• New edition Insect Pest Management

  November 4, 2020

  covers monitoring and forecasting of pest outbreaks, yield loss and impact assessments and all of the latest methods involved in the control and management of [...] molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics related to insects and their management. It also considers the importance and role of biodiversity, climate [...] management and sustainability of production and supply in delivering integrated management solutions. Get your copy from the Cabi Bookshop or via Amazon

• Webinar Fit Roots for Plant Health

  March 2, 2020

  climate, root conditions and soil life Practical tips to improve plant health and resilience Speakers are Ed Moerman from Koppert and Senior Researcher Jan [...] & Sales and R&D. Currently he works as part time Executive Manager for the Koppert Foundation and is engaged in the training of stakeholders and knowledge [...] Koppert Biological Systems and Hoogendoorn Growth Management jointly give a webinar about how to facilitate root health and condition to get the best possible

• Koppert Announces the Promotion of Jeremy Sinift to Hydroponic Crop Team Manager

  September 10, 2020

  hydroponic market is a core focus for KBSI, and we are confident that Jeremy and his team will continue to innovate and provide additional value for these important [...] in their efforts to expand and elevate Koppert’s level of service to its clientele through innovation and collaboration, and to liaise with our customers [...] team’s objective has been, and will continue to be, supporting clients with the highest quality IPM technical assistance, and we are confident Jeremy will

• How do you identify a ‘thrips intruder’?

  September 19, 2021

  the thrips and examine their colour, length, shape of the antenna, hairs on the head and thorax, pattern on the head and thorax, fringe and hair on the [...] dubious honour of a visit from americanus . Western flower and onion thrips look very similar. And relying on the colour alone doesn't provide a solution either [...] thrips can be white, but they can also be yellow, orange, or dark brown. The male is paler, smaller, and has two orange spots on the abdomen. Onion thrips females

• Guarantee a Flying Start to Great Pollination

  August 18, 2021

  Department of Agriculture to be disease- and pest-free. Koppert QUAD pollination units are light weight, easy to handle, and can be moved between crops to maximize [...] disease and pest free by Michigan Department of Agriculture Dedicated, temperature controlled trucks for shipping Technical representatives and staff available [...] ant outer unit. Quad units are designed with the appropriate ventilation and insulation required to allow bumblebees to acclimate to environmental conditions

• Ten facts about spider mites

  November 18, 2021

  farther from the truth! It is a tiny spider and lives off plant sap. A spider mite attack is often localized, and you should make sure that you scout affected [...] develop into adults within ten days and are ready to reproduce. A female mite lays 60 eggs, which will produce ten male and 50 female mites. Those 50 female [...] spider mite are predatory mites , like Spidex and Spical , gall midges ( Spidend ), green lacewings, and predatory bugs . Contact us!

• Sized for Success: Introducing the 125k Entomite-M for Cost-Efficient IPM!

  January 15, 2024

  Koppert's 10k and 50k bottle sizes of Entomite-M ( Stratiolaelaps scimitus ) have been staple IPM products for years, and now we're extremely excited to [...] to grow the family and add on a new size – 125,000! While we could have just made a bigger container and pumped up the numbers, we went back to the drawing [...] in potting media for weeks and even months after a single introduction. They have a wide range of food sources, even mold, and can be set up for the long

• Keep Them Cool!

  August 10, 2021

  the hottest times of the day and allow them to pollinate in the early morning and evening. As long as the flowers are open and receptive, pollination can [...] optimally and carry out their valuable pollination work. ‘We go a long way to ensure that growers have the best colonies of pollinators and that they reach [...] condition and ready to carry out their work’, says Remco Huvermann, Pollination Manager at Koppert. ‘There are, however, local climatic and environmental

• The Spread of Whitefly

  August 14, 2020

  lay their eggs on young leaves well inside the plant, and this is where you tend to find the eggs and young larvae of greenhouse whitefly . Whitefly simply [...] species, whitefly feels particularly comfortable in temperatures between 20 and 30°C. Flying adult insects spread the infestation, but attacks from outside [...] six development stages: the egg stage, four larvae stages (including pupa), and the adult insect. The greenhouse whitefly tends to spread over the plant

• Getting a handle on the spider mite – how can you keep population development under control?

  March 3, 2023

  which is easier in a dry and warm climate. In other words, a combination of cold and moisture inhibits both development and the mite’s digestion. The [...] population growth – the spider mite can develop at a temperature between 12°C and 40°C, with the speed of growth continuously increasing to 30°C before slowing [...] development. The predatory mites , which are the basis for the products Spidex or Spical , multiply even more quickly than the spider mite, which is, of course