• A Year Of Impact For The Koppert Foundation

  August 19, 2024

  considerably improved the quality of young plants. Another example is the development of a programme for the biological control of bacterial wilt in tomato [...] yield. This is what we hope to achieve; that the farmers themselves become ambassadors of environmentally friendly ways of growing healthy food.’ An overview [...] overview of the projects funded can be found in the 2023 Annual Report of the Koppert Foundation .

• Geranium aphid

  n malvae rogersii is a pest of strawberry that is widely distributed in northern and western Europe. Damage symptoms Wingless aphids may form large colonies [...] spreading the infestation to other strawberry plants. Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii can spread strawberry mottle virus. Life cycle and appearance of Acyrthosiphon [...] Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses

• Blackcurrant aphid

  distal third of the siphunculi is slightly swollen. In spring, the blackcurrant aphid lives on the underside of the young leaves of currant plants. It does [...] become unmarketable. Life cycle and appearance of Blackcurrant aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great [...] females of the blackcurrant aphid are 1.3-2.6 mm long and pale greenish white or sometimes yellowish, often with a darker green spinal stripe. The distal

• Rose aphid

  sooty moulds develop. Life cycle and appearance of Rose aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great [...] females of the rose aphid are 1.7-3.6 mm long and green or deep pink to red-brown. The antennae and sometimes the head is dark in colour. The siphunculi [...] General The rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae , is a serious and often abundant pest of roses. It is virtually cosmopolitan and widely spread in Europe. Damage

• Blueberry aphid

  amounts of sticky honeydew. The aphids spread blueberry scorch virus. This virus disease can cause severe yield loss. Life cycle and appearance of Blueberry [...] females of the blueberry aphid are pale yellow-green. The siphunculi are long and straight. Blueberry aphids overwinter as eggs on blueberry bushes. The fundatrices [...] Blueberry aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction

• Potato aphid

  for market. At the same time, photosynthesis in the leaves is reduced, affecting production. Life cycle and appearance of Potato aphid Aphids have a complex [...] characteristic of the potato aphid and is particularly visible in the nymphs. Immatures have a light dusting of whitish-grey wax. The aphids instantly fall [...] General The potato aphid ( Macrosiphum euphorbiae ) is of North American origin, but is these days distributed throughout the world. It is a highly polyphagous

• An impressive range of predatory mite solutions thanks to continuous research and innovations

  September 3, 2024

  health of people and the planet; to help growers and optimize cultivation and reduce the impact on the environment. This is our contribution and the driving [...] mites need to reach the far corners of the world, so we have had to change our packing and mode of transportation radically. There is now an entire cold chain [...] ‘We are the third generation at Koppert to step into the shoes of our founder, but our mission remains unchanged, and that is to work towards the better

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  September 8, 2025

  , these products form an increasingly effective defence against pests - without the downsides of chemicals. The influence of the Spanish research department [...] backbone of protocols tackling invasive pests like Thrips parvispinus and Scirtothrips in peppers. The power of mites and the role of research Why predatory [...] beyond From greenhouses to open fields, the success of Swirski-Mite opened the door to other applications. The team developed protocols for controlling

• Mottled arum aphid

  There is no sexual stage in the life cycle. Wingless females of the mottled arum aphid are shiny whitish, yellowish or green with black cross bands behind [...] large amounts of honeydew, which provides an excellent substrate for the growth of black sooty mould. Large areas of mould covering the leaves can reduce [...] colonies of mottled arum aphids can greatly reduce plant vigour and kill the plant through sucking of plant sap. However, also at lower densities the aphids

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  deformations in the growing tip of the plant. Precisely where the plant is pierced is unimportant. The piercing of the lower leaves in the crop can cause [...] produced) lifecycles. There is no alternation of hosts, and the two types of life cycles occur on the same host plant. The aphid can overwinter not only in [...] followed by defoliation. Life cycle Glasshouse potato aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety