• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  clear about their goal: to produce high-value fruits, where they help ecosystems and offer a qualified product to consumers. To achieve this, the implementation [...] Looking for a reliable partner To be consistent with its philosophy, HyFood needed to minimize its agrochemical applications. To achieve this, the implementation [...] complied with these requirements thanks to biological control," said Salazar. In addition to the benefits of access to export markets, HyFood improves its

• A Future Vision of IPM in Agriculture

  July 22, 2022

  pest management products into the institutes and universities that generated them will allow public finances to fund ‘public good’ research, such as pest [...] industry drivers which have led to growers and farmers wanting to explore the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies to control insect pests in open [...] also be increased financial pressure to manage public sector research and develop more cost-effective systems, leading to greater collaboration and accountability

• Bumblebee pollination

  greenhouses, tunnels or netted orchards compared to honeybees. Bumblebees tend to visit all crops close to the hive, which can be a benefit when less attractive [...] leading to better harvests and improved crop quality. Unlike other pollinators, bumblebees have unique characteristics that make them exceptional at this [...] benefit growers economically but also contribute to the preservation of biodiversity and the overall health of ecosystems Why are bumblebees good pollinators

• Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

  think it is important to maintain the biodiversity in the centre, and public opinion is quite sensitive to spraying here. We worked in consultation with [...] caterpillars is much lower, which is a great benefit to biodiversity. In mid-April, we started using nematodes at locations with significant contact options within [...] an important link Van Rijswijk is confident that the use of nematodes helps to reduce the level of infestation. ‘By using Entonem and extracting the nests

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  zero residue. Trianum has proven to be a good solution that eliminates the need to use pesticides to control diseases at the soil level in industrial crops [...] plant health and vigour so that the harvesting machine can do its work well. ‘With the introduction of mechanical harvesting, we were forced to change [...] challenge facing the production of crops for the processing industry is to work at a low price in which the fruit and vegetable product present the physical

• A life-long passion for predatory mites

  October 21, 2024

  listening to growers and anticipating their problems is a daily routine at Koppert. It means that a number of factors need to work together. ‘Thanks to our [...] spiders at work. At one stage I even kept snakes and poison dart frogs in my bedroom. Predatory mites happened on my path when I studied biology at the University [...] continuous consultation services, we have managed to stay close to growers for generations. We also stay close to our markets by keeping daily contact with our

• Earth Day 2023

  April 22, 2023

  sustainability. It's a time to reflect on the state of our planet and to take action to protect it for future generations. At Koppert, we believe that caring [...] 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 [...] are committed to promoting sustainable agriculture practices that protect the environment, support biodiversity, and contribute to the health and wellbeing

• ‘Knowing & recognizing’ now available in 4 languages

  May 23, 2018

  prevalent pests and diseases is accessible to other parts of the world in different languages. ’As both public and governmental pressure for sustainable [...] last year. ‘The success of the English version underlined the urgent need to have the information available for other horticultural and agricultural regions [...] solutions for food crops and ornamental plants mounts, and measures are taken to reduce the use of chemicals in agriculture and horticulture, the importance

• Precautionary measures for product allergies

  not take them home, to avoid spreading allergens and other particles. If you do wash your clothes at home, moisten your clothes at work and take them home [...] Just as you can be allergic to cats, pollen, and dust mites, it is also possible to be allergic to the natural substances in predatory mites , feeder mites [...] contact, or could take years to appear. Not everyone who is exposed to allergens will develop an allergy. It is difficult to determine in practice which

• Sustainable cultivation goes much further than pests and natural enemies

  April 19, 2018

  technology are growing in importance in response to Koppert's broaderfield of work. ‘If we can get to know and understand the plant better, we can also [...] can take care of much more yourself than you used to be able to, as long as you have qualified people at your disposal, of course.’ Precision agriculture [...] time being, however, we will need to keep collaborating with universities, testing stations, and other knowledge institutes.’ Nevertheless, the technology