Stolk Brothers and Koppert’s shared vision - Original Stories about Predatory Mites

Podcast with Tech On Demand: A Biological Approach to Spring IPM, featuring Koppert’s Heidi Doering

In this week’s episode of Tech on Demand host Bill Calkins discusses spring pest control, integrated pest management , and implementing biocontrol strategies that work with Koppert’s Heidi Doering. Heidi is our National Ornamental Crop Lead and Technical IPM Consultant for the Midwest Region. She fills Bill in on what she’s seeing and hearing as spring production ramps up across North America. Bill and Heidi discuss her role as a “greenhouse

Koppert Attends NECANN Boston 2025

Koppert’s technical team will be manning Booth #726 at NECANN Boston , 2025. This year’s event is being held at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston on Friday and Saturday, March 21st and 22nd. NECANN Boston is a prolific gathering place for cannabis growers around New England to establish and explore new industry contacts and strengthen existing ones. Team members from Koppert include experienced cannabis growers who understand

AmericanHort Community Connector Roundtable: Managing Pests, Diseases & Weeds

Heidi Doering, Koppert’s national Ornamental Crop Specialist, has been invited to participate in AmericanHort’s Community Connector Roundtable: Managing Pests, Diseases & Weeds on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM (EST). This interactive and ornamentals community-focused webinar features two expert panel discussions and Q&A sessions tailored for professionals across the horticulture industry including garden retail, greenhouse, interior

Red Headed Flea Beetle Eradication Described in April 2025 GrowerTalks Issue

Beetles Coleoptera Beneficial nematodes Koppert's beneficial nematodes: new look and ready for the future The How and Why of IPM We Know What Eradicates Red Headed Flea Beetle , an article by Koppert’s national ornamental consultant team manager, Jeremy Webber, appears in the April 2025 issue of GrowerTalks. He discusses the progress that has been made in managing this notorious pest in ornamentals , and a surprising discovery involving nematodes

Aphids—Go Time Appears in GrowerTalks Magazine

Aphids Hemiptera USA - distributors Crop Monitoring and Scouting What is Biological Control? Effective Biological Control: Keep a Close Eye on Everything Koppert’s national ornamental consultant team manager, Jeremy Webber, has an article in the March issue of GrowerTalks. In Aphids—Go Time he discusses key points about the main types of aphids growers are most likely to encounter this spring, including the melon or cotton aphid , green peach or tobacco

Trianum in Action: Better Seed Germination and Prevention of Seed Rot at Evanthia

The cost-saving potential of biological crop protection for your IPM strategy

In the quest for effective pest and disease management, biological crop protection has emerged as an effective economically advantageous strategy. This method, which leverages natural predators, parasites, and pathogens to manage pests and diseases, offers significant cost-saving benefits when incorporated into an integrated pest management (IPM) strategy. Understanding biocontrol and its economic potential Biological crop protection , often called

A legacy of sustainability: Stolk Brothers and Koppert’s shared vision

It all started nearly a century ago. The Stolk Brothers’ journey in horticulture began in 1925 when Pieter Stolk’s great-grandfather purchased land in Bergschenhoek and started growing lettuce. Over the years, the family’s dedication to innovation and sustainable practices led them through various crops—from lettuce to tomatoes, and eventually to their current specialty: anthuriums. For Pieter Stolk, the transition to biological crop protection

An unexpected solution: the story of Fernando Rodríguez and Koppert's predatory mites

Growing up in the fields of San Quintín, Baja California, Fernando Rodríguez Borrego was immersed in the world of agriculture. His family, pioneers in strawberry cultivation in the region, instilled in him from the value of hard work, but also warned him about the challenges of the industry. Despite the difficulties faced by producers, Fernando decided to study agronomy, convinced that innovation could offer solutions to the sector's problems.