• Pollination

  offers a multitude of benefits to growers around the world. These flies prove to be efficient pollinators, finding their role in a diverse array of seed crops [...] challenge for growers when it comes to the production of vegetables, fruit and seed. Well pollinated crops result in considerably higher yields and improve [...] of pollen from the anthers of the flower to the stigma of the flower. If the pollen is transferred from anther to stigma on the same flower it is called

• Horiver Disc

  gnats . Mode of action Insect pests are attracted to the colour of the sticky trap and get caught in the glue. Presentation Polysterene disc coated with [...] temperature 0-32°C/32-104°F. Storage time See Best before date. Storage conditions In a cool, dry place.

• Pollination Under Artificial Lights

  August 10, 2021

  beginning to drop, growers in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere are paying special attention to their growing lights. High time to focus on [...] coatings, screens and filters in greenhouses that may inadvertently restrict light. It even informs you how to respond in the case of a snowfall, for example [...] guidelines so that growers are able to avoid some of the pitfalls when it comes to installing and operating hives in their greenhouses. Useful illustrations

• Biological seed treatment

  applied to the seed in a powder form or as a liquid. An even layer covers the whole seed. In this way, the beneficial ingredients are available to the seed [...] which results in a lower exposure of growers to chemicals and lessens their impact on the environment. The potential exposure of the soil to agrochemicals [...] and grows better; The treatment enhances crop yields while helping plants to fight off plant pathogens and minimize biotic stress; The plant growth promoting

• Tree specialist Wolterinck: Control of oak processionary caterpillar with Entonem

  Wolterinck BV in Beltrum, the Netherlands, is a specialist in tree care and weed control and works on behalf of local authorities and governmental bodies [...] Wolterinck BV sprays the nematodes when the caterpillar egg casings begin to emerge. A second spraying may be needed, either of nematodes or of nematodes [...] Bacillus thuringiensis -based products. ‘That is effective around ten days in and if the trees have at least 30% of their leaf cover, Bacillus thuringiensis

• Koppert Foundation

  d the Koppert Foundation on their 50 th anniversary in 2017. This Foundation aims to contribute to sustainable solutions for horticulture and agriculture [...] smallholder farmers providing education about our wonderful partnering with nature in integrated crop management supporting local Koppert employees with their personal [...] personal social responsibility projects Application You can find more information in English and Dutch on www.koppertfoundation.org . Do you need help with explanation

• Koppert's beneficial nematodes: new look and ready for the future

  April 5, 2023

  alternative to its chemical counterparts today and addresses the push toward sustainable agriculture in the future. We believe in finding solutions in nature [...] trials to understand and apply nematode behavior to crop protection . We have done so in collaboration with growers, through whom we contribute to making [...] nematodes contribute to the better health of people and the planet. Improved formula The answers to agricultural challenges lie in nature itself. Applying

• Aphilin

  action Adult parasitic wasps emerge from the mummies and females lay their eggs in aphids . The next generation of parasitic wasps develops inside the aphid [...] emerges through a hole at the rear of the mummy. The first mummies are noticed in the crop around 2 weeks after the first introduction. Host feeding also takes [...] Aphelinus abdominalis is not very mobile Spread material on rock wool slabs or in application boxes ( Dibox ) Make sure the material remains dry and at its

• FAQ Spidex Vital

  Spidex Vital, compared to the regular Spidex. Does anything change to the rate of application? No, continue to introduce Spidex Vital in the numbers you recommend [...] compared to previous product? No; in hotspot control we have observed an even better control of spider mites. What obstacle did Koppert overcome to produce [...] this a different Phytoseiulus species to the Spidex I am used to? No, it is exactly the same Phytoseiulus species as in de former Spidex Vital: Phytoseiulus

• Ervipar

  emerges through a hole at the rear of the mummy. The first mummies are noticed in the crop around 10-14 days after the first introduction. Visual effect Parasitized [...] Carrier Buckwheat hulls. Application Spread the material on rock wool slabs or in Diboxes Make sure the material remains dry and is not moved from its introduction [...] Ervipar depends on climate, crop and aphid density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively soon after planting