• High-tech Insect Production

  January 12, 2021

  reflected in the large number of departments – twenty of them in total. Each department can be controlled separately and can function autonomously in terms [...] produced various test set-ups, which resulted in a solution that you won’t find anywhere else in the world." In addition, flexible insect cages have been developed [...] efficient energy and water consumption. In line with this goal, the construction of the new "insect factory" in Berkel en Rodenrijs fully supports the company’s

• Very few greenhouse crops are safe from whitefly

  July 18, 2022

  Preferences Although whiteflies are comfortable in various locations, development is faster in some crops than in others. Whiteflies multiply much faster on [...] whitefly can survive in various locations and have a wide range of host plants: the insect targets vegetable and ornamental crops under glass in particular. The [...] inside tend to be higher. This stimulates the development of the infestation. In addition, rain and wind are factors that affect outdoor areas, lowering the

• Guarantee a Flying Start to Great Pollination

  August 18, 2021

  open-field crops. Each Quad contains four large bumblebee colonies enclosed in a weather-resistant outer unit. Quad units are designed with the appropriate [...] equipped with “bee-home” doors which allows growers to collect the workers in the unit and safely remove the bees from the field when chemical applications [...] available to answer any questions on general pollination or use of the QUAD units. In which crops can Quad bumblebees be used? Blueberry Apple Blackberry Cucumber

• Next generation to lead family business Koppert

  November 18, 2021

  formed in the near future. This newly formed supervisory board will assist the board in achieving the ambitions of the family business. With offices in thirty [...] management duties but will continue to support the company in strategic matters and special projects. In cooperation with former board member Peter Koppert and [...] market leader in biological crop protection. The succession within the family business has been carefully prepared. New members joined the board in 2018, bringing

• Top Reasons for Using Bumblebees

  August 18, 2021

  amounts of pollen onto the bee. In most situations, “buzz-pollination” will allow a bumblebee to pollinate a flower in a single visit. A honeybee typically [...] than honeybees. Bumblebees work earlier in the morning and later into the evening hours. Bumblebees work better in tunnels, as they have a better sense of [...] rainy days, honeybees are less active at low light levels. Bumblebees will fly in winds of up to 40mph (64km/hr). Bumblebees pollinate flowers through a method

• Swirskii Predatory Mite Not All That Demanding

  August 18, 2021

  found elsewhere in the crop. The combination of all these characteristics means that the mite truly thrives in greenhouse crops. However, in warmer regions [...] regions and during the summer in temperate regions, release in outdoor crops can also be effective. The swirskii predatory mite is anything but shy and is therefore [...] The predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii can be used in a wide range of crops, such as fruiting vegetables, soft fruits , and ornamental plants . But there

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  Pollination checklist Placement High & horizonal Growing lights in tomato crops Light timetable Points of attention 19:00 Snow 18:00 Place hives [...] During other weeks at higher than 28 °C temperatures you can place them lower in the greenhouse. 13:00 Vertical placement will have a negative effect on [...] sure the hives are not overheated by the lamps and other means, or by the sun in spring and late autumn. The later the lights are turned on, the more time

• What is Biological Control?

  September 15, 2020

  collected in Australia and introduced in 57 countries, saving the citrus industry. 20th century When synthetic pesticides were developed in the 20 th century [...] diseases is not only applied in greenhouses, but increasingly in outdoor crops too. Nowadays it is the major control method in Integrated Pest Management [...] when they occur in cultivated crops where natural control is insufficient. Early biocontrol Biological control is a common practice in agriculture and

• Ten facts about Spical

  August 1, 2022

  dry conditions than the predatory mite in Spidex . Spical is available in different versions: in a bottle and in slow-release sachets made of paper or foil [...] webs, both in greenhouses and outdoors. The product can be used in vegetable crops (except tomatoes), cut flowers, and fruit. The predatory mite in Spical [...] up, they’re ready for action. The mites in Spical are more resistant to chemical pesticides than the mites in Spidex . Using Spical gives you a cleaner

• Help, whitefly! Now what?

  June 2, 2022

  difficult. Compile a step-by-step plan in advance so that you know what action to take if you find whitefly in your crop. What are the options? When should [...] If you encounter whitefly in your crop, you know that you need to take action as quickly as possible. But where should you start? And what is the most