• 100% Sustainable Agriculture

  healthy planet. Partners with nature, that is the guiding principle in everything we do! Pioneering is not new to Koppert. In fact, it’s in our DNA. Fifty [...] generations makes it even more challenging. You are not alone: Koppert wants to help you find the right solutions. We are a family business and the global market [...] years ago our founder was the first to introduce a natural enemy to combat spider mite in horticulture. In doing so, he laid the foundation for today’s Koppert

• Trichoderma harzianum

  transplanted crops it is possible to start applications from propagation. When the pathogen pressure is potentially high, the crop is sensible to soil diseases [...] diseases. If the crop cycle is long it is advised to perform regular applications with Trianum-P to keep a high number of change to maintain a solid barrier around [...] Trichoderma harzianum has the capacity to make certain 'fixed' nutrients such as manganese and iron available for the plant to absorb. As a result, it provides

• Outdoor crops pollination advice

  days before the flowering period begins. The bees will start pollinating as soon as the flowers open. Ensure that the hive is positioned in the crop immediately [...] one day to allow the bumblebees to find food sources. Placement To maximize pollination results, evenly position the hives throughout the plot. The number [...] depends on the crop and the presence of other pollinating insects. Position the hive horizontally, so that the bumblebees always have access to the sugar water

• Encarsia formosa

  carefully inside the greenhouse Bend and tear off the strips opposite to the mounting hole Make sure not to touch the pupae during handling Suspend the cards in [...] from the inside out by the developing larvae. The larvae feed on the internal tissues of the host, leading to its death and thereby contributing to the [...] in colour. The pupa of E. formosa is unique among the species of Encarsia , in that it is formed immediately beneath and in contact with the whitefly pupal

• At Koppert, every day is Earth Day

  April 26, 2021

  smart and many of the solutions for our worldly challenges lie in nature itself. That is why we believe that in order to solve the world’s biggest challenges [...] Day theme is ‘Restore Our Earth’, which focuses not only on the need to reduce people’s impact on the planet as we recover from the effects of the pandemic [...] about how they contribute to the Restoration of the Earth in the field of agriculture with the help of natural solutions. Visit the platform of Resilience

• Fusarium wilt

  Fusarium oxysporum is the only Fusarium that actually grows inside the vessel system of the host plant and spreads upwards inside the plants. The other species [...] Fusarium oxysporum is the species causing vascular wilt. First the leaves turn yellow and wilt, mostly on one side of the plant. Finally, the whole plant wilts [...] upwards on the outside of the plant. Most Fusarium species only make asexual spores. Some also produce ascospores. The Fusarium oxysporum life cycle, is similar

• Tobacco whitefly

  sugar, and the excess is excreted as honeydew, with larger larvae expelling large quantities. The damage that whiteflies cause to a crop is the result of [...] influence the development of fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth [...] which the red eyes and white wings of the adult are already clearly visible. These pupae are found on the oldest leaves. The adult emerges from the pupa

• Greenhouse whitefly

  sugar, and the excess is excreted as honeydew, with larger larvae expelling large quantities. The damage that whiteflies cause to a crop is the result of [...] influence the development of fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth [...] rods. This is called the pupa stadium and these pupae are found on the oldest leaves. The adult emerges from the pupa via a T-shaped fissure. The adult whiteflies

• American serpentine leaf miner

  roughly one hour the larva crawls out of the leaf and falls to the ground. This occurs in the early morning. The larva crawls into the ground to pupate. A small [...] ochre-yellow. When the larva hatches from the egg, it begins to eat into the leaf at once, tunnelling down into the mesophyll tissue where damage is caused by extensive [...] it is mainly found on gerbera and chrysanthemum. Today the insect is widespread across the whole world. Damage symptoms Leaf miners cause damage to plants

• Pollination

  improve the quality and shelf-life of these products. Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anthers of the flower to the stigma of the flower. [...] If the pollen is transferred from anther to stigma on the same flower it is called self-pollination. Cross pollination, is the transfer of pollen from [...] What is pollination? Pollination is an annual challenge for growers when it comes to the production of vegetables, fruit and seed. Well pollinated crops