• Initial Experiences: Spidex Vital Lives Up to its Promises

  May 24, 2021

  combination with Cucumeris, Feltiella, and Swirskii. Together, they create an effective mix. You can see them soon after they have been released and they get [...] and have to build up the necessary populations three times. This is always a critical and tense moment on cucumber farms like mine. And as spider mites [...] many Phytoseiulus eggs." This corresponds with the explanation Sjaak received from consultant Ron Delissen and with what Koppert promised in the leaflet, he

• Phytoseiulus persimilis

  protonymph and then start to feed on spider mites. The quantity of prey consumed depends on the predator and prey populations, the sex and age of the predator [...] orange-red with eight long legs and highly active, particularly at higher temperatures. Females are approximately 0.6 mm in length, and although males are slightly [...] development rate of the predatory mite is roughly twice that of the spider mite, the number of predatory mites increases rapidly, and they quickly reduce

• Got Mealybugs? Here’s The Solution.

  July 11, 2025

  Most ornamental growers are familiar with mealybugs and their nasty habit of ruining the retail value of crops. Both adults and juveniles chew on leaves [...] flowers. Mealybugs are pests for all seasons. In the South, where winters are warm, they are a year-long problem. In the North, where winters are cold, they become [...] most species of mealybug. Both of these products are often used in differing amounts throughout the growing season depending on temperature and pest population

• A life-long passion for predatory mites

  October 21, 2024

  contact with our Sales and Marketing departments. Through our collaboration with growers, their market demands, and academic institutions, we are constantly [...] in the rearing and mass production of predatory mites and use our mites for their experiments and trials in the field. The benefits are mutual.’ Continuous [...] rearing mites and their mass production are constantly monitored and reviewed. ‘Sourcing consistently available and quality ingredients is crucial and a good

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

  January 22, 2021

  decay of organic matter and the cycling of both macro- and micro-nutrients back into forms that plants can use. Healthy soil means healthy food and, in the [...] importance of plant health and how it is linked to human health. Inspiring In this series, keynote speakers shine their light on various aspects of plant and [...] and human health, and discuss their viewpoints with an online audience of young professionals, scientists, entrepreneurs, activists, creatives, chefs and

• Gerbera

  to the family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape Province and Transvaal region [...] still popular and extensively used as a decorative garden plant or sold as cut flower. Domesticated cultivars are usually the result of crossing the Gerbera [...] Gerbera jamesonii with another species from South Africa, the Gerbera viridifolia. The result is generally known as Gerbera hybrida and there are now many cultivars

• Poinsettia Cultivation Has To Apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  There are differences between the various supermarket chains in the UK, but in general they are highly critical of their suppliers and the quality of the [...] mites . Together with breeding and propagation company Beekenkamp, they are also researching the possibilities of growth inhibition with NatuGro to replace [...] achieve the same results that are being obtained in Canada here in the Netherlands and other countries in Europe. The use of the flower in Christmas floral

• Koppert Experts To Appear At Cultivate ’25

  June 25, 2025

  spaced and finishing production for both mums and poinsettias. Heidi and Phil are crop experts who are well versed in fall crops. Heidi has worked with Koppert [...] the topic of managing some of the most troubling pests in garden mum and poinsettia production. All of our Koppert experts are very capable of getting into [...] large nurseries and greenhouses in the Northeast and Northwest before joining Koppert in 2021, and brings a wealth of practical knowledge and creative strategies

• Larvanem

  Larvanem can be used for biological control of larvae of weevils and other beetles in a wide range of crops. Pests Beetles (Coleoptera): Weevils (Curc [...] tank mixing with a compatible product) Maintain agitation of mixture in the tank (e.g. with a recirculation pump) Fill the spray tank with the required [...] size 50 million – 1 sachet of 50 million in a box. 500 million – 2 sachets of 250 million in a box. 2,500 million – 10 sachets of 250 million in a box. D

• Anthurium

  spathe) with many flowers on the spadix. The actual flowers on the spadix are surrounded by four stamens and they have many pistils. These flowers are both [...] varieties of anthuriums are recognized by its uniform colors and heart-shaped spathes. In many markets, red is the most popular color. Other types include [...] anthurium is a flowering, perennial plant and has beautiful, long lasting flowers that come in a variety of colors. However, the ‘flower’ is actually an