• Koppert at IPPS Louisville

  October 1, 2025

  and promoting sustainable growing practices in partnership with nature. Koppert joins with IPPS in the mission to seek and share information and knowledge [...] solutions that produce long-term results. Chris will be attending the sessions and tours, and he’s always happy to discuss IPM or pest control. For more information [...] should get more attention . Koppert supports propagators in their efforts to control pests naturally and effectively because we believe the world needs

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  within one to four hours and make it possible to check the bumblebees’ work. These brown marks can be used to help determine how many hives must be ordered [...] temperature to affect pollination takes at least one to two weeks. Similarly, it takes two weeks of cold weather for pollination to return to normal. 2 [...] pollination suffers. Add to this the knowledge that flower temperature might also play a role; the influence of radiation also needs to be considered. A flower

• Keep a Close Eye on Thrips

  May 21, 2020

  'thrips alarm'; you also need to be alert to deformities, damaged spots, silvery spots, and excrement in the crop. Time to sound the alarm? Or not... How [...] essential as it allows you to trace the larvae. This increases the chance of successful pest control. The yellow Horiver sticky traps can be found in almost every [...] in the right places It's therefore important to spot the thrips infestation as early as possible, and to detect the larvae too. After all, the sooner you

• Reducing our CO₂ footprint, one bottle at a time

  August 6, 2025

  saves up to 39% in CO₂ emissions compared to the earlier virgin plastic version. It’s a meaningful change that adds up quickly across our portfolio. To ensure [...] packaging had to be thoroughly tested. The results we received are very positive and we are monitoring batches during the introduction phase to ensure continued [...] Packaging. ‘ As part of our roadmap to improve packaging sustainability, we are also aiming to developing mono-material solutions to improve recyclability, reducing

• Pollination Under Artificial Lights

  October 4, 2018

  beginning to drop, growers in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere are paying special attention to their growing lights. High time to focus on [...] out a useful manual and informative poster that feature its best practices with regard to pollination under artificially lit conditions. As one of the world’s [...] graphically, also offers guidelines so that growers are able to avoid some of the pitfalls when it comes to installing and operating hives in their greenhouses

• Keep Them Cool!

  July 16, 2018

  Bumblebees need to keep a cool head to be able to function optimally and carry out their valuable pollination work. ‘We go a long way to ensure that growers [...] ambient temperatures, the best practice is to help the colonies to keep cool during the hottest times of the day and allow them to pollinate in the early morning [...] developed best practices guidelines to limit or prevent these influences.’ The Natupol hives are designed in such a way that the bumblebees are able to influence

• Trichoderma harzianum

  Wettable granules ( Trianum-P ): can be sprayed or added to an irrigation system Micro granules ( Trianum-G ): can be mixed with substrate or applied in [...] the crop cycle is long it is advised to perform regular applications with Trianum-P to keep a high number of change to maintain a solid barrier around the [...] formation of more root hairs, so that water and nutrients can be absorbed better. This leads to a stronger and more uniform crop resulting in better yield

• Corn

  These kernels are often incorrectly referred to as seeds. Corn kernels often serve as starch in cooking practices. Nowadays, corn is extensively cultivated [...] cultivated all over the world. When it comes to numbers and volumes; there is more maize produced every year (in terms of weight) than of any other grain.

• Aphids

  adjusted to the situation. Coleobug Isarid Horiver Disc Chrysopa-E Chrysopa Ervipar Aphidend Aphipar Aphipar-M Aphilin How to prevent aphids To prevent [...] enables prompt action to prevent infestations from spreading. Sticky traps can be strategically placed throughout the growing area to capture flying aphids [...] insects that belong to the superfamily Aphidoidea. There are over 4,000 species of aphids that have been described, and they can be found in a variety of

• Bumblebee pollination

  tunnels or netted orchards compared to honeybees. Bumblebees tend to visit all crops close to the hive, which can be a benefit when less attractive crops [...] bumblebee hives into agricultural practices, growers can significantly increase pollination success rates, leading to better fruit set, increased fruit [...] compared to rival products because Koppert’s bumblebee colonies grow faster and last longer. The hive design developed over the years helps bumblebees to save