• FAQ Nematodes

  Only if the nematode is in the host and the temperature is not too low is there a small chance that the nematodes can overwinter. However, this is never [...] than 0.3 mm. If there is any doubt, remove all filters. What pressure can be on the pump and the spray boom? The pressure on the nozzle may not exceed [...] application should the substrate remain moist? As long as the soil is not dry, the nematodes will survive and search for a host. It is therefore important

• Manual Wireless Beehome

  are 8 options). 3. Is never modified (is always set to 2). 4. The menu is left immediately and the home screen is displayed. The menu is left automatically [...] there may be a fault in the power supply. There is no transmitter signal. The battery pack is empty. The PCB is broken. The receiver is broken. Red LED on [...] Plug the supplied timer into the power socket on the transmitter casing. Insert the plug of the short cable coming out of the transmitter into the timer

• Koppert Collaborates to Launch Free Biocontrol Tool

  February 14, 2020

  healthier food. The launch comes as CABI and its partners mark the inaugural International Year of Plant Health which aims to raise awareness of the importance [...] will follow. It is the aim that this tool becomes a global go-to resource for information on biocontrol and biopesticide products. *CABI is an international [...] Koppert Biological Systems is one of the partners to share its expertise to produce an innovative free-to-use tool to help growers reduce their reliance

• Freezing Tolerance in Blueberries

  May 7, 2020

  plant (on the left a one year old branch, on the right a multi-year branch). In the blueberry protocol of Koppert, energy in the plant is the main target [...] possible mechanisms that reduce the freezing temperature of the fluid in the cell. By taking the right measurements, we can lower the freezing point by 3 degrees [...] there is another advantage of young wood. The flower buds on young wood flower on average 7 to 14 days later. And the later the flowers emerge, the less

• Written in GrowerTalks: "Cold Chain Management" by Heidi Doering

  December 16, 2024

  who want to get the best pest control result for their dollars spent. Heidi has worked with Koppert for the past decade and is one of the most well-informed [...] has an article in the January edition of GrowerTalks. In Cold Chain Management Of Biologicals she discusses the critical time between the delivery of biologicals [...] biologicals to the grower and the moment before deployment. Temperature awareness and holding the different types of products are covered, as well as preparing

• Ten Facts About Thrips

  April 26, 2019

  help you determine the identity of the intruders. 4. Thrips sucks plant juices from the upper leaf and/or flower cells, resulting in the characteristic s [...] When laying eggs, the female damages the plant. Such damage can lead to a deformation. 7. Action is needed: if measures are not taken, the thrips population [...] weapon in its arsenal: the pupae are often in the soil. This stage can be tackled with parasitic nematodes. 9. The thrips don't like the cold and will rest

• New Look Sachet for Spical-Plus

  June 18, 2020

  2020. The material, content and application of the new Spical -Plus sachet remain the same. The sachet itself acts as a rearing system for the slow release [...] successfully been used for years for the biocontrol of destructive spider mites . The new sachet is slimmer and trimmer than the former square version. Spical-Plus [...] Spical Ulti-Mite Neoseiulus californicus Spical Neoseiulus californicus The Revolutionary Spical Ulti-Mite Sachet Koppert Biological Systems’ trusted

• Adapting Quickly Guarantees ‘Tomato Success’

  April 30, 2019

  system. This is why the new season actually starts at the end of the current cultivation cycle. During the last six weeks before the harvest it is time to start [...] product. The end of the growing cycle is the time for more radical solutions, so you can start the new season with a clean slate and the circle is complete [...] thorough preparation for the new season. More than ever before, a good start to the season is half the battle. The end of the crop rotation circle has become

• Thrips: a tiny pest with big consequences

  February 2, 2023

  sweet peppers , the western flower thrips causes light brown stripes on the fruit. The onion thrips can also cause deformed fruits. But the leaves are fair [...] thrips infestation is reduced vigor of the crop. But that's no surprise, given that the insects are constantly sucking away nutrients. The plant tries to repair [...] repair the damage and produces antibodies against the attackers. All this costs a lot of energy, which comes at the expense of the yield. Compare it to

• Natutec Drive – ‘In a class of its own!’

  June 8, 2021

  accurately," Angel explains. "The two arms of the tool unfold over the crop to blow the live products accurately and uniformly over the strawberry plant foliage [...] about innovation." Dyson Farming is the biggest private landowner in the United Kingdom and grows a variety of crops. The family-owned agricultural company [...] Manager – Dyson Farming, UK Half a year ago, Dyson Farming in the UK took the decision to acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control