• Koppert Partners with Canadian Ecoation

  June 17, 2019

  Systems in the Netherlands and the Canadian based Ecoation have signed a cooperation agreement on June 13 th 2019. The contract was signed at the GreenTech [...] fair in Amsterdam. The objective is to use each other’s knowledge for better data collection in the monitoring process of crop health. ‘We want to create [...] together to better detect pests and diseases in various crops’, said sales director of North West Europa, Arne van Aalst, who signed the contract on behalf

• Natutec Scout Wins GreenTech Innovation Award 2019

  June 11, 2019

  A smart mobile application that gives instant insight into the integrated pest management (IPM) situation of greenhouse growers, has won the prestigious [...] Innovation Award at the international GreenTech fair in Amsterdam. Natutec Scout is an intuitive mobile application and dashboard designed by leading biological [...] Systems. ‘Natutec Scout was designed in consultation with our growers and consultants in the field, so we need to share the credit for this award with

• Infestation Levels in Tomato Crops: A Look at the Top Four

  June 6, 2019

  are popular targets for a wide range of insects and mites. The pests that cause the biggest problems vary from one country to another, and even between [...] growers need to be able to tackle the top four pests: spider mite, whitefly , aphids , and caterpillars . Spider Mite Spider mite is an enemy to many crops [...] resistant to chemicals. The spider-mite family is huge, but it is the two-spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) that causes most damage in both greenhouse

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

  June 5, 2019

  We admit that biological control often takes some getting used to. When using chemical products, you immediately see fewer pests and damage, but IPM requires [...] patience. The same applies to the use of Swirski-Mite , which contains the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii . The predatory mites in Swirski-Mite prefer fresh [...] only eat insects that are in their early phase. For whitefly , these are the fresh eggs and the youngest larvae; for thrips , the first and second larval

• Koppert Involved in New Project Aiming for Sustainable Control of Poultry Red Mite

  June 4, 2019

  Koppert is involved in the North-West Europe Interreg project, aiming to stimulate technology and knowledge exchange to jointly develop, test, demonstrate [...] programs (IPM) to control poultry red mite ( Dermanyssus gallinae ). The project is called MiteControl and runs until August 2023. MiteControl is a collaboration [...] collaboration of 7 partners: Experimental Poultry Centre in Geel (Belgium), Belgbroed (Belgium) Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier (France), Institut Technique

• Fungi and Bacteria Deserve Greater Appreciation!

  May 31, 2019

  bacteria have a bad name because they can cause diseases in humans, animals, and plants. But this is largely undeserved: the majority of fungi and bacteria [...] couldn't even exist without these microorganisms. And it's with good reason that the number of biological beneficials and supporters is growing on this basis [...] basis! In fact, our whole world is one big ecosystem. But most ‘members’ are never seen because they are far too small. For example, there are billions

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  Just like humans, a tomato crop can also be felled by numerous diseases. Which ones strike depends heavily on the circumstances. But every grower must [...] something in their bag of tricks to defend against the fungal diseases mildew and Botrytis. A multipronged strategy provides the greatest chance of success [...] Botrytis , known in horticulture as "gray mold", is a challenge for almost every grower. This fungus kills plant cells and lives from the content of the dead

• Koppert is Investing in Smarter Scouting

  May 29, 2019

  Koppert Biological Systems is working on a groundbreaking innovation that will change the world of scouting. The scout-app will automatically analyze Horiver [...] growers to scout more efficient and more accurately. This app will be available after summer for most subsidiaries. Although the processes of manually [...] manually scouting crops is very important, it is time-consuming and error-sensitive. That is why Koppert is developing the scout-app, which will automatically

• In Partnership with Nature

  In Partnership with Nature For the better health of people and the planet outperformed the Styrofoam packaging in maintaining the required temperature [...] n. We conducted our trials by shipping both types of packaging to clients located in some of our country’s warmest climates. For the most part, we chose [...] For the past 50 years Koppert’s mission has been to contribute to better health of people and the planet. Therefore, there is no better way to accomplish

• Adapting Quickly Guarantees ‘Tomato Success’

  August 18, 2021

  As a tomato grower, you have to keep the crop healthy for almost a year. Your focus shifts throughout the cultivation cycle: in the beginning it's on [...] afterwards on fungi prevention. We end the year with thorough preparation for the new season. More than ever before, a good start to the season is half the [...] battle. The end of the crop rotation circle has become increasingly important, as this is the only opportunity for you as a grower to thoroughly tackle