• Fungi and Bacteria Deserve Greater Appreciation!

  May 31, 2019

  Plants are also partly dependent on fungi and bacteria if they are to continue to function well. The roots live in symbiosis with mycorrhizae (and many [...] defenses. Our intestinal flora consists mainly of bacteria, which enable us to digest and absorb nutrients. They also play an essential role in our defence [...] in many cases. What's certain is that plant resistance is strongly related to these ‘passengers.’ Positive Image In fact, it's strange that fungi and bacteria

• Natutec Scout Wins GreenTech Innovation Award 2019

  June 11, 2019

  growers the opportunity to act in good time. The dashboard linked to the app is able to generate advice reports and holds the key to further standardization [...] recognition that has been built into the app enabling you to collect data on location without having to physically count the pests or make notes behind a computer [...] sticky traps to identify and count the insects in the crop. The IPM-data is then stored in a central database and offers growers the possibility to carry out

• Accelerating Change in Food Production

  June 20, 2018

  of EIT Food, a pan-EU consortium that focuses on the food sector, to work together to introduce and speed up the urgent changes needed in food production [...] funded by NASA, to ultra-nutritious vegetables produced indoors; from biological control agents such as macro- and microbiologicals, to using the crop’s [...] said he was encouraged by the enthusiasm and ideas to have come out of the meeting. ‘We now need to collaborate with our EIT partners, form business plans

• Sustainability Goes Further Than Biocontrol

  August 18, 2021

  in response to Koppert's broader field of work. ‘If we can get to know and understand the plant better, we can also help it better.’ To read further of [...] The role of technology in biological control is set to grow even further; that's the prediction of Peter Maes, Koppert's director of Corporate Marketing [...] sustainable agriculture. Plus, the importance of learning more about the plant to better help the plant, visit HortiBiz: Sustainably goes further than biocontrol

• Swirski-Mite Plus, Now in Even Better Shape

  July 2, 2019

  mites is equal to the current Swirski-Mite Plus sachet.´ Efficient Control of Whitefly and Thrips Koppert introduced Amblyseius swirskii to the protected [...] Spain were stopped due to the presence of pesticide residue. The biological control solution provided an excellent alternative to chemical control agents [...] Over the past decade Koppert’s R&D innovations have taken Swirski-Mite Plus to new levels.

• Unveiling new packaging designs for Horiver sticky trap portfolio

  January 8, 2024

  cards and Rollertraps. Horiver sticky cards make it possible to detect pests at an early stage, to then tackle them biologically. This avoids the unnecessary [...] pest pressure, efficiently trap a broad spectrum of pest insects. Tailored to different pests, our extended range of sticky traps features pest-specific

• Thripex with More Punch - Now Available in Bulk

  August 18, 2021

  measures to control thrips are losing ground, increasing the need to work with predatory mites ,’ says Product Manager Tim Bossinga. ‘In response to this demand [...] advantages for growers; the economical 6-litre bucket format also makes it easier to transport all along the supply chain.’ Thripex has been an important biological [...] mites per metre (particularly useful where thrips have developed resistance to chemical agents) Quicker application time Less carrier material left in the

• A NatuGro Case Study

  from planting until the last harvest and was able to increase yield by 10.7% effectively compared to the plot without the NatuGro system. MATERIAL & METHODS [...] the yield stabilized, but after week 28 started to increase again faster with the NatuGro system compared to the Control. The final cumulative yield was 10 [...] strawberry field in Central Coastal California, among other fields in this region, to test the application of the NatuGro system for the purpose of yield increase

• Koppert Partners with Canadian Ecoation

  June 17, 2019

  objective is to use each other’s knowledge for better data collection in the monitoring process of crop health. ‘We want to create sensors together to better [...] involved in the selection and development of effective AI monitoring systems to monitor and analyse pests and diseases in various crops. The biological solution

• Show Whitefly a Yellow Card

  August 10, 2021

  pests like whitefly are thriving. That's why it's particularly important to show these pests a yellow card! Whitefly and many other insects stand no chance [...] research has established that Horiver sticky traps come out top when compared to similar products. The traps retain their quality adhesive properties at high [...] an early indication of the pests in their greenhouses and the opportunity to find the right biological solution in good time. Timely intervention can prevent