Diamond back moth

General The diamond back moth (Plutella xylostella) belongs to the family of Plutellidae . It only attacks Brassicaceae species, including cruciferous weeds. The diamond back moth (Plutella xylostella

Black vine weevil

General The black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, is a pest in many ornamental crops (e.g. rhododendron, cyclamen and azalea), as well as in strawberries and other fruit crops in both temperate an

Cabbage moth

General The cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families, among them crops such as sweet pepper, tomat

Impatiens thrips

General Impatiens thrips (Echinothrips americanus) is an increasing problem in greenhouse cultivation, having spread to many countries within the last 30 years. The thrips have mostly been able to spr

Onion thrips

General The onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) is distributed throughout the world. It is found outdoors on many plants and particularly damaging on onions, leek, and in greenhouses on cucurbits, tomato, sw

Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

oak processionary caterpillar for the Municipality of Enschede. ‘We use Koppert’s nematode product Entonem in locations where we find a range of unusual

Goat moth

General The goat moth ( Cossus cossus ), is a pest of broad-leafed trees. It is most often found in birch, ash, willow and elm but can also attack fruit trees. It is widespread in Europe. Damage sympt

Plant Disease Management

Earth Day 2023

Earth Day at Koppert Every year on April 22, people around the world come together to celebrate Earth Day – a day dedicated to raising awareness about [...] our planet and to take action to protect it for future generations. At Koppert, we believe that caring for the earth is not just a responsibility, but [...] emissions from electricity use. Three out of four cars added to the KBV and Koppert Netherlands transport fleet in 2022 were electric cars. Over 70% of the

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