• Aphids and How to Protect Your Crop

  April 3, 2020

  effects on biological controls. However, due to increased resistance to pesticides, biological control is becoming the preferred method of controlling these pests [...] biological pest control to succeed, crop monitoring is essential. Horiver and Rollertrap units ensure monitoring is efficient with regards to both time and cost [...] fiber 100 ml bottle, hatches up to 1,000 gallmidges 100 ml bottle, hatches up to 2,000 gall-midges 500 ml bottle, hatches up to 10,000 gall-midges Aphilin Predatory

• Koppert Experts To Appear At Cultivate ’25

  June 25, 2025

  They’ll cover how to get an IPM system to work well, managing IPM systems, and what it takes to be successful on the ground from year to year. Jeremy rose [...] Sales Consultant for the Northeast Region, Phil Gerry, will be the featured speakers on Monday, July 14th, at the 10:45AM session, ’Tis the Season: Repeatable [...] crops. Heidi has worked with Koppert for the past decade and is one of the most well-informed plant experts of the day regarding ornamental IPM. Her broad

• What is Thripex Plus?

  August 18, 2021

  hanging on the plant or on a stick in the soil. Don’t panic the pouch is harmless to you, your loved ones, and your pets. The reason for the pouch is that it [...] nursery used to defeat pests. One reason to use an IPM program is to reduce the chemical pesticides sprays that once dry may linger on the plant for days [...] or try to use a large arsenal of many different chemicals. At the end of the day it is important to rid the plant of pests. Neoseiulus cucumeris is produced

• Ten need-to-know facts about caterpillars

  June 28, 2023

  leave them unable to locate the females. Another technique is to use the pheromones to lure the butterflies and moths to a trap with a sticky surface or a [...] allow them to consume large amounts of plant tissue. The most harmful caterpillars belong to the Noctuidae family (moths), which is also the largest butterfly [...] found all over the world. Their preferred place to reproduce is in protected crops – after all, it’s usually warmer inside than outside. The caterpillars

• A step-by-step guide to whitefly control

  whiteflies, it struggles to establish in tomato crops due to its reproductive preference for the lower two-thirds of the plant, which is often disrupted by growers' [...] may sting the mesophyll, potentially causing damage to fruits, and it requires an abundant prey population to sustain its effectiveness. It is not recommended [...] provides essential time to respond to infestations proactively. Accurate identification The accurate identification of whitefly species is crucial because Tobacco

• Does Swirskii Really Do What it's Intended To?

  June 5, 2019

  even when the natural enemies are working hard to contain the problem. So you may still see the adult whitefly happily flying around during the first days [...] getting used to. When using chemical products, you immediately see fewer pests and damage, but IPM requires some patience. The same applies to the use of S [...] are the fresh eggs and the youngest larvae; for thrips , the first and second larval stages. This means that you may still notice adult pests in the beginning

• Rhyzobug - Ready to deal with armoured scales

  significant impact on your yield. It is therefore important to recognize the damage in an early stage, so you can control the pest on time. For this, we have [...] Rhyzobiius lophanthae is able to predate on several armoured scales species. It is easy to see what they have eaten by checking the scales on iirregular [...] others and is easy to apply. It’s recommended to start introduction as soon as the first armoured scales are detected. You apply it in the evening and

• Properly scouting for spider mite helps to avoid surprises

  July 5, 2022

  spider mite is of little use, as the mites are not attracted to them. Even if there’s a contamination hotspot in the crop, you’re unlikely to find anything [...] crawl off to untraceable spots, such as the frame of the greenhouse, and will seem to have disappeared. At this point, it’s essential that the spider mite [...] requires rapid action, and the earlier you deal with it, the better. This requires you to be constantly alert, and proper scouting is crucial. Using sticky

• Acadian Plant Health™ and Koppert Join Forces to Expand Biostimulants Access Across the U.S.

  April 3, 2024

  company’s commitment to bring innovative solutions to the agricultural industry. “This partnership gives our U.S. customers access to Acadian products even [...] dedication to innovation align perfectly with our mission to deliver cutting-edge biological solutions, and we’re excited to work together for the benefit [...] extracts comprise the foundation of the agricultural solutions we offer. We deliver key functionality to meet agricultural needs worldwide in the areas of performance

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

  January 22, 2021

  ‘Plants for Life, Plants to Survive’ in December to highlight the importance of plant health and how it is linked to human health. Inspiring In this series, keynote [...] session on February 2 puts the spotlight on soil health To mark the Year of Plant Health , Koppert Biological Systems initiated the webinar series ‘Plants [...] health. When we walk on the ground, we are really walking on the roof top of another world. The amount of living organisms below ground is considerably greater