• Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory mites

  May 19, 2025

  ensuring the quality of the predatory mites that Koppert produces and imports. Her work involves verifying the quantity, activity, and capability of these [...] packaging and worldwide distribution, every step of the process is carried out with rigorous standards. Bertha highlights the importance of the cold chain [...] foil sachets, and buckets, are designed to maintain the viability of these beneficial organisms until their release in the field. Science and experience as

• Horse-chestnut leaf miner

  5 mm in the fourth instar. The pupa is brown and is 2.9-4.5 mm long. The horse-chestnut leaf miner overwinters in the pupal stage in a cocoon in dead leaves [...] a true cocoon in the mine. The percentage of larvae which spin true cocoons increases in each of the subsequent generations. Adults of the first generation [...] symptoms Larvae of the horse-chestnut leaf miner damage leaves by feeding between the upper and lower parenchyma. The mine starts to turn yellow and later brown

• The journey of sustainable citrus farming in agriculture

  Get to know Balbino Garre Martínez, a grower with over 35 years of experience in citrus and livestock farming. Balbino, along with his two brothers, operates [...] solutions, leading to the adoption of biological control methods. He has been actively controlling mealybugs with Citripar and Cryptobug , armoured scales [...] Aphytis and Rhyzobug and spider mites with Spical Ulti-Mite . These biocontrol solutions have not only proven to be successful but also reduced the reliance

• Flowering and Pollination in Blueberry

  April 4, 2019

  flowers in spring. Poor growth in the late summer/early autumn will limit the number of generative buds, and, consequently, the yield. Flowering is the second [...] few critical periods in the blueberry growth-cycle. The first is bud initiation in the autumn. Before the plant goes into dormancy, the plant is ‘deciding’ [...] residues, and the quality of nutrition in the previous (flowering) period. As mentioned above, flowering and pollination demand high amounts of trace elements

• Vidi Parva

  triggers the production of auxins. These auxins boost the formation of cytokinins which in turn induce the formation of fine roots and root hairs and promote [...] promote the uptake of nutrients from the rhizosphere and the release of exudates that support the rhizosphere microbiology. Visual effect Longer roots with [...] required amount of water Add the required amount of Vidi Parva to the water Mix thoroughly Add the remaining amount of water Apply immediately after preparation

• Licence permits release of Koppert Swirski Mite® in polytunnels in England

  January 6, 2021

  DEFRA licence permits the release of Koppert Swirski Mite® in polythene tunnels in England Koppert can announce the launch of a suite of products aimed at [...] selecting the product name and the rate of application required. “This is a first-class piece of machinery, which exemplifies our superiority in the field [...] improving the robustness of IPM programmes in strawberry crops grown under polythene tunnels. The new developments have centred around the control of various

• A Future Vision of IPM in Agriculture

  July 22, 2022

  sources will expand and diversify, improving understanding and education of the general public which could balance the likelihood of the need for a more stringent [...] continued demise of approved agrochemicals, in particular insecticides in Europe. In addition, the development of insect resistance has also become a serious issue [...] NGO’s, and legislators to enhance biodiversity and landscapes on farms. Further Diversification of IPM In the future there will be a proliferation of smaller

• Getting a head start - The importance of scouting in winter

  January 31, 2025

  cool and wet conditions during the winter months. The symptoms are apparent in winter and early spring. Early symptoms are yellowing and browning of leaf [...] leaf tips, and in a later stage crown and root rot. This gives distinctive brown patches across the field at the end of the winter. Many insects can also [...] and the usage of beneficial microbes to protect against diseases. During late autumn, winter and early spring, the integration of biological control measures

• Towards a chemical-free future in agriculture: The vision of grower Koen

  rapid increase in effective organic methods." Limitation in use of chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic [...] farming marks the path to the future. "You grow into it a bit," notes Koen. With the growing availability of knowledge and the number of biological crop [...] considerations and a conscious choice. Inheriting the farm from his parents, Koen had the opportunity to continue the business. While the trend towards organic

• Vidi Fol (Fortafol)

  half the required amount of water Add the correct amount of Vidi Fol to the water Mix thoroughly Fill the tank with the remaining amount of water The pH [...] Vidi Fol in the appropriate amount of water for the device that is used The pH of the solution should be between 5 and 7 Application Can be applied with standard [...] growth and strengthen the crop. Crops All crops. Mode of action Fulvic acids improve permeability the of cell membranes, leading to better transport of nutrients