• A Hybrid Approach to IPM by Jeremy Webber in GrowerTalks Biosolutions Guide 2025

  May 15, 2025

  tools in the toolbox along with a slew of newer pesticides. Discussing them together rather than one versus the other is important because the two work [...] ornamentals. Jeremy explores the hybrid approach for managing aphids , including the myriad of bio and chemical solutions available and the affordability question [...] consider to be one of the most dynamic discussions within the horticultural industry. GrowerTalks Biosolutions Guide 2025 is filled with the latest data, trial

• Trade Show Dates for Koppert's Cannabis and Ornamental Crop Team

  December 18, 2024

  As you fill in the squares on a fresh calendar this New Year, remember to pencil in a visit to the Cannabis and Ornamental Crop Team at the Koppert booth [...] booth for the industry trade shows listed below. We’ve assembled a list of dates for the major shows they are attending in 2025. Each one is a special opportunity [...] opportunity to meet a group of Koppert technical experts and ask them about the latest innovations in IPM and Koppert products, and discuss other concerns

• Reducing our CO₂ footprint, one bottle at a time

  August 6, 2025

  a more sustainable version of our 1L bottle that fits both the environmental goals and the practical needs of growers. The new bottles are made from 50% [...] plastic. The material is still ensuring durability and compatibility with our products. The LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) results are clear: the new recycled [...] quality, safety and performance of our beneficial insects the new packaging had to be thoroughly tested. The results we received are very positive and we are

• Phil Gerry at CAES Symposium at UCONN

  September 4, 2025

  in the Northeast and Northwest before joining Koppert in 2021, and brings a wealth of practical knowledge and creative strategies to the topic of managing [...] 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

• Written in GrowerTalks: "BioSolutions for Propagators" by Jeremy Webber

  December 3, 2024

  appears in the December 2024 issue of GrowerTalks magazine. He discusses the impact a customized bioprogram can have on all stages of the propagation [...] production facilities, and was Director of Operations for a large perennial wholesale nursery. He’s shipped a wide range of perennials, shrubs, annuals, and edibles [...] magazine has been the industry’s voice for ornamental horticulture since 1937. Growers and propagators turn to it to learn about the newest standards and

• Atheta

  back the top 1-2 cm. of the growing media. Adults are non-diapausing under greenhouse light conditions. Population will fluctuate throughout the growing [...] CORIARIA The scorpion of biological control against fungus gnats Best working conditions for Atheta They are well suited for release into a variety of growing [...] needed. Life cycle The complete life cycle of Atheta takes about 21 days (at about 70°C). The sex ratio will typically be equal, 1:1 females to males. Eggs

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  energy from the plant, and it is one of the first processes to fall by the wayside if the plant cannot produce enough assimilates. In the act of self protection [...] protection, the plant aborts the fruit to reduce fruit load on the plant and directs the assimilates to the vegetative growth of the plant. This is undesirable [...] Correct placement of the hive can reduce heat stress of pollinators. Position the hive about 20-60 cm above the ground on the south-side (in the Northern Hemisphere)

• How-to-Use Videos Now Available

  April 4, 2019

  When there remember 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 [...] Koppert to be the leader in biological pest control and finding other sustainable methods for agriculture and horticulture to better the health of people and [...] 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

• Effective Biological Control: Keep a Close Eye on Everything

  April 9, 2019

  to focus on the top or on the older leaves or flowers. In some cases, it is useful to concentrate on the top of the leaves, and in others the bottom. Good [...] a lot of knowledge about pests! Sticky traps and pheromone traps Scouting in the crop is sometimes the only way to determine the development of a pest [...] often first seen on the sticky trap. By counting regularly and keeping track of the results, you can maintain a good picture of whether the situation is improving

• Bayer's New 7.5 Acre Corn Breeding Greenhouse

  March 9, 2020

  for the employees of Bayer and the local public. Furthermore, the event was live streamed across the global Bayer network. This event marked the opening [...] opening of the most advanced corn breeding greenhouse in North America, if not the world. Koppert Biological Systems is proud to partner with the best in the [...] the business. We are also confident that the partnership between the two global leaders in their respective industries will continue to grow, as the Bayer