• Potato aphid

  presence in the crop. The adult potato aphid is a large, slender aphid with long, green cornicles, long legs, and a long cauda. Adults are usually green [...] sugars, but has a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein. The excess sugar is secreted in the [...] the food source. Even the winged forms can be red. Wingless potato aphids are 1.7 - 3.6 mm long, elongated, with a dark longitudinal stripe running along

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  abdomen that has pale to dark transverse bands. The body shape is similar to wingless females, but is 2.0-3.0 mm long. The glasshouse potato aphid manifests [...] of the greenhouse potato aphid is rather squat, of medium size (1.8 - 3.0 mm long) and oval in shape. It has a light yellow-green to brown-green colour [...] such as begonia, as well as potato, lettuce, beans, aubergine and sometimes tomato. Damage symptoms When the glasshouse potato aphid (Aulacorthum solani)

• Aphids and How to Protect Your Crop

  April 3, 2020

  fiber 100 ml bottle, hatches up to 1,000 gallmidges 100 ml bottle, hatches up to 2,000 gall-midges 500 ml bottle, hatches up to 10,000 gall-midges Aphilin Predatory [...] are able to reproduce asexually and are notorious virus vectors, they have quickly become one of the most threatening greenhouse pests. For a long time, in [...] with few adverse effects on biological controls. However, due to increased resistance to pesticides, biological control is becoming the preferred method

• Successful biocontrol in potatoes

  August 3, 2023

  production,' Cyrille adds. 'We hope to introduce it to potato and seed potato growers in France, Belgium and the Netherlands soon. Koppert is becoming a serious [...] countries. We are now working on expanding the registration to introduce this natural fungicide to potato producers in Central Europe for healthier plants and [...] are easy to use and compatible with other IPM systems. Our nematodes come in a long-storage, biodegradable carrier in a formulation that is easy to dilute

• A life-long commitment to help growers thrive with sustainable growing practice

  January 14, 2025

  Koppert allows me to carry on his legacy. I’m passionate about educating growers on how natural methods, like predatory mites , enable them to cultivate their [...] required a shift from a curative mindset to a preventive approach — aiming at a natural balance in their crops and how to maintain it," she explains. Yet, the [...] it comes to cultivating greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals . Our consultants are at hand to let individual growers and companies know when to introduce

• Help! How Does Thrips get Into My Crop?

  December 21, 2021

  Thrips definitely count as 'unwelcome guests,' but it's not always easy to find out how the pest got into the greenhouse or field concerned. Generally speaking [...] nursery does not use chemical products with a long-lasting residual effect, it is easier for the grower to build up a population of natural enemies. Thrips [...] are also found on weeds in the greenhouse; a good reason to put weed control at the top of your to-do list! Oops, an error occurred! Code: 202606051646141548d0f1

• 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 – [...] vegetables. This forced growers to look for safe solutions, and we were more than ready to help them.’ A perfect location to start Operating from the largest [...] growers to serve on our doorstep. As our IPM programmes became more and more successful, we decided to make our biological solutions available to everyone

• A turning point in Almeria: how predatory mites helped transform agriculture

  May 19, 2025

  are still many more to discover, ” he says. “ We will continue to innovate and adapt. That’s the only way to stay ahead .” This drive to innovate paid off [...] shift. Growers began to understand that working with nature could offer not just peace of mind, but also long-term success. “ Thanks to our predatory mites [...] with secure supply, superior quality, expert guidance and advice, and access to continuous innovation that keep growers ahead of the game ’. The crisis that

• Poinsettia Cultivation Has To Apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  regardless of the sales market. Now is the time to make the transition. ‘Those who wait too long to make a change will be sidelined in the future.’, says [...] cultivation consultant Richard Saarloos. ‘I'm trying to get DEFRA to be more nuanced in its approach to this by consulting with various stakeholders in the [...] growers are well aware that they need to respond quickly to this development. We are therefore making a concerted effort to implement integrated pest management

• Next generation to lead family business Koppert

  November 18, 2021

  generations. We will continue to create the company’s future together, to safeguard our core values and – above all – to continue to work towards our vision [...] in 2018, bringing the total number to eight members, in order to transfer responsibilities in a natural way and to safeguard the valuable experience, [...] ‘The Executive Board is proud to be taking over the leadership of the company. As a family business, we are focused on the long term and think in terms of