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

  January 6, 2021

  Mite® in polythene tunnels in England Koppert can announce the launch of a suite of products aimed at improving the robustness of IPM programmes in strawberry [...] Swirski Mite®, issued by DEFRA in November 2020. Until now, Swirski Mite® has been licensed in England for use only in glasshouses, not polythene tunnels [...] crops every year. It can also provide a good defence against whitefly , a pest which has been increasing in tunnel strawberry crops in recent years.” Koppert

• Flowering and Pollination in Blueberry

  April 4, 2019

  phase. In addition to the standard nutrition, the crop requires high concentrations of trace minerals and calcium. If it doesn’t get what it needs to [...] impact on plant performance. Once the number of generative buds has been optimised in the autumn, active nutrition has been ensured, and balance in flowering [...] the right growth stage can have a major impact on blueberry production and quality. Spring has arrived in the northern hemisphere, with bees, butterflies

• Fortafol ‘in-favour’ for growing strawberries in re-used coir bags

  January 6, 2021

  Fortafol ‘in-favour’ for growing strawberries in re-used coir bags There is a much wider and growing appreciation for the role that biostimulants play in integrated [...] with a range of beneficial effects on crop plants and substrate microbes,” commented Neil Procter, Koppert’s expert on biostimulants. Neil explained that [...] that when the treatment is applied within 4-7 days of planting in a re-used coir bag, it helps to re-instate some of the conditions and advantages associated

• Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

  April 26, 2021

  Optimising disease biocontrol in nursery stock propagation The nursery stock propagator’s productivity plan is based on three propagation productivity [...] 10-14 days later. In 2020, a development study demonstrated that Vidi Parva has a useful secondary benefit of increasing biomass production in T. harzianum [...] completes the killing process . For further details on the propamocarb hydrochloride approval for use in ornamental propagation, visit https://secure.pesticides

• Two-spotted spider mite control in hardy nursery stock grown in polytunnels

  July 20, 2021

  them in the same area on the nursery, makes spider mite control easier to implement. It ensures that no TSSM-susceptible crop is overlooked, and it makes [...] West, provides advice and on-site support in many HNS crops. “This year has been quite challenging, with cold temperatures early in the season, and very high [...] Two-spotted spider mite control in hardy nursery stock grown in polytunnels Phytoseiulus persimilis and Feltiella acarisuga have been at the centre of

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  interest in the method that we have validated in the field. The results are very clear. It is very effective on the larvae. The nematodes also act on Macrolophus [...] been practising IPM for as long as it has existed in France. We saw that it was effective. We have used Capsanem on several blocks to regulate the bug [...] cultivation, in Châteaurenard near Marseille, and have done for four generations. We have to control Nesidiocoris because it is very strong in this sector

• How to protect bumblebees in cold

  the crop. Managing humidity in winter While dehumidifying tunnels/greenhouses in winter, it's essential to keep an eye on the bumblebees. Sometimes, worker [...] persist, the greater the impact on the bumblebees and their performance. Right climate for bumblebee pollination in greenhouses In tunnels or greenhouses, the [...] incubating the brood when it gets colder. Balancing pollination activity and climate To achieve the best pollination results, it's essential to allow the

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  grams of Trianium-G on each mat before putting out the new plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response to his [...] Neoseiulus cucumeris ( Thripex , in an overkill) keep thrips under control on the farm. Hendriks releases Montdorensis every week on half of his crop – the even [...] a farm covering over six hectares along Hoefslag road in the Dutch village of Pijnacker. Built in 2011, the farm has two sections. Hendriks grows high-wire

• Spidex Vital® sets new standards in spider control

  May 12, 2021

  Consultant for the North. Remarkably, it only requires a white P. persimils to feed on spider mite prey for a day for it to synthesise the characteristic [...] Spidex Vital® sets new standards in spider control In April, Koppert UK launched Spidex Vital ® for spider mite control, to replace Spidex , the long-standing [...] based on P. persimilis, but this comes with several new and interesting differences, which offer some new benefits. Spidex Vital ® has only been on the market

• Control spidermite with Phytoseiulus in soft fruit

  May 8, 2019

  supplied in bottle sizes of 2,000 and 10,000. The mite is a specialist predator of spider mites and does not feed on anything else. As a result it is not [...] to use this predator in a preventative fashion; instead it is normally introduced as soon as the first spider mites are found in the crop. Adult Phytoseiulus [...] this pest due to resistance, hence growers largely rely on biological control of spider mites in their crops. Control of spider mite control is achieved