• High-tech Insect Production

  January 12, 2021

  fit for the future. All elements of our new production location are founded on our “Partners with Nature” mission." Koppert has three different production [...] site, which is eligible for a Green Label Greenhouse Certification, focused on three major elements: sustainability, quality, and innovation and technology [...] studies were performed to assess the design’s sustainability, Jansen explains. On the basis of analyses, the decision was made to install heat pumps centrally

• IPM: The Path to a Successful Approach

  April 23, 2019

  gained. A thorough step-by-step plan with all relevant parts can be found on our Integrated Pest Management page. It includes more than a hundred tips [...] monitoring diseases and pests as resources to help you during your journey on the road to success. Getting started, step by step But all these tips mean [...] Work with the consultant to draw up a plan. After all, IPM relies heavily on a system approach. The basic approach is always: biological whenever possible

• The How and Why of IPM

  April 4, 2019

  you must have sufficient knowledge of diseases and pests on the one hand and the natural enemies on the other. You also have to continuously monitor how both [...] using natural enemies. It's often even better to have the natural enemies on stand-by in the crop, even before there is any problem at all. Only in emergencies

• Koppert celebrates 50th anniversary

  January 8, 2018

  Koppert Biological Systems will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. On Thursday, directors Henri Oosthoek and Paul Koppert announced the start of [...] played too dominant a role in recent years, which has had a negative impact on soil life. This needs to change, and fungi and bacteria can really help to [...] harmony with nature. Resulting in more, better and safer food with less pressure on the environment. This is what we try to contribute towards each day.’

• Koppert Registers New Biofungicide

  November 26, 2019

  expected to follow. Noli is a water dispersible granule preparation based on the naturally occurring Metschnikowia fructicola yeast, which prevents decay [...] state for the registration process where the product dossier was evaluated on behalf of other member EU states. The registration of new PPPs (Plant Protection [...] years to complete. For this reason, the number of PPP registered products on the market is still relatively limited.

• The Pest is Gone, but What Happened to the Good Guys?

  April 24, 2019

  predatory bugs and predatory mites. These types of natural enemies can survive on pollen, for example. But without their protein-rich snacks, their development

• Koppert is Investing in Smarter Scouting

  May 29, 2019

  Koppert Biological Systems is working on a groundbreaking innovation that will change the world of scouting. The scout-app will automatically analyze Horiver [...] developing the scout-app, which will automatically identify and count the pests on sticky traps. This will utilize smart technology such as image recognition [...] data will then be displayed in an online dashboard. This dashboard is based on a map that growers can customize to suit their needs, giving them immediate

• GreenGuard by Dümmen Orange: For A Sustainable Chain

  November 6, 2018

  feltiae Horiver Wetstick ‘Minimal chemicals, maximum quality' is what it says on the cover of the GreenGuard ornamentals brochure. This sentence is as clear-cut [...] market players demanding that their suppliers use as few chemicals as possible on the flowers and plants that they deliver. This shift inspired Dümmen Orange [...] Koppert. It involves a method in which we use as few chemicals as possible on our chrysanthemum farm in Uganda, ensuring that the chemicals that do need

• Reinforced Hook For All

  July 16, 2018

  sachets will be delivered with a hook that has a moisture-resistant coating on both sides. As a result, the hook is sturdier and more resistant to moisture [...] to make these products even more robust.' This improvement will be applied on the following products. Swirski-Mite Plus : for control of whitefly and thrips

• The advantages of Trianum

  December 17, 2021

  fungi. The principle is very simple: the space that Trichoderma takes up on the roots is no longer available for pathogens and neither are the exudates [...] for harmful fungi to develop. When the Trichoderma harzianum T-22 fungi grow on the roots, they trigger the plant to activate its defense mechanism against