mixing with soil-applied fertility, directed sprays to the soil, sidedress treatments [...] ACADIAN® Liquid Seaweed Concentrate fully dissolves in water and is suitable for use in liquid foliar, soil applied, and irrigation water applications. ACADIAN® [...] completely dissolved in the tank solution. When mixing with calcium products, thoroughly mix ACADIAN® Liquid Seaweed Concentrate with the water in the tank prior

• Acadian Organic

  and leaf area. Soil applications Soil applied treatments can be made by mixing with soil-applied fertility, directed sprays to the soil, sidedress treatments [...] Organic Liquid Seaweed Concentrate fully dissolves in water and is suitable for use in liquid foliar, soil applied, and irrigation water applications. ACADIAN® [...] dissolved in the tank solution. When mixing with calcium products, thoroughly mix ACADIAN® Organic Liquid Seaweed Concentrate with the water in the tank

• Natutec Scout Wins GreenTech Innovation Award 2019

  June 11, 2019

  display at the GreenTech InnovationLAB, and in booth 308 in hall 10, until 13 June, along with 18 other innovations in the horticultural field which were [...] Koppert Biological Systems. ‘Natutec Scout was designed in consultation with our growers and consultants in the field, so we need to share the credit for this [...] Horiver sticky traps to identify and count the insects in the crop. The IPM-data is then stored in a central database and offers growers the possibility