• World Food Day 2021

  October 15, 2021

  World Food Prize in 2019. Land of connections - Resilience Food Stories In this video Sjoerd Wartena tell us how he started a goat farm in France and underwent [...] with Simon Groot - a pioneer in seed breeding - and how he and his company, East West Seed, encouraged small-scale farmers in South East Asia to use quality [...] underwent a metamorphosis in lifestyle by living off the land and sharing knowledge. He started the Terre de Liens in 2003 to buy farms for a growing community

• Spidex offers a solution for dozens of crops

  February 3, 2023

  effective solution in various crops, both in the greenhouse and the field. Ph ytoseiulus persimilis is a strong predatory mite that can thrive in multiple conditions [...] persimilis . It is nothing new, having first been introduced in 1967 when it was used solely in greenhouses on both vegetable and ornamental crops. It has [...] conditions. This means that you can use Spidex in a wide variety of crops, including vegetables (in the greenhouse and field), cut flowers, potted plants

• 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 [...] swirskii . This insect is an easy house guest: they are happy to eat almost anything and quickly feel at home in a crop. This is why this predatory mite is perfect [...] 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

• How do you identify a ‘thrips intruder’?

  September 19, 2021

  Most growers know when there are thrips in their crop. After all, there are not very many tiny, slender insects that look like thrips . More difficult [...] lazy. The latter is often found in groups low in the crop, and you will almost never find them on the sticky traps. In short, a busy, striped insect is [...] the abdomen. Onion thrips females are greyish yellow to brown. Males are lighter and have no wings. Onion thrips are often found along large leaf veins

• Bayer's New 7.5 Acre Corn Breeding Greenhouse

  March 9, 2020

  breeding greenhouse in North America, if not the world. Koppert Biological Systems is proud to partner with the best in the business. We are also confident [...] confident that the partnership between the two global leaders in their respective industries will continue to grow, as the Bayer organization raises the bar on

• Operation Mealybug

  August 10, 2021

  Cryptobug-L . The adults (Cryptobug) are very mobile and equipped to seek out their prey, but are not guaranteed to remain in the same spot where they were applied [...] Don't Stand a Chance Powerful weapons are needed to deal with a mealybug infestation. Introducing the new heroes in the battle: the larvae and adults of [...] Mealybugs are a feared enemy, causing considerable damage to crops. Both the female adults and the nymphs feed on the plants, resulting in misshapen and

• The various stages of the spider mite

  March 4, 2023

  females are half a millimeter in size, and their bodies are oval in shape. Males are smaller and narrower, with a slightly pointed back. They are also slightly [...] two different nymph stages in the spider mite. The adult spider mite, i.e., a mite in its fifth stage of development, can vary in color quite considerably [...] starts with the eggs, which are as round as a ball. These eggs produce larvae, which have just six legs. To begin with, they are transparent, but as they

• Trianum can hold its ground

  February 2, 2023

  The Trichoderma harzianum T-22 fungus in Trianum is incredibly hardy. It can be used in combination with many other products, and even the use of most [...] and liquid fertilizers. This demonstrates that the Trichoderma fungi in Trianum are quite persistent. Especially once the fungal mycelium has 'conquered' [...] agents, or does it inhibit one or the other? Persistent Trianum can be used in combination with most fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, biostimulants

• Predatory mite pioneers: A journey of biocontrol innovations

  October 21, 2024

  Originally from Belgium, Peter arrived at the Koppert headquarters in the Netherlands in 2001. “In 1967, our founder Jan Koppert reached a major breakthrough by [...] " says Peter. “In 2006, I was part of another pivotal moment in our history when we launched our Swirski-Mite solution, a game-changer in crop protection [...] technologies, and invested in facilities for mass production, resulting in an effective and viable solution. Those breakthroughs in turn have served as a launch

• Enjoy multiple benefits against spider mite with Spical

  December 12, 2021

  driving up the infestation level in crops that may already be under some stress, such as in hot and dry conditions. In this situation, it’s useful to reinforce [...] inhibits production in vegetable and ornamental crops and can even render them unsaleable, which can easily cost thousands of dollars in turnover! Early release [...] misery simply by taking action early. In concrete terms, this means you need to use Spical before spider mites are even present, or when the very first