• Trianum-P Improves Open Field Pepper Production in Portugal

  June 29, 2021

  with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners [...] Aubergine (90 ha). The great challenge facing the production of crops for the processing industry is to work at a low price in which the fruit and vegetable [...] zero residue. Trianum has proven to be a good solution that eliminates the need to use pesticides to control diseases at the soil level in industrial crops

• Anthurium

  About The anthurium is a flowering, perennial plant and has beautiful, long lasting flowers that come in a variety of colors. However, the ‘flower’ is actually [...] (also called spathe) with many flowers on the spadix. The actual flowers on the spadix are surrounded by four stamens and they have many pistils. These [...] spathes. In many markets, red is the most popular color. Other types include the obake anthuriums which are larger than the standard ones and their spathe

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  deformations in the growing tip of the plant. Precisely where the plant is pierced is unimportant. The piercing of the lower leaves in the crop can cause [...] and a dark abdomen that has pale to dark transverse bands. The body shape is similar to wingless females, but is 2.0-3.0 mm long. The glasshouse potato [...] the body. The legs are also long, there are two distinctive dark green spots on the abdomen at the base of the cornicles. Alate (winged) females are yellow-green

• Our new branding: inspired by nature

  September 10, 2021

  update, a branding that matches our ambition and reflects our connection to nature. ‘Our mission to contribute to the health of people and the planet by partnering [...] find their origin. Obviously, our new identity is rooted in nature,’ says Maes. The Koppert ‘K’ is designed to aim forward: always looking ahead for new s [...] market leader. According to Martin Koppert, Chief Business Officer (CBO), it was time the branding evolves as well: ‘To make our world more sustainable, we

• Koppert Biological Systems Takes Over Horticoop’s Biological Crop Protection Activities

  October 2, 2018

  supplies. Thirty-two employees, including a number of consultants, will make the transfer to Koppert to continue to offer their valuable services to their customers [...] to success in accelerating and improving R&D efforts to the advantage of customers in the entire sector. Koppert is convinced that, together with its customers [...] colleagues at Koppert after the transfer. With the expansion of the team of specialists, we draw even more knowledge into the company to further develop new and

• Spidex Vital Plus

  in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory [...] in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their [...] predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Spidex Vital Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation

• Tomato

  proceed to tunnel through the leaf tissue, creating distinctive mines that can severely damage the foliage. As a result, the plant's ability to photosynthesize [...] y, the beneficial nematode Steinernema feltiae ( Entonem ), can contribute to the reduction of leaf miner larvae, when applied on the leaves of the tomato [...] and the botanical fungicide Nopath can be used to cure fungal diseases in various parts of the plants. The biological elicitor V10 can be used to protect

• Successful biocontrol in potatoes

  August 3, 2023

  better results than the chemical pesticide control,' says Global product manager Cyrille Verdun. 'The nematodes control the pests and the natural fungicide [...] are totally different organisms to the notorious parasitic nematodes that attack the plant's root systems. Trials in the biocontrol of pests and diseases [...] introduced for the control of persistent wireworms in Italy with success, according to Cyrille. 'The wireworm pressure is often high and difficult to detect since

• Open field pollination

  Bumblebees visit up to two times more flowers and transfer up to 2,7 times more pollen than honeybees to give growers a flying start to optimal pollination [...] a pivotal role in the formation of fruits and seeds. In the context of open field crop cultivation, effective pollination is key to bountiful harvests [...] and contributes to the development of more uniform and larger fruits and vegetables, ultimately leading to increased yields. Adaptability to weather conditions

• Spot the caterpillar!

  June 28, 2023

  of real legs and up to five pairs of false legs (prolegs). The prolegs have small hooks that the caterpillar uses to hold onto the plant. Not sure which [...] worldwide. The group is very uniform in appearance and behavior, but they vary in size. The smallest moth has a wingspan of only one and a half to two millimeters [...] ready for the future Caterpillars come in all types of species and sizes. Some stand out from the foliage, but most are the same color as the plant from