• 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

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  July 21, 2025

  first, he joined a government lab with the Junta de Andalucía. But when Koppert came looking for a research director, he saw an opportunity that aligned [...] aligned perfectly with his growing interest in biological pest control . “Koppert was the company that pioneered biocontrol in Spain. It was innovative, science [...] that changed everything One of his earliest and most impactful projects at Koppert was the introduction of Amblyseius swirskii to combat whitefly and thrips

• Oleander scale

  General Aspidiotus nerii , the oleander scale or white scale belongs to the Coccoidea and has an almost worldwide distribution. Host plants include olive, apple, mango, palms, oleander and citrus. Dam

• Circular scale

  General The circular scale, Chrysomphalus aonidum is a tropical species, native to the Oriental region but it has been dispersed widely in tropical and subtropical parts of the world, mostly in associ

• Box tree moth

  General The box tree moth ( Cydalima perspectalis ) belongs to the family of Crambidae . It originates in the temperate and sub-tropical regions of East Asia (Japan, Korea, China). The box tree moth (

• Obscure mealybug

  General The obscure mealy bug ( Pseudococcus viburni ) (formerly known as Pseudococcus affinis) originates from South America, but can now be found in many parts of the world with a temperate climate.

• Pine processionary moth

  General The Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa), is a major pest of pine trees around the Mediterranean Sea. It is most conspicuously damaging on pine plantations, or amenity pines. Dama

• Tomato looper

  General The golden twin-spot moth or tomato looper ( Chrysodeixis chalcites ) belongs to the family of Noctuidae . It is a tropical and subtropical species originating in the Mediterranean and norther

• Airobug – “the aerial application system”

  January 6, 2021

  the application of biological control products to our crops. We have used Koppert natural enemies for a number of years at our other site. However with the [...] when compared with manual application.” Leaders in mechanical application “Koppert is the world leader in the development of mechanical application devices [...] that improve application efficiency, save time, and reduce labour costs. Koppert engineers visited the site and tailor-made the Airobug to meet our facility’s

• Municipality Venray: biological control of oak processionary caterpillars

  the tree stock in the area, some 11,000 trees, is oak. ‘We’ve been using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem as a curative measure against the oak processionary