• Enhance Your Aphid Control With Hoverfly Allies Rophoria & Syrphidend

  March 13, 2024

  In response to the growing challenges posed by aphid infestations, Koppert are pleased to introduce two new products to its aphid control product portfolio: [...] Rophoria , the hoverfly Sphaerophoria rueppellii , is able to thrive in a wider range of temperatures compared to its counterpart, Syrphidend . Adapted to warmer [...] a versatile and resilient solution. The product must be used preventatively or as soon as the first aphids are detected in the crop. Syrphidend: A Cool

• A Growing Success at Welgro Produce

  January 13, 2022

  If the boiler breaks down or the feeding system fails, Sean, Gary or Shane will receive an alarm call on their mobile phones to alert them to the problem [...] episode of the RTE 1 television series ‘Ear to the Ground’ aired on Thursday 18 th November. During the RTE coverage David explained some of the technical [...] cucumbers on the nursery since the 1970’s. “It is good to have so much encouragement and support from the local community and especially from Tom and Jim,” commented

• Veni Calcium

  Shake the container well before use Fill the application tank with half the required amount of water Add the required amount of Veni Calcium to the water [...] water Mix thoroughly Add the remaining amount of water Apply immediately after preparation The pH of the solution should be between 5 and 7 Application Apply [...] Terrum and Vidi Fortum can be added to improve Veni Calcium uptake (adjuvants need to be registered in the UK) Dosage The dosage of Veni Calcium depends on

• Neoseiulus cucumeris

  Turn and shake the bottle or bucket gently before use o Bottle: Push the centre of the cap to open the dosage hole o Bucket: Use a spoon to distribute Thripex [...] colour as the eggs, and are only slightly larger. They do not need to feed to develop into a protonymph. The nymphs are larger than the larvae, have eight [...] already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory mites The dosage of Thripex -Plus depends on climate

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

  January 6, 2021

  allowing Koppert to carry out this work on their farms. We would also like to express our gratitude to DEFRA for granting us the opportunity to offer this important [...] Managing Director of the New Forest Fruit Company said he was happy to support the Koppert Swirski trials and delighted to hear that the Swirski licence extension [...] will be available from the start of the 2021 season. Central to Koppert’s new product announcements is the acquisition of a new release licence for Swirski

• Thrip control in Strawberry with Orius laevagatus

  May 8, 2019

  stages of the pest, including the adults. The presence of pollen enhances the rate of development of Orius, hence they are frequently found in the flowers [...] capsids often start to occur in strawberry crops from late July, requiring the application of insecticides to prevent damage to the crop, but which can [...] strawberry growers are advised to introduce the predator from the second half of May, to further protect their crops from the pest.

• Sustainable cultivation goes much further than pests and natural enemies

  April 19, 2018

  affordable. If you have the scope to invest in the latest technologies, you can take care of much more yourself than you used to be able to, as long as you have [...] used to detect pest hotspots in the enormous areas of land devoted to these crops. Other drones can then drop the natural enemies in exactly the right [...] Peter Maes points to the consumer, who has a romanticized notion of natural cultivation. ‘He or she thinks of the sun, the fresh air of the great outdoors

• Adalia bipunctata

  sustainable solution to control aphid infestations without the need for chemical pesticides. The predatory beetle Adalia bipunctata is used for the control [...] 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 [...] climate and the size of the trees and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction as soon as the first aphids are detected on

• Natutec Drive takes centre stage

  January 6, 2021

  t of its latest offering to the strawberry sector, in the form of the Natutec Drive . This is unquestionably one of Koppert’s most advanced and sophisticated [...] heavily involved in the design and manufacture of the Natutec Drive from the beginning, and I am looking forward to seeing this in practise on strawberry [...] farms throughout the British Isles in the years ahead,” he added. Patented System The Natutec Drive is a patented system, which is attached to a custom-made

• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  crops such as raspberries, led them to make the decision to implement this tool in the production of Hass avocado. The result has been an effective and safe [...] management tools. "You have to be patient and lose your fear. You need the help of Koppert consultants to know which substances affect the performance of beneficial [...] guaranteed the success of their production and their entry into various international markets. Since 1983, Don Sánchez Fresh has been dedicated to the production