• Predatory mites

  predatory mites feed on them by piercing their prey's body and extracting their bodily fluids, causing their death. As predatory mites feed on pests, they also [...] Neoseiulus californicus ( Spical ) are specialised in feeding on spider mites. They both prey on spider mites at every stage of their life cycle. Predatory [...] that preys on the identified pest. Consult with a Koppert advisor or supplier if you're unsure. Release timing: Timing is essential and depends on factors

• Protected vegetables

  y. By reducing the reliance on chemical pesticides, IPM helps preserve soil health, water quality, and biodiversity. This sustainable approach safeguards [...] for chemical pesticides, minimising the risk of harmful residues on vegetables. This is crucial for meeting stringent food safety standards and consumer [...] parasitise on pests such as aphids , leaf miners , whitefly , mealybugs and scales keeping their populations in check. Predatory mites prey on spider mites

• Enhancing the efficiency of biocontrol applications with Natutec Airobreez

  one of the first adopters of the Airobreez, the company has benefited from this advanced application device, which offers growers improved precision, efficiency [...] evenly distributing natural enemies across the crops, reducing time spent on pest management significantly. "I would highly recommend it to any grower

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

  January 6, 2021

  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 [...] consultancy team. Ultimately, this positive outcome was made possible by the participating strawberry growers who hosted the trials on their farms. Swirski Mite® [...] August,” explained Jasper. “This will result in a much stronger IPM programme compared to the current approach which relies heavily on the less efficient predator

• Hop

  ingredient in making beer. Although frequently referred to as hops “vine”, this plant is technically a bine. Bines have stout stems with stiff hairs to aid [...] inches a week, and even 50 ft tall in one season. They are typically trained on strings up to 25 ft tall. The hop is native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere

• Koppert Launches Renewed Side Effects App

  October 11, 2024

  programs. The app currently provides critical advice on the side effects of chemical agents on biological control products and pollinators to more than [...] and improved features on our Side Effects app make it one of the most comprehensive and effective Integrated Pest Management tools on the market.' The Koppert [...] first of Koppert’s digital tools to feature this cutting-edge AI tool. The new Digital Assistant feature on the app won the international GreenTech concept

• Tobacco aphid

  crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering them unsuitable [...] young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood [...] brown-black head and thorax and a reddish abdomen. There is a dark brown spot on the abdomen and several transverse black bands across the body. The antennae

• Strawberry

  constancy, meaning they tend to focus on one type of flower at a time before moving on to another plant species. This behaviour enhances the chances of c [...] weevils, are generalist pests, the adults of which feed on the foliage of strawberry plants, and larvae on the roots. Their feeding activity can weaken the plants [...] feed on thrips eggs and larvae. Other beneficial mites, Stratiolaelaps scimitus ( Entomite-M ) and Macrocheles robustulus ( Macro-Mite ), prey on thrips

• Yellow rose aphid

  honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black sooty moulds grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops. At the same time, p [...] continuously producing new generation of females) and generally found only on cultivated roses and strawberries, in glasshouses in northern Europe or outdoors

• General Terms and Conditions of Sale - Koppert UK Ltd.

  Contract. 8.6 Where any valid claim in respect of any Goods which is based on any defect on the quality or condition of the Goods or their failure to meet spe [...] Interpretation 1.1 In these Conditions “CUSTOMER” means the person specified on the Order Form as the person who accepts a quotation from the Company for [...] which the Company is to supply in accordance with these Conditions/specified on the Order Form to which these Conditions are annexed. “COMPANY” means Koppert