• Visit Koppert' Ornamental Experts at MANTS 2025, Booth #2149

  December 18, 2024

  treatments attacking the adults rarely give relief to the problem, but Koppert has solutions to catch and kill the pest at it's Achilles heel: the larvae. Current [...] They’re the best way to get to know each client and the staff who implement the bioprogram. Visits are also useful tools for maintaining the efficiency [...] what is working, and addressing any problems that remain. MANTS is the premier winter event for the horticulture industry, especially on the East Coast. It

• Koppert Meets American Secretary of Agriculture

  January 29, 2020

  so that new and sustainable alternatives become more accessible to growers and farmers. Industry and regulations must work together to ensure the availability [...] solutions for controlling pests and diseases in agricultural and horticultural crops. René Ruiter: "The conversation with the Secretary of Agriculture is of [...] of great value to us and an important step towards cooperation with the local government with the aim of easing the authorization processes of sustainable

• Koppert introduces Natutec Drive

  December 29, 2020

  dispersal system that makes the release of beneficial insects even more accurate, evenly spread and labor-saving. While Koppert’s Natutec Scout and the airborne [...] Natutec Drive is a ‘box’ with tubes that effectively distributes our predatory mites and other insects in the correct dosage and uniformly over multiple crop [...] growers a great deal of time and expense in the future. Tests have conclusively proved its effectiveness in the field and we have a growing number of

• Investing in thrips control: always a good idea

  March 6, 2023

  viruses. The trouble is that you can't get rid of a viral infection, and the crop can die from it. Investing in safety Investing in prevention and control [...] You Stay in Control The How and Why of IPM Using biological beneficials in the fight against thrips can be expensive, but don't let that stop you from using [...] 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 can transmit

• Aphidoletes aphidimyza

  directly on the soil or rockwool slabs or hang it in-between the plants Do not scatter the contents Once emerged, the adult gall-midges will leave the bottle [...] bottle and spread The dosage of Aphidend depends on climate, crop and aphid density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction [...] starts predigestion of the body contents. The larva then sucks out the body fluids, leaving the dead aphid hanging by its snout from the leaf to turn brown

• Combating Vine Weevil Successfully

  August 18, 2021

  ornamental crops and various pot plants , etc. Application of the nematodes is safe for the user and fast and effective, when applied in the right manner. [...] After application, the parasitic nematodes actively hunt for the larvae and penetrate them. The nematodes then feed on the contents of the larvae, releasing [...] tissue from the host into substances that are easy for the nematodes to absorb. The larvae die within a few days. The population development of the nematodes

• Natupol Excel

  life in the bumblebee colonies, the ‘Beehome’ system should be closed. Remove the plastic liner and the sugar water tank from the hive, then place the liner [...] workers emerge from the brood in the weeks after the introduction, increasing both colony size and pollination performance. After some weeks the colony will reach [...] maximum size and starts declining in size and pollination activity. Colony development depends on environmental conditions and the amount and quality of

• Koppert Partners with Nitrasoil in Argentina

  July 19, 2019

  sector in the agricultural market: inoculants. With the acquisition of the industrial unit in Argentina and its portfolio of inoculants and biological [...] intends to expand the range of products it offers, and also meet the needs of farmers in the Southern Cone: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. 'We are [...] America. 'We estimate that the inoculants market for large-scale farmers in the Southern Cone reaches 120 million doses per year, and we expect to obtain

• How-to-Use Videos Now Available

  April 4, 2019

  biological pest control and finding other sustainable methods for agriculture and horticulture to better the health of people and the planet. [...] to subscribe to the channel in order to keep up with all the new videos coming soon. Currently, the videos are available in English and Dutch subtitles [...] coming in the near future. These videos are to showcase that using biological control products is not difficult and in some ways much easier than the traditional

• Properly scouting for spider mite helps to avoid surprises

  July 5, 2022

  untraceable spots, such as the frame of the greenhouse, and will seem to have disappeared. At this point, it’s essential that the spider mite is under control [...] to control the spider mite with a corrective product that fits with IPM. During the dormant period, it may seem that a problem area in the crop has been [...] outbreak requires rapid action, and the earlier you deal with it, the better. This requires you to be constantly alert, and proper scouting is crucial. Using