• Combating Strawberry Aphids with Aphiscout

  March 15, 2019

  options with your Koppert consultant to ensure that your IPM programmes are comprehensive and robust, and able to combat all aphid species that can occur [...] fragaefolii ) is a threat, due to its ability to transmit several economically important persistent and semi-persistent viruses To prevent the development of [...] leading to a reduction in the rate of photosynthesis. Collectively, these effects can have a negative impact on strawberry plant quality and crop yields

• Nothing beats original

  track record and gain insights into the passion and dedication that continue to fuel our quest for finding new and improved solutions today to support more [...] sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides. Meet Koppert’s innovative lineup of predatory mites. Our commitment to continuous innovation and refinement has [...] mites are applied to effectively control pests like whitefly , thrips , and spider mites . Choosing the right predatory mite solution to control a pest

• Natutec Drive takes centre stage

  January 6, 2021

  Growers in Ireland and the UK who have been linked to this development work have overwhelmingly given their full endorsement to this new and exciting engineering [...] centre stage Koppert have again demonstrated an outstanding level of innovation and prowess in the development of its latest offering to the strawberry sector [...] the visual quality and design of this piece of equipment,” commented Jonathan Sibun, Koppert’s engineering expert. “I am proud to have been heavily involved

• Phytoseiulus persimilis

  quickly to protonymph and then start to feed on spider mites. The quantity of prey consumed depends on the predator and prey populations, the sex and age of [...] organs to register volatiles emitted by damaged plants. Phytoseiid mites have no eyes and therefore rely on volatiles released by damaged plants and their [...] at temperatures between 13 and 27°C (55 and 81°F) and not effective above 30°C/86°F. Phytoseiulus persimilis is sensitive to relative humidity below 70%

• Legume Pest Monitoring Systems

  April 12, 2023

  shown to work well, accurately predicting early summer emergence of midges, and allowing growers to make well-informed decisions about whether and when [...] Ltd. and Koppert UK, are working together to ensure the continuation of our important monitoring systems for peas. With funding from UKRI, we have been [...] been evaluating pea midge pheromones and trapping systems that have become unavailable to growers in recent years. Pea midge is a pest that affects mainly

• Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

  April 26, 2021

  compared to dilute solutions and the water only control. In practice, Vidi Parva may contribute to T. harzianum ’s speed of establishment and an elevated [...] cuttings generally lead to poor root development, or in severe cases, to a complete loss of rooting potential. Trays of cuttings that fail to produce healthy rooted [...] hyphae. This safety is due to propamocarb hydrochloride’s selective activity against fungi belonging to the Oomycota ( e.g. Pythium and Phytophthora ), but it

• Artificially lit crops pollination advice

  better to close the hives as well. Bumblebees can fly and forage under artificial lighting but may struggle to orient themselves and return to the hives [...] in the crop, it is advised to turn off grow lights well before sunset to encourage their return to the hive. LED lights and pollination Based on experiences [...] natural agents like wind and insects, artificially lit crops necessitate careful consideration and deliberate interventions to achieve optimal pollination

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

  January 6, 2021

  restricted use to glasshouses still remains. “We have been working with DEFRA and a number of commercial strawberry growers, over the past few years, to secure [...] like to thank the host farms R. and V. Emery, Romsey, B. R. Brooks and Son, Faversham, and New Forest Fruit Company, Brokenhurst, for allowing Koppert [...] Koppert to carry out this work on their farms. We would also like to express our gratitude to DEFRA for granting us the opportunity to offer this important biocontrol

• Wireless Beehome

  in the greenhouse and a distance of around 100/150 metres depending placement and greenhouse construction. The moment of opening and closing the hive entrance [...] a timer connected to the central transmitter. Presentation The Wireless Beehome system consists of a receiver for each active hive and a central transmitter [...] Wireless Beehome system, the hive entrance of the Natupol hives can be opened and closed automatically on set times. When assimilation lights dominate the natural

• Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

  necessary. ‘We think it is important to maintain the biodiversity in the centre, and public opinion is quite sensitive to spraying here. We worked in consultation [...] longer term, improving biodiversity will have an important role to play – breaching the monocultures of the oak and stimulating the natural enemies of the [...] Rijswijk is confident that the use of nematodes helps to reduce the level of infestation. ‘By using Entonem and extracting the nests as a curative measure, we