• No Risks for Employees or for the Environment

  October 22, 2019

  Martínez. ‘At the same time, the quality of the product and the reliability of supply are also important in our approach. We also put a great deal of energy into [...] lacking, and the results of the pest control did not live up to their expectations. ‘We have few success stories and a lot of failures. We applied the product [...] wasn't the case. We had no understanding of the supply chain through which the product was delivered to us, and we didn't know that we could check the quality

• Bios To The Rescue In GrowerTalks

  March 2, 2026

  article in the February 2026 issue of GrowerTalks. It’s an insightful take on the bio vs chemical pesticide dynamic. Titled Bios To The Rescue , the piece presents [...] a handful of situations where you can use bios to clean up nightmare pest scenarios without having to dip into your chemical locker. In the article, Jeremy [...] he shares the main reason BCA consultants recommend chemical pesticides for spider mite knockdown. Jeremy Webber is an IPM expert and the National Ornamental

• Economical and Better Biocontrol of Aphids, Mealybugs and Echinothrips

  May 10, 2021

  new product marketed under the name, Chrysopa-E , which uses the egg stage of the lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea , instead of the larval stage used previously [...] By using an earlier phase of lacewing - the natural enemy of aphids , mealybugs and Echinothrips – growers can now tackle these harmful pests more effectively [...] production costs, so the grower can use many more beneficials at less expense. With Chrysopa-E, the grower has a very large army of biological control agents

• IPM: The Path to a Successful Approach

  August 18, 2021

  better meet the requirements of your customers? Call in help: a consultant you trust and who is well versed in the field of IPM. Work with the consultant [...] as a grower, make the right choices? The step-by-step plan below is the perfect guide! First establish your objective. Do you want to grow entirely without [...] during your journey on the road to success. Getting started, step by step But all these tips mean you are confronted with lots of choices. How do you, as

• Koppert Has the Answers at IFTF 2018

  October 18, 2018

  rising protectionism, the potential impact of Brexit, and the consolidation of breeding companies. New iQ innovation quarter The Koppert stand this year [...] Trade Fair at Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands, from November 7-9. Visitors from all over the world come to the fair to see the latest developments and to [...] growing number of regulations and the quality demands from retailers are issues we can help clients with.' 'The international nature of this fair means

• Predatory mite pioneers: A journey of biocontrol innovations

  October 24, 2024

  technologies like the Airobug .” Lifting barriers The Airobug is one of Koppert's air blowing systems for the efficient and even distribution of natural enemies [...] at Koppert, “part of the company furniture,” as he puts it. Originally from Belgium, Peter arrived at the Koppert headquarters in the Netherlands in 2001 [...] control , as the mites are able to reach the pest faster.” An innovation toolbox Since 2006, Koppert has accelerated the introduction of new solutions

• Predatory mite pioneers: A journey of biocontrol innovations

  October 21, 2024

  technologies like the Airobug.” Lifting barriers The Airobug is one of Koppert's air blowing systems for the efficient and even distribution of natural enemies [...] at Koppert, “part of the company furniture,” as he puts it. Originally from Belgium, Peter arrived at the Koppert headquarters in the Netherlands in 2001 [...] control , as the mites are able to reach the pest faster.” An innovation toolbox Since 2006, Koppert has accelerated the introduction of new solutions

• Spidex offers a solution for dozens of crops

  February 3, 2023

  enemies have recently been spread by drone over the vast strawberry fields of California. Hairs limit the speed of movement Unfortunately, all that glitters [...] over the leaves of crops that grow hairs or glandular hairs – the tomato plant for example. In this crop, predatory bugs and gall midges are the natural [...] there is a solution – its natural enemy, the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis is used globally in a wide range of food and ornamental crops. Spidex is

• Municipality Venray: biological control of oak processionary caterpillars

  In the Municipality of Venray a third of the tree stock in the area, some 11,000 trees, is oak. ‘We’ve been using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem as [...] for the Municipality of Venray. ‘We use nematodes at locations in outlying areas where there might be protected species of butterfly and moth. The major [...] a curative measure against the oak processionary caterpillar for several years,’ explains Joep van Bergeijk, coordinator of oak processionary caterpillar

• Advanced biocontrol of spider mite with Spidex Vital

  February 3, 2021

  eggs in the same time frame, hugely enhancing the biocontrol process and efficacy." Proof of predation The characteristic orange/red color of Spidex mites [...] February 15, shortly followed by the launch in week 13 for the rest of our customers worldwide. Spidex Vital gives better control of spider mite hotspots by building [...] improved egg-laying capacity. Trials conducted with the new composition showed the searching capacity of the predatory mites covered a greater distance over