• Spidex Vital® sets new standards in spider control

  May 12, 2021

  Technical 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 [...] and improved solutions for pest control, and Spidex Vital® is a great example of this,” commented David Foster, General Manager for Koppert UK. New innovative [...] population consisting of eggs, nymphs and adults. The product can be applied to the crop canopy by using a shaker bottle or dosing tube, or through blower-type

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  September 8, 2025

  A passion for insects – and a new beginning in Almeria After studying biology in Granada with a focus on entomology, José moved to Almeria for family reasons [...] and Orius . It was a turning point. “For the first time, predatory mites offered a working, scalable solution for growers - and it triggered a real shift [...] other applications. The team developed protocols for controlling red spider mites in strawberries using Phytoseiulus persimilis — the very species that

• Hunting season starts early with Anso-Mite

  February 18, 2021

  be able to use Swirski-Mite in growing tunnels, which will be a great help. Swirski however needs warmer temperatures before it can be used and that is [...] of some of Koppert’s biocontrol solutions for some time. ‘Up until this year, we were only allowed to use Thripex (the predatory mite N. cucumeris ) and [...] Anso-Mite will offer soft fruit growers an effective biological solution for thrips infestations this spring. ‘In our trials we have seen that A. andersoni