• Got Mealybugs? Here’s The Solution.

  July 11, 2025

  seasons. In the South, where winters are warm, they are a year-long problem. In the North, where winters are cold, they become a problem as soon as the weather [...] Koppert consultant to dial in a cost-efficient, highly effective solution tailored to your specific crop, for the long haul. Connect with us to schedule a visit [...] stray mealybugs wander in, Isarid ™ is the way to prevent them from becoming more of a problem. These spores lie in wait and are highly infectious on any

• The Importance of Quality at Koppert

  December 3, 2019

  spider mites with the greatest ease, keeping the natural balance in the crop. This is why growers continue to opt for Spidex.” Read the first article here: [...] but we continue to spend a great deal of time and effort to ensure that Spidex remains at the top of growers’ options when it comes to the most effective [...] Koppert thanks to its great results and the high egg-laying performance of our Spidex mites. Reason enough for it to be a prime product to keep improving

• The How and Why of IPM

  August 18, 2021

  even better to have the natural enemies on stand-by in the crop, even before there is any problem at all. Only in emergencies should you resort to chemicals [...] We'll tell you what you need to know! The main idea behind IPM is that the greenhouse or field forms an ecosystem. The mutual relationships between crops [...] relatively friendly to the natural enemies. Otherwise the ecosystem you have built up so carefully will collapse again. You can check this with the Koppert Side

• Koppert Partners with Nitrasoil in Argentina

  July 19, 2019

  this purchase takes the company into a new sector in the agricultural market: inoculants. With the acquisition of the industrial unit in Argentina and its [...] a Dutch company specialized in biological crop protection , has acquired the Argentine company Nitrasoil. In addition to the physical expansion within South [...] protection products, Koppert intends to expand the range of products it offers, and also meet the needs of farmers in the Southern Cone: Argentina, Uruguay

• Koppert is Investing in Smarter Scouting

  May 29, 2019

  Koppert ‘The dashboard also provides detailed analyses of the situation in the greenhouse and shows the severity of the infestation, enabling growers to act [...] progresses. Act Quickly Thanks to this, growers only need to use a smartphone to scan the Horiver sticky traps in their greenhouses. The scout-app can identify [...] tenuis. It is also possible to manually enter sticky trap and crop data in the app. The generated data will then be displayed in an online dashboard. This

• The Benefits of Integrated Pest Management

  August 18, 2021

  enemies in the crop. After application, employees can go back to work in the crop straight away: there is no re-entry time, as with chemicals. The working [...] danger of products penetrating the skin. Benefits for the sales chain: The products used are harmless to water, air, and soil. The environmentally friendly [...] IPM contributes to a better image of foodstuffs and ornamental plants, in turn benefiting the overall image of the retail sector. "The How and Why of IPM"

• The Revolutionary Spical Ulti-Mite Sachet

  October 28, 2019

  mites are located on the underside of the leaf and are therefore not only difficult to detect in time but are also difficult to reach using (chemical) pesticides [...] build up its population in the sachet more rapidly and effectively. Compared to regular sachets, Spical Ulti-Mite performs up to three times better. Spider [...] releasing the numbers required for real impact. Spical Ulti-Mite offers a patented system which enables the predatory mites to settle and develop in a wide

• Aphids—Go Time Appears in GrowerTalks Magazine

  March 1, 2025

  article in the March issue of GrowerTalks. In Aphids—Go Time he discusses key points about the main types of aphids growers are most likely to encounter [...] critical right now because this is the time to get a biocontrol plan in place, so crops are protected from the very start of the season. Jeremy Webber rose through [...] encounter this spring, including the melon or cotton aphid , green peach or tobacco aphid , and the potato aphid , and how to identify them. This information

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 11, 2024

  work here. We do it together. To innovate, to bring something new to the market, that’s in our genes. The commitment to finding solutions for growers – [...] of exploration took him to research stations in the UK and eventually Switzerland where he found what he was looking for - the predatory mite Phytoseiulus [...] of the predatory mite, my father began to show some success. Jan Koppert led the way ‘The company was set up by my father and my brother Peter in 1967

• Initial Experiences: Spidex Vital Lives Up to its Promises

  May 24, 2021

  states that the weather conditions have been favorable up to now. But, he says, the summer is yet to come. "Later on in the season, air humidity will fall [...] recently made the switch to Spidex Vital . His initial experiences in using the new product are positive. "I’ve known Phytoseiulus my whole life," the cucumber [...] three-hectare farm in Pijnacker, the Netherlands, the predatory mite has always been a reliable beneficial. "I use it to combat spider mite in combination with