• Free Webinar series; Implementing Plant Empowerment

  May 19, 2020

  IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future IPM: The Path to a Successful Approach The How and Why of IPM Koppert IPM app Vlaardingen, Netherlands [...] today. The road map to sustainable cultivation Plant Empowerment is a new unique cultivation method that leads to more yield and better quality. At the same [...] Plant Empowerment the road map to sustainable horticulture. The theory of Plant Empowerment is described in the book; Plant Empowerment, the basic principles

• Everything Still Begins with Swirski

  May 14, 2020

  still the benchmark, the one pest control product that everyone else in the field automatically uses to compare other natural enemies, old or new. And there [...] reason for that to change. The generalistic predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii has brought growers around the world huge success. "The fact that Swirskii [...] surprise you," says Tim Bossinga. The Product Manager has taken his time to point out what the power of Swirskii actually is. "The predatory mite is extremely

• Turf and grass

  pitches and football fields, turf provides the perfect base for a wide variety of sporting grounds around the world. It is also prized as a ground cover for

• Event to Raise Global Plant Health Awareness

  December 16, 2019

  undertaken to organize the event when Koppert came into the picture. As the biggest NGO on plant health, CABI represents much of the developing world as well [...] nal event under the banner of ‘Plant Health, Agriculture & Bioscience’ at the World Forum in The Hague, from 9-11 September 2020. The three-day event will [...] it comes to promoting the event worldwide and finding key speakers and panels for the presentations and discussions to raise awareness on the vital topic

• Maximize pollination in tomato

  vibrations, aiding in the transfer of pollen. Within one to four hours, the bumblebee's jaw imprints on the flower, commonly known as bite marks, turn brown [...] occur before the flower closes. The duration of flower openness varies between one to three days, depending on environmental conditions. To evaluate pollination [...] once every two days. When the number of bite marks diminishes to only one or two per flower, it is advisable to introduce a new bumblebee hive. Temperature

• A life-long passion for predatory mites

  November 26, 2024

  and we have managed to prolong the duration of their efficacy. It’s all about maintaining the moisture in the sachets; keeping the moisture inside without [...] harming the mites and creating the perfect ecosystem for them, with additional prey mites to feed them, thus maximizing the reproduction of the mites. We [...] happening now and in the future. At Koppert we are on a mission to change the face of agriculture; to offer our biological solutions to growers as a sustainable

• A life-long passion for predatory mites

  September 30, 2024

  and we have managed to prolong the duration of their efficacy. It’s all about maintaining the moisture in the sachets; keeping the moisture inside without [...] harming the mites and creating the perfect ecosystem for them, with additional prey mites to feed them, thus maximizing the reproduction of the mites. We [...] happening now and in the future. At Koppert we are on a mission to change the face of agriculture; to offer our biological solutions to growers as a sustainable

• Botrytis problems often have company

  December 20, 2021

  you’ll also have to be constantly alert to the unwanted interactions: one pathogen can make it easier for another to strike. This applies to Botrytis , too [...] are many species. The fungus is found all over the world and can infect a wide variety of plants. If conditions are unfavorable, the damage can get out [...] pathogens to strike. But it also works the other way around: there are pests that make it easier for the fungus to get a hold. It’s a sinister interaction.

• Almond

  subcontinent. The name also refers to the tree’s edible seed that is nowadays extensively produced around the world. The almond belongs to the genus Prunus [...] together with the peach, belongs to the subgenus Amygdalus . This particular subgenus distinguishes itself from others because of ridges on the shell that [...] About The almond ( Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus ) is a tree species originating in the Middle East as well as in North Africa and the Indian s

• High-tech Insect Production

  January 12, 2021

  preparations, the construction of the production site began in 2018. "The preparation phase was a key opportunity to lay down all the requirements of the Koppert [...] this goal, the construction of the new "insect factory" in Berkel en Rodenrijs fully supports the company’s mission and vision. "We want to rear sustainable [...] studies were performed to assess the design’s sustainability, Jansen explains. On the basis of analyses, the decision was made to install heat pumps centrally