• World Soil Day – Soils, where food begins

  December 6, 2022

  ongoing investment in the planet Biodiversity: Research into our positive impact on nature IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future Celebrating [...] Every year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations holds a ‘World Soil Day’ during which it aims to raise awareness of the importance [...] diseases in a way that does not impact on soil life. In this we are a partner of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Did you know that? 95% of our food

• Optimum Conditions for Bumblebees

  April 5, 2019

  You can improve the effectiveness of the bumblebees by making all aspects of their ‘work’ easy and pleasant. We do this by means of the Natupol system : [...] with all kinds of innovations. Horticulture is changing, and the system is changing with it. Amongst other aspects, the increase in the use of assimilation [...] almost literally in the dark. This means that they can spend less time on the job of pollinating. Help with navigation in the greenhouse Ideally, you want

• Pollination Under Artificial Lights

  October 4, 2018

  drop, growers in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere are paying special attention to their growing lights. High time to focus on the effects this [...] conditions. As one of the world’s biggest breeders of bumblebee species, Koppert Biological Systems’ R&D department has gained in-depth knowledge of this pollinator’s [...] into practice. ‘We hope that the guidelines we offer in the manual will ensure that our growers get the best performance out of their Natupol hives,’ says

• Time For A Tune Up

  February 27, 2026

  getting out of control, and any blind spots in the existing IPM program can be promptly found and remediated. Starting with an overview of the crop and current [...] challenges and restore the natural balance of our planet. Founded by cucumber grower Jan Koppert in 1967, the company understands the challenges growers face [...] a good time to call in the experts. Koppert’s Technical Consultant team knows the entire IPM process. Our experts understand all the moving parts—not just

• How-to-Use Videos Now Available

  April 4, 2019

  remember to subscribe to the channel in order to keep up with all the new videos coming soon. Currently, the videos are available in English and Dutch subtitles [...] coming in the near future. These videos are to showcase that using biological control products is not difficult and in some ways much easier than the traditional [...] understand Koppert's products in detail. There are also great videos to understand what fuels Koppert to be the leader in biological pest control and finding

• Reducing our CO₂ footprint, one bottle at a time

  August 6, 2025

  a more sustainable version of our 1L bottle that fits both the environmental goals and the practical needs of growers. The new bottles are made from 50% [...] portfolio. To ensure the continuous quality, safety and performance of our beneficial insects the new packaging had to be thoroughly tested. The results we received [...] recyclability, reducing the number of materials in our products and testing other formats like 100ml bottles and buckets, which will follow the successful 1L bottle

• Top Reasons for Using Bumblebees

  April 25, 2018

  Bumblebees work earlier in the morning and later into the evening hours. Bumblebees work better in tunnels, as they have a better sense of direction. Bumblebees [...] releases large amounts of pollen onto the bee. In most situations, “buzz-pollination” will allow a bumblebee to pollinate a flower in a single visit. A honeybee [...] days, honeybees are less active at low light levels. Bumblebees will fly in winds of up to 40mph (64km/hr). Bumblebees pollinate flowers through a method called

• World Soil Day

  December 3, 2020

  to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, fighting [...] plants and animals in the ecosystem, forming a complex web of activity. Plant roots, can also be considered as soil organisms in view of their symbiotic [...] soil due to the overuse of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. This practice kills a lot of good fungi and bacteria, which are present in the soil. It is

• World Food Day 2021

  October 15, 2021

  through the World of Resilient Agriculture | Resilience Food Stories in which photographer Ruud Sies and Hanneke van Hintum tell the stories of passionate [...] received the World Food Prize in 2019. Land of connections - Resilience Food Stories In this video Sjoerd Wartena tell us how he started a goat farm in France [...] better life’. The United Nations first Food Systems Summit held in Rome last month has called for bold new actions to transform the way the world produces

• Reducing plastic pollution: We celebrate World Environment Day

  June 5, 2023

  during production of monitoring and traps products with Geostick Return Programme in the Netherlands Recycling of Montdo-Mite packaging in the Netherlands [...] Fully compostable cardboard trays of Mirical in France Eco-friendly packaging of Aphytis in Spain Recycled liner of pollination products Plastic waste [...] promote positive change. In the context of this year’s theme "Beat Plastic Pollution," we are aiming to raise awareness about the issue and highlight our