• Tree specialist Wolterinck: Control of oak processionary caterpillar with Entonem

  trees with leaves. Nematodes are a better solution for urban areas.’ Wolterinck BV sprays the nematodes when the caterpillar egg casings begin to emerge

• Top Reasons to Use Biological Control in Berries

  August 18, 2021

  areas that chemicals are unable to reach. Resistance Management Biological control helps to avoid the risk of resistance to pesticides. [...] cleaner, safer berry to the final consumer. Worker Safety 100% safe for employees and customers. Crop workers can apply ad work with biological controls [...] control per season is comparable to and often lower than chemical control. Eco-friendly Companies can capitalize on marketing an eco-friendly product. Plant

• Swirski-Mite: First Aid for Problems with Thrips and Whitefly

  August 18, 2021

  They are mixed in with the carrier material, bran. This bran protects the predatory mites and at the same time makes it easier to scatter them through [...] Spotted the first signs of an outbreak of thrips or whitefly ? The natural enemy Amblyseius swirskii can help you fight these infestations effectively [...] of whitefly. The predatory mite does not necessarily need insects in order to survive; it can also build up its numbers on pollen. This is extremely useful

• Does Swirskii Really Do What it's Intended To?

  June 5, 2019

  getting used to. When using chemical products, you immediately see fewer pests and damage, but IPM requires some patience. The same applies to the use of [...] too little for Amblyseius swirskii to eat its fill and produce enough offspring. As such, you would always have to use new predatory mites . But there's [...] adult pests in the beginning, even when the natural enemies are working hard to contain the problem. So you may still see the adult whitefly happily flying

• Getting a handle on the spider mite – how can you keep population development under control?

  March 3, 2023

  attack can develop at lightning speed, leading to an ‘explosion.’ No need to worry! As a grower, there are ways to limit population development. Start by making [...] can develop at a temperature between 12°C and 40°C, with the speed of growth continuously increasing to 30°C before slowing down again above this level. At [...] between different species of spider mite , with one species developing faster than another. Get in touch with our experts

• Less use of chemical pesticides due to Natutec Scout

  Excel sheets with rows full of scout data about disease and pest pressure is over for good at Scheurs in De Kwakel since they switched to Natutec Scout [...] option to manually count and enter the quantities of thrips or whitefly , or opt for automatic counting by scanning the sticky trap," according to Volgering [...] allows consultants, such as Wim van der Meer from Koppert, to compare current scout sessions with previous ones. ''This facilitates the rapid identification

• IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future

  August 18, 2021

  started with fruit and vegetables, but cut flowers and potted plants are also subject to ever tougher demands. You will remain a valued supplier to customers [...] diseases and pests under control, with minimal impact on people and the environment. IPM combines the use of natural enemies with minimal use of chemicals. Biological [...] that can always be adapted to new circumstances. We provide a summary of the major reasons for the switch from chemicals to integrated pest management

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  their crops. "Koppert products are easy to implement, as long as we go hand in hand with the consultant to be able to release in a timely manner... we have [...] pest control has helped us to have a better yield by lengthening the harvest weeks. We have managed to reach 42 weeks thanks to the fact that agrochemical [...] diseases, making it a benchmark in know-how in the production of peppers. The harvest cycle for peppers varies according to region and production conditions.

• The Pest is Gone, but What Happened to the Good Guys?

  August 18, 2021

  plants is also a proven method of maintaining the population. To better understand how to keep your standing army, standing, contact a local Koppert consultant [...] hibernation, but in most cases we've selected them not to do that. After all, they were ‘hired’ to work. Standing army The rapid disappearance of useful [...] difference can be as much as a factor of ten! To stimulate the development of predatory bugs and mites, we feed them with prey mites or moth eggs (Entofood). This

• Koppert Announces the Promotion of Jeremy Sinift to Hydroponic Crop Team Manager

  September 10, 2020

  positioned to effectively respond to the demands of today and of the future. Koppert’s ability to work closely with growers gives the grower access to information [...] their efforts to expand and elevate Koppert’s level of service to its clientele through innovation and collaboration, and to liaise with our customers [...] affiliates across the globe continues to reveal how best to utilize the natural principles of working in concert with nature. The hydroponic crop team will