• Koppert Involved in New Project Aiming for Sustainable Control of Poultry Red Mite

  June 4, 2019

  programs (IPM) to control poultry red mite ( Dermanyssus gallinae ). The project is called MiteControl and runs until August 2023. MiteControl is a collaboration

• A viable alternative to chemical pesticides: Koppert’s natural enemies effectively control pests in outdoor crops

  August 4, 2023

  Citripar parasitic wasp for the control of mealybugs in grapes and citrus and the Spical Ulti-Mite predatory mite for the control of spider mites in tomatoes [...] er in Pest Control Predatory mite pioneers: A journey of biocontrol innovations The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control A life-long [...] beneficial insects dates back many years. Greenhouses provide a safe and controlled environment for insects and mites to hunt their prey. But natural enemies

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

  March 3, 2023

  More about spider mite control Spical predatory mite: a true all-rounder Advanced biocontrol of spider mite with Spidex Vital Ten facts about spider mites [...] that you have enough natural enemies on standby. In some cases, climate control can also help. Temperature is the most crucial factor for population growth [...] you don’t, the damage will be done before you have the infestation under control. Some chemical plant protection products do work against insects but leave

• Pepino mosaic virus

  V10 . What is V10? V10 is a mild strain of Pepino Mosaic Virus used in a controlled way to protect plants against more aggressive strains such as PepMV EU [...] economic damage How V10 Works After application: V10 infects the plant in a controlled manner The plant activates its natural defense mechanisms More aggressive

• Fusarium spp.

  Fusarium spp. is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered weak pathogens and can only infect wo

• Rhizoctonia solani

  General Thanatephorus cucumeris was long known as Rhizoctonia solani , the vegetative stage. It was long believed to be a sterile fungus, but recently it was discovered that the fungus produces basidi

• Black leg of seedlings

  General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress, caused for example by too much water, too hig

• Gummy stem blight

  General Mycosphaerella cucumis (Didymella bryoniae) is a fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem blight. Damage symptoms Mycosphaerella cucumis in cucumber causes brown lesions on the foot and hi

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  materials (seed, cuttings, tubers) Disinfect cutting knives and tools Control root rot nematodes as the wounds they make on roots help the bacteria to

• Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall

  General Rhizobium bacteria are soil bacteria that fix nitrogen after becoming established inside root nodules of legumes. Additionally, pathogenic Agrobacterium s pecies have recently been assigned to