• Help! How Does Thrips get Into My Crop?

  December 21, 2021

  soon as the crop has been cleared out of the greenhouse or field. 2. They fly into the greenhouse Adults can fly into the greenhouse through the vents. [...] s or arguments between the grower and the supplier of the plant material. You can avoid this by making solid agreements. If the plant nursery does not [...] places. From there, the insect moves further into the greenhouse or field crop, either under its own power (by flying) or drifting with the air. It can also

• SS_Acadian Table Grapes_MARCH2026_Digital

  concentrates key bioactive compounds. The result is a pure, fully soluble, and highly consistent formulation with 3+ years of shelf stability—delivering [...] delivered higher marketable yields—boosting production by 28.4% over the control, compared with 11.7% from competing treatments. 1,200 +28.4 1,000 800 919 [...] grape growers with a stronger, more reliable increase in productivity per acre. - Acadian 64 oz Competitor’s Avg 64 oz Acadian increased the total number

• Investing in thrips control: always a good idea

  March 6, 2023

  ornamental plants, the main problem is visual damage. This can seriously affect the product's value or even make it unsaleable. The viruses that thrips [...] transmit in vegetable crops are a major threat. The best known are the tomato spotted wilt virus ( TSWV ) and the impatiens necrotic spot virus ( INSV ), but [...] unsaleable or the crop dies! Don't be complacent If you don't devote enough attention to thrips control and don't have a solid plan for the whole year, thrips

• Koppert Registers New Biofungicide

  November 26, 2019

  Europe and in the United States. The trials have been carried out using different chemical agents in combination with Noli to compare the effectiveness [...] fruit. The product is intended for preventive treatment before disease symptoms appear, but can also be used in the finishing stages approaching the harvest [...] different periods of cultivation. ‘The trials have shown that using Noli during the finishing stages approaching the harvest is equally effective as using

• SS_Acadian Almonds_2026_MARCH2026_Digital

  over the control compared with 5.3% from competing treatments. These results demonstrate that Acadian at 32 oz/acre provides almond growers with a stronger [...] concentrates key bioactive compounds. The result is a pure, fully soluble, and highly consistent formulation with 3+ years of shelf stability—delivering [...] Acadian™ The Gold Standard in Biostimulants Acadian is a premium Ascophyllum nodosum biostimulant produced through a proprietary alkaline extraction process

• Phil Gerry at CAES Symposium at UCONN

  September 3, 2025

  managing some of the most troubling pests in garden mum and poinsettia production. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is the first agricultural [...] You’ve heard the talk about the next-generation application gun, Natutec Airobreez , for blended BCAs and carrier material. This blower delivers an even [...] video game. Koppert’s Phil Gerry will be demonstrating how the Natutec Airobreez works at the upcoming CAES Biological Control Conference for Ornamental

• Want To Know Whether Spical Will Be Effective? Check, check, and double-check!

  July 20, 2020

  If it is, the affected areas won’t grow in size. You’ll still be able to see webs, but the spots won’t become larger. The downside is that the damaged spots [...] ornamental crops. However, if the crop continues to grow well after the infestation, the plants will at some point shed the damaged leaves. Grab your magnifying [...] They’re usually on the underside of the leaf. The mites are easy to distinguish from each other: spider mites are green or red in colour, and the adults have

• Koppert Experts To Appear At Cultivate ’25

  June 25, 2025

  Phil Gerry, will be the featured speakers on Monday, July 14th, at the 10:45AM session, ’Tis the Season: Repeatable Success with Biocontrols in Mums and [...] in fall 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. [...] Cultivate ’25 on July 14th, 2025 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Cultivate by AmericanHort is one of the leading horticulture events in North

• 253504 Koppert Bacilirid 5lb 81173541 BK.indd

  between the outlet end of the fill pipe and the top or overflow rim of the reservoir tank of at least twice the inside diameter of the fill pipe. The pesticide [...] preventer (RPZ) or the functional equivalent in the water supply line upstream from the point of pesticide introduction. As an option to the RPZ, the water from [...] on the intake side of the injection pump and connected to the system interlock to prevent fluid from being withdrawn from the supply tank when the irrigation

• ISARID_v3.0_8.4__24.11.20__10lb_CMM_242319.pdf

  gap) between the flow outlet end of the fill pipe and the top or overflow rim of the reservoir tank of at least twice the inside diameter of the fill pipe [...] MANAGEMENT Avoiding spray drift at the application site is the responsibility of the applicator and the grower. The interaction of many equipment- and [...] to agricultural field crops. 1.  The distance of the outermost nozzles on the boom must not exceed ¾ the length of the wingspan or rotor. 2.  Nozzles must