• A life rooted in agriculture: transforming the future with Koppert

  December 10, 2024

  know and understand growers and the challenges they have to cope with,” says Antonio. Combined with a deep knowledge of our natural solutions and sustainable [...] other parts of the world. His passion to help growers produce more and more sustainably and at the same time help them ensuring a good yield with quality produce [...] It’s how everything started. Our founders Jan and Peter Koppert knew a shift was needed. They were pioneers and changed their production style in their greenhouse

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

  June 4, 2019

  monitoring and decision support system, improving non-chemical treatments and raising awareness of farmers and implementing innovative and environmental [...] Interreg project, aiming to stimulate technology and knowledge exchange to jointly develop, test, demonstrate and implement innovative integrated pest management [...] RSK ADAS Ltd in Bristol (UK) and Koppert Biological Systems. Koppert Biological Systems will provide natural enemies and expertise in this project. The

• Effective Biological Control: Keep a Close Eye on Everything

  April 9, 2019

  absolute necessity in order to recognize and ‘identify’ them. Where should you look to find insects? This varies by crop and by pest. Sometimes you need to focus [...] on the top of the leaves, and in others the bottom. Good monitoring requires a lot of knowledge about pests! Sticky traps and pheromone traps Scouting in [...] of a pest. For example, mealy bugs , spider mites , and other mites never appear on sticky traps. And this also applies to fungi, of course. For other pests

• The Benefits of Integrated Pest Management

  April 5, 2019

  Reduces Aphids in Soft Fruits More and more growers are opting for a natural approach to pests and diseases, and we're not surprised they are. After all [...] widespread method that has proved itself time and again. It has proved to be an effective way of tackling pests and diseases in an environmentally friendly way [...] are harmless to water, air, and soil. The environmentally friendly cultivation method is an important promotional tool and sales argument. IPM contributes

• 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

• Predatory Mites Whitepaper

  s is most effective between 15°C and 32.5°C. It still has some effect between 12.5°C and 15°C, and between 32.5°C and 35°C. We therefore purposely refrain [...] pests and beneficials depending on the temperature and humidity ranges and extremes. Temperture (ºC) Fig. 1. Typical relationship of temperature and development [...] include for instance the plant species and variety, other pests and beneficials present and pesticides used.

• Embracing sustainability brings value

  July 17, 2024

  becoming a buzzword these days, and that’s not okay. Thinking long term and prioritizing the wellbeing of the planet and society when making decisions is [...] intricately woven into the fabric of daily work and operations. It adds value, bolsters our bottom line, and enhances long-term viability,’ asserts Maes. [...] optimization of production systems, and efficient supply chains. It's about striking a balance between mitigating harm and maximizing positive contributions

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 5, 2024

  peppers and a range of flowers. ‘We had a great location and hundreds of growers to serve on our doorstep. As our IPM programmes became more and more successful [...] Paul Koppert, former CEO and son of Jan Koppert recalls. ‘His journey of exploration took him to research stations in the UK and eventually Switzerland where [...] persistent when it came to the experiments in his cucumber crop and soon neighbour growers and others became curious about what he was doing in his greenhouse

• IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future

  April 18, 2019

  gaining ground. And we're not surprised. After all, IPM helps keep diseases and pests under control, with minimal impact on people and the environment [...] for nature and the environment and are therefore far from sustainable. For this reason, many products have been dropped in recent years and the development [...] is decreasing, with more and more diseases and pests becoming resistant to these products. Large retail customers accept less and less residue on products

• Next generation to lead family business Koppert

  November 18, 2021

  es in a natural way and to safeguard the valuable experience, continuity and customer interests. Paul Koppert, Henri Oosthoek, and Robert Pathuis look [...] leaders for the first time in over twenty years. CEOs Paul Koppert and Henri Oosthoek and CFO Robert Pathuis of the biological crop protection company will [...] the long term and think in terms of generations. We will continue to create the company’s future together, to safeguard our core values and – above all –