• Herbs

  ingredient, natural medicine or fragrances. They often have savory or aromatic characteristics and are used for flavouring dishes or food products. In the culinary [...] spices. Herbs are the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant, which can be used fresh or dried. Spices derive from other parts of herbal plants and

• Atheta

  preventatively, prior to the establishment of pest populations. How does Atheta work? Atheta is a soil-dwelling species of rove beetle with an aggresive [...] back the top 1-2 cm. of the growing media. Adults are non-diapausing under greenhouse light conditions. Population will fluctuate throughout the growing [...] that is attracted to the decomposing of biological matter where their prey is typically found. As they can travel readily within the environment they are

• WARNING: Bumblebees – Keep them Cool this Summer!

  July 2, 2019

  bumblebees start focusing on keeping the hive cool. To do that they stay in the hive and use different methods of keeping cool. For the bumblebees staying cool [...] ‘The need to keep your busy pollinators cool increases. Keeping an eye on the temperature in the greenhouse is more important than ever for your bumblebees [...] bumblebees are out for the maximum number of pollination hours, and it positively influences the lifespan of a colony. It can make the difference between just

• Poinsettia Cultivation Has To Apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  differences between the various supermarket chains in the UK, but in general they are highly critical of their suppliers and the quality of the products. Dutch [...] here in the Netherlands and other countries in Europe. The use of the flower in Christmas floral displays makes it a sustainable market, as Dutch growers [...] regardless of the sales market. Now is the time to make the transition. ‘Those who wait too long to make a change will be sidelined in the future.’, says

• Koppert introduces Natutec Drive

  December 29, 2020

  mainly for the biocontrol of pests in strawberries in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. Trials on citrus have also started in Spain [...] an increasing number of growers to professionalize the biological control of their crops, Natutec Drive will improve the dispersal of our predatory mites [...] tubes to the crop. The essential part of Natutec Drive is a ‘box’ with tubes that effectively distributes our predatory mites and other insects in the correct

• Fungi and Bacteria Deserve Greater Appreciation!

  May 31, 2019

  are billions of microorganisms living on our skin, and they play a useful role in our natural defenses. Our intestinal flora consists mainly of bacteria, [...] ms. And it's with good reason that the number of biological beneficials and supporters is growing on this basis! In fact, our whole world is one big ecosystem [...] soil-borne diseases. The plant is also teeming with organisms, inside and out, the function of which is not yet known in many cases. What's certain is that

• Ten facts about Spical

  August 1, 2022

  You can hang the slow-release sachets in the crop. For a number of weeks, the mites from the sachet enter the crop. So when the spider mites turn up, they’re [...] The predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus in Spical is one of the old hands at Koppert, having been used for 35 years to control spider mite. And the [...] tomatoes), cut flowers, and fruit. The predatory mite in Spical occurs naturally around the Mediterranean Sea and in North and South America. Neoseiulus c

• Spidex Boost

  generations of predatory mites over time. The mites will leave the sachets within a few days. Dosage The dosage of Spidex Boost depends on climate, crop [...] sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory mites In contrast to other Koppert products containing mites in sachets, Spidex [...] Tetranychus evansi . Mode of action Predatory mites multiply within the sachet and gradually disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory

• Optimum Conditions for Bumblebees

  August 18, 2021

  and the bumblebees are almost literally in the dark. This means that they can spend less time on the job of pollinating. Help with navigation in the greenhouse [...] You can improve the effectiveness of the bumblebees by making all aspects of their ‘work’ easy and pleasant. We do this by means of the Natupol system : [...] with all kinds of innovations. Horticulture is changing, and the system is changing with it. Amongst other aspects, the increase in the use of assimilation

• Tobacco whitefly

  tobacco in Greece in 1889, hence the name tabaci . It has subsequently been found in most tropical and subtropical countries of the world. The original habitat [...] irregular ripening in tomatoes and sweet peppers, yellowing of the flower stalks in gerbera, and serious yellowing of the leaves of French beans. Other symptoms [...] adult. The larvae are found on the underside of young leaves and have an oval shape. The first instar larvae (crawlers) are mobile, whereas the rest of the