• Limonica: breakthrough in large-scale production of a complex predatory mite

  August 5, 2025

  integrated crop protection Marjon is confident about the future of Limonica . “We have cracked the code. The rearing is good, the volumes are adjustable, and [...] accepts the best food. It is a diva. And that makes its production complex.” From unstable produce to robust upscaling The challenge was not only in the rearing [...] production, they reviewed the entire process, from the type and quantity of feed to the composition of the rearing medium and the design of new production

• Acadian Plant Health™ and Koppert Join Forces to Expand Biostimulants Access Across the U.S.

  April 3, 2024

  pollination . The partnership provides Acadian’s U.S. customers with increased ease of access to products and local technical expertise, in line with the company’s [...] Health ™ is a biostimulant company with a core focus on sustainable, science-based biological solutions for specialty and broad-acre crops. Acadian is committed [...] foundation of the agricultural solutions we offer. We deliver key functionality to meet agricultural needs worldwide in the areas of performance and sustainability

• Spical: The Effective Weapon Against All Types of Spider Mite

  October 12, 2020

  (and there are 1,200 different species) make characteristic, small webs – usually on the underside of the leaf, but this may cover the whole crop in particularly [...] Spical-Plus Neoseiulus californicus What is Biological Control? Spider mite is the favorite food of the predatory mite in Spical , whose appetite for all species [...] guarantee that the two-spotted spider mite will rear its ugly head. A big advantage of the predatory mites in Spical , is that you can use them at an early stage

• Sized for Success: Introducing the 125k Entomite-M for Cost-Efficient IPM!

  November 30, 2023

  grow the family and add on a new size – 125,000! While we could have just made a bigger container and pumped up the numbers, we went back to the drawing [...] board on our production system and managed to drastically increase the concentration. We're keeping our original formulations but now have the 125k in the [...] carrier material volume vs. the 50k by 2.5x, and you'll see a decent chunk less in freight charges there. Additionally, the new formulation will now play

• The cost-saving potential of biological crop protection for your IPM strategy

  February 20, 2025

  Biocontrol, on the other hand, often requires less frequent intervention once established. An example of this is the use of a combination of the Orius predatory [...] lend to evaluating the efficient use of resources. A significant portion of the current research on biocontrol assessment relies on market data, such as [...] In the quest for effective pest and disease management, biological crop protection has emerged as an effective economically advantageous strategy. This

• Flowering and Pollination – One of the Most Critical Blueberry Growth Stages

  April 16, 2019

  stage: bud initiation There are a few critical periods in the blueberry growth-cycle. The first is bud initiation in the autumn. Before the plant goes into dormancy [...] ly, the yield. Second stage: flowering Flowering is the second critical period. The flowers on the blueberry bush will pollinate and set fruit in a 2-3-week [...] are initiated. The generative buds are the ones that produce flowers in spring. Poor growth in the late summer/early autumn will limit the number of generative

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

  June 4, 2019

  market. Therefore, there is a clear need for an IPM approach as found in horticulture. The aim of this project is to work together towards an Integrated Pest [...] enemies and expertise in this project. The poultry red mite is a huge problem for the egg sector as an infestation rate of 90% on poultry farms causes [...] 231 million euro damage in the European egg industry annually. This number is even more dramatic worldwide. In addition, it is a significant problem for

• A viable alternative to chemical pesticides: Koppert’s natural enemies effectively control pests in outdoor crops

  August 4, 2023

  armoured scales in citrus. The result is a product that is both affordable and easy to use," explains Jenette. "Our next step is to conduct trials in other crops [...] plays an important role in our approach. we test our solutions in demo fields, then we partner with growers to apply our products in their fields. The results [...] crops. The use of natural enemies in agriculture is gaining traction. Improved packaging and new application methods are simplifying the use of our biological

• Better insights and digital advice with Natutec Scout

  visual indication on the map itself to show how the level of infestation is evolving. Different levels of indication are available – on a location by location [...] Barry explains, ‘The map of our greenhouses, which is programmed into the app, allows us to see where an infestation is and how it is evolving. It also [...] s, departments The grower can use the greenhouse editor in the Natutec Scout app to program in the actual layout of his greenhouse. The software then provides

• Free Webinar series; Implementing Plant Empowerment

  May 19, 2020

  For the US, Eastern Time Zone, 3am and 9am. The other webinars follow in the next three weeks on Wednesdays. Registration is possible as of today. The [...] Plant Empowerment is described in the book; Plant Empowerment, the basic principles . This book is well received worldwide and is currently being translated [...] IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future IPM: The Path to a Successful Approach The How and Why of IPM Koppert IPM app Vlaardingen, Netherlands