• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  shall see.’ A more robust system Based on his initial experiences, Sjaak van Dijk is pleased with Spidex Vital. ‘It’s a good sign if you have a predatory [...] to doing their job.’ A tense moment Sjaak van Dijk switched over to Spidex Vital at the start of February. ‘I have three crops a year,’ he tells us five [...] That was the reason for me to try the new product.’ Pest control starts sooner So far, Spidex Vital has done what Sjaak van Dijk expected of it. A week

• Once Again Koppert and CABI Collaborate

  October 8, 2018

  sharing was valuable to both organizations as it would promote vital food security in parts of the world where it was needed most. ‘CABI has a strong presence [...] Know-How and Knowledge Sharing is Just One Pillar of Koppert's Mission for a Sustainable Future. Following the success of an earlier collaboration in Kenya [...] available registered biological control products in specific countries using a Biopesticides Portal currently being developed by CABI Enhancing and promoting

• Accelerating Change in Food Production

  June 20, 2018

  nutrition played a vital role in this. Koppert CEO, Henri Oosthoek, remarked that a much greater degree of involvement by the medical world was needed for consumers [...] and biodiversity was crucial. At the close of the conference, Director of EIT Health in Belgium and the Netherlands, Menno Kok, said he was encouraged by [...] health. Hosted by Koppert, the conference encouraged the partners of EIT Food, a pan-EU consortium that focuses on the food sector, to work together to introduce

• The Importance of Quality at Koppert

  December 3, 2019

  norm for a healthy mite was set by the International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) of which Koppert is a member. The IOBC standard was set almost [...] us persimilis Creating a Cleaner Safer Berry Spidex – quality matters It may be our oldest product, but we continue to spend a great deal of time and effort [...] got underway more than 50 years ago is the foundation on which our company was built," Total Quality Control Manager, Saskia Inghels reminds us. "Today it

• Trianum-P Improves Open Field Pepper Production in Portugal

  June 29, 2021

  agricultural practices that respect the environment. "Without a doubt it is a product with a lot of potential for pepper cultivation," says Pedro Militão [...] several growers. One of these trials was carried out with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing [...] introduce new means that help protect the roots. It was in this way that we first learned about Trianum-P, a biological solution with which we have confirmed

• Corn

  Already about 10,000 years ago, corn was domesticated by the indigenous communities in Mexico and it still plays a main role in the preparation of Mexican [...] About Corn or maize ( Zea mays subsp. mays ), is a large grain plant that divided in six main types: flint corn, dent corn, popcorn, pod corn, sweet corn

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  agricultural practices that respect the environment. ‘Without a doubt it is a product with a lot of potential for pepper cultivation,’ says Pedro Militão [...] several growers. One of these trials was carried out with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing [...] introduce new means that help protect the roots. It was in this way that we first learned about Trianum-P, a biological solution with which we have confirmed

• Using Capirel for healthy fruit orchards

  nematodes helped a lot to control and reduce the pest pressure,’ Michel states. ‘It had a positive effect in the spring and there was less need for trapping [...] It’s a must have!’ Long shelf life and biodegradable ‘ Capirel does not present any risk for users and the formulation is 100% biodegradable. It’s a natural [...] to sustainable nematode solutions to protect their orchards against pests – a living, natural solution for their fruit. Koppert has been producing nematodes

• Tobacco whitefly

  symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for growth, and thus consume a large quantity of plant sap. This contains a high proportion of sugar, and [...] tropical and subtropical countries of the world. The original habitat was probably a tropical or subtropical area, possibly Pakistan. The tobacco whitefly [...] to the family Aleyrodidae , and the sub-family Aleyrodinae . This insect was first identified on tobacco in Greece in 1889, hence the name tabaci . It

• Natutec Scout Wins GreenTech Innovation Award 2019

  June 11, 2019

  Natutec’s Product Manager. ‘It’s a real breakthrough for both growers and our own consultants because it provides a digital platform for the registration [...] A smart mobile application that gives instant insight into the integrated pest management (IPM) situation of greenhouse growers, has won the prestigious [...] biological solutions company, Koppert Biological Systems. ‘Natutec Scout was designed in consultation with our growers and consultants in the field, so