• World Soil Day 2022

  December 2, 2022

  Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations holds a ‘World Soil Day’ during which it aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems [...] growing challenges in soil management and encouraging societies to improve soil health. Held on the 5th of December, this year’s theme is: ‘Soils: Where Food [...] life. What can we do? We at Koppert are fully aware of this and endeavor to promote healthy soils in which healthy crops and biodiversity can thrive. We do

• Modified formulation for Macro-Mite

  December 18, 2018

  improved vitality is a result of the fact that the predatory mite can behave in a more natural way in the new carrier material. Upon delivery of the product [...] Macro-Mite , which boosts the vitality of the Macrocheles robustulus predatory mite. Macro-Mite is an effective natural enemy for the control of soil-dwelling [...] menu Whereas Swirski-Mite is very good at attacking the larval stage of thrips , Macro-Mite takes charge of the pupal stage of this pest. Independent research

• Pollination

  crops result in considerably higher yields and improve the quality and shelf-life of these products. Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anthers [...] 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 [...] Cross pollination, is the transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower on the same plant or on another plant. Many flowers

• Garden chafer

  Phyllopertha horticola ) is a beetle from the Scarabaeidae family. It does most of its damage in the larval stage when it feeds on roots of grasses and clover [...] bites out of the leaves, starting from the edge. This damage is usually not a problem in vegetables and fruit crops but reduces the value of ornamental [...] with a dark edge. The neck shield is metallic green to shiny black. In Central Europe, they emerge from the soil in May or June. Low swarming flights just

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  quality of fruit for export, since it is produced in safer conditions." Importance of bell pepper cultivation in Mexico The profitability of a crop is based [...] also in the number of productive weeks and, therefore, in the profitability of the business. The implementation of a biological control program is one of [...] on the quantity and quality of its fruits and the time in which they can be produced and harvested, the price of the fruit in the market and the production

• Ahold Delhaize: ‘We can't sell anything without substantiated information’

  December 18, 2018

  products are of a sustainable nature. Mol believes that the potato, vegetable, and fruit sector is ahead of the ornamentals sector in terms of sustainability [...] information. If there is no information, there is no product.’ Reactive attitude His colleague, Nienke Weidema, is in charge of ensuring the quality and [...] improving the sustainability of the entire ornamentals chain is essential. Albert Heijn is the only retail chain that participates in the Floriculture Sustainable

• Our new branding: inspired by nature

  January 17, 2022

  commitment in providing a comprehensive range of biological solutions in a wide range of crops.’ ‘We aim to collaborate and co-create with partners in pursuit [...] convinced that we can be part of the solution, in which we offer our knowledge, expertise, and products to produce healthy food in the most sustainable manner [...] nature. ‘Nature is where we draw all of our inspiration from, where our solutions find their origin. Obviously, our new identity is rooted in nature,’ says

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  are 4 pairs of prolegs. Caterpillars are found in webs, preferably in damp, humid places and are thus mainly found low in the crop, often in decaying organic [...] pupate in an earthen cocoon, concealed either within the crop or in another suitable spot in the vicinity. Pupation occurs in a cocoon made of webbing [...] laid singly or in groups of 5 to 10 eggs, overlapping in a tile-like fashion on both the upper and lower surface of leaves close to the veins, or low on

• Consumers

  traditional important pollinators of arable and horticultural crops. The bumblebee is a close relative of the honeybee. In 1987, it was established that bumblebees [...] and diseases in a natural and sustainable way. In this way, we hope to make an active contribution to a sustainable society, with safe food in sufficient [...] your question in this list. Biological crop protection What is biological crop protection ? The idea behind biological crop protection is very simple: natural

• Natutec Drive – On the road to precision biological control

  March 10, 2021

  versions of Natutec Drive that take care of distributing predatory mites and insects essential for the biological control of pests and diseases in the cultivation [...] cultivation of fruit and vegetables in a variety of situations. Three versions of Natutec Drive The patented technology makes it possible to apply beneficial [...] Natutec Drive is currently being used. 'Besides the time and expense of applying biologicals by hand, the biggest advantage of using Natutec Drive is the uniformity