• Gilfresh Pumpkin Pollination Providing Excellent Yields

  May 5, 2023

  pollination was having in neighbouring orchards "We Have Seen Some Of Our Best Yields In Fields Where We Have Hives" In order to sustain and develop the recent [...] continue to produce healthy and productive vegetable yields. Koppert supply Gilfresh with Tripol Bumblebee Hives to increase crop pollination , and the hives [...] we planted 2Ha, and now we're up to 80Ha", Richard explains, " We are using approximately one hive per hectare and this year we plan to bring in 75 hives"

• Pollination under artificial lights

  September 24, 2018

  on and growing lights' gives advice on when to open and close hives, the best placement of hives, the benefits of its ‘Bee vision’ innovation, and influencing [...] hours shortening and temperatures beginning to drop, growers in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere are paying special attention to their growing [...] greenhouse fruit and vegetables. The best practices and advice it now shares with growers is based on more than 30 years’ experience in the field and valuable

• Hunting season starts early with Anso-Mite

  February 18, 2021

  year, we were only allowed to use Thripex (the predatory mite N. cucumeris ) and were restricted in the types of different mites to control pests like thrips [...] on different pest species such as thrips , but also spider mites , whiteflies , gall mites and russet mites. It also feeds on pollen and fungi and hence [...] es before it can be used and that is where Anso-Mite comes in to fill the gap early in the growing season.’ Natural range and crop Anso-Mite is a natu

• Adalia bipunctata

  contributes to natural pest control, by preying upon aphids at various stages of their life cycle, helping to control aphid populations and prevent crop [...] trees. How to use Adalia bipunctata The predatory beetle Adalia bipunctata is available in a cotton bag ( Aphidalia ). Open the bag and attach it to the tree [...] tree The dosage of Aphidalia depends on climate and the size of the trees and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction as

• Knowing & recognizing

  microorganisms have led to new practical solutions for growers. This updated edition of Knowing and recognizing also includes new biopesticides and biostimulants [...] biostimulants that increase the plant’s resilience to stress and help the plant to grow better and remain healthier. Koppert believes that sharing this knowledge [...] illustrations and close-up photographs. The knowledge gained will equip you to find the best sustainable solutions. First published 25 years ago and revised in

• A life-long passion for predatory mites

  October 21, 2024

  the sachet for different climates and different locations.’ Collaboration is key Staying ahead of the game by listening to growers and anticipating their [...] a number of factors need to work together. ‘Thanks to our continuous consultation services, we have managed to stay close to growers for generations. We [...] on a mission to change the face of agriculture; to offer our biological solutions to growers as a sustainable and reliable alternative and so limit the

• Predatory mite pioneers: A journey of biocontrol innovations

  October 21, 2024

  species to emerge and spread rapidly,” says Peter. “We see it as our responsibility to find solutions to those challenges as quickly as possible to help prevent [...] prevent and limit crop damage and loss. To achieve this, we developed the most extensive and innovative predatory mite range on the market, with numerous [...] vegetables and ornamentals , Koppert looked to its Ulti-Mite solution for a swift response. “We were the first and remain the only company to offer an

• Flowering potted plants

  known and popular for its large red, white and green leaves, especially around Christmas. Begonia is a perennial flowering plants and belongs to the family [...] trumpet-shaped. These flowers have five or more petals and their colour varies from white to pink, red, orange, peach, yellow and purple. Phalaenopsis is also [...] Begoniaceae . The genus consists of 1,795 different plant species. Some of these species are usually grown indoors and are used as ornamental houseplants in

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• Angular leaf spot

  similar to that of a Phytophthora fragariae infection. Life cycle and appearance of Angular leaf spot Xanthomonas fragariae overwinters in plants and dead [...] happens both passively and actively. Infection and disease development are favoured by temperatures around 20 °C during the day and cold nights, in combination [...] such as dead leaves In field-grown tomato and pepper, rotate fields to prevent infection from volunteer plants and crop debris Avoid waste piles in the vicinity