• Swirski-Mite Plus, Now in Even Better Shape

  July 2, 2019

  Manager, Tim Bossinga. ‘The material of the sachet is still the same, but the shape is more elongated and features a new design. The properties and application [...] swirskii to the protected cultivation market in 2006 when these mites instantly became one of the most successful biological control agents in Europe. At [...] solution from Koppert Biological Systems for the effective control of thrips and whitefly in many crops worldwide. The packaging containing predatory mites will

• Entonem for Effective Control of Thrips in Ornamentals

  August 18, 2021

  replacing the clay matrix (in which the nematodes remain in a dormant state until released) with a gel formulation which significantly lengthens the shelf [...] advantage for the end-user, because the new formula, dissolved in water, is a transparent solution. The former clay medium left a whitish film on the final product [...] product, which was affecting the economic value of ornamental crops especially. An additional advantage of the new gel formulation is the package size has

• Natutec Drive – ‘In a class of its own!’

  June 8, 2021

  Dyson Farming in the UK took the decision to acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control products. "It was a brilliant move [...] about innovation." Dyson Farming is the biggest private landowner in the United Kingdom and grows a variety of crops. The family-owned agricultural company [...] tool unfold over the crop to blow the live products accurately and uniformly over the strawberry plant foliage without harming the insects. We are really satisfied

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  out 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 [...] for the processing industry, which are very important in Portugal. Around 80% of the total production of vegetables for the processing industry in Portugal [...] 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

• Harness the added value of nature's helpers

  October 10, 2022

  natural enemies listed on the page are bred for this purpose, but there are many more beneficials in the open air. Tips to help you get more out of natural enemies [...] soil-borne nematodes. Make sure the soil is a good place for them to live. There's a wealth of knowledge about this in the organic farming sector. Planting [...] Koppert has been offering solutions in the field of integrated pest management for over 55 years, mainly for protected crops. Natural enemies are used

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  February 8, 2024

  out 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 [...] for the processing industry, which is very important in Portugal. Around 80% of the total production of vegetables for the processing industry in Portugal [...] 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

• Trianum-P Improves Open Field Pepper Production in Portugal

  June 29, 2021

  out 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 [...] for the processing industry, which are very important in Portugal. Around 80% of the total production of vegetables for the processing industry in Portugal [...] 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

• 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 [...] with lots of choices. How do you, as a grower, make the right choices? The step-by-step plan below is the perfect guide! First establish your objective. Do [...] what works best in their crop and under their conditions. Experience shows that perseverance leads to results, even in difficult cases. In other words: slow

• Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

  August 18, 2021

  strategies. The regular Swirski-Mite is contained in a bottle with a handy dosing cap, making it very easy to scatter the predatory mites in the crop. Blower [...] These bags contain the predatory mites, food, and bran for protection. The mites reproduce in the bag and move from there into the crop. Ultimately, three [...] for use in many different climate regions. The combination of all these characteristics makes swirskii the benchmark of predatory mites . The effectiveness

• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  pests and diseases in crops such as raspberries, led them to make the decision to implement this tool in the production of Hass avocado. The result has been [...] Based in Michoacán, Mexico, this family business started using biological control in its raspberry production when it successfully controlled the white [...] a pest that had been a major problem for several berry growers in the region. That was when they learned about Koppert's natural solutions. Since then