ensure that 90% of all flowers and plants meet a basic level of sustainability by 2020. Currently, Albert Heijn is working together with the Dutch 'Milieu Project [...] cultivation) to obtain more data. MPS monitors the environmental efforts made by ornamental plant growers and certifies affiliated growers. This means that
methods and products are no longer relevant and where chemistry is replaced by biology. Innovation Koppert spends a great deal of time and resources in
melons, grapes, and citrus fruits, which all face the challenges presented by spider mites .’ A revolution in crop protection More Ulti-Mite products are
began to show some success. Jan Koppert led the way ‘The company was set up by my father and my brother Peter in 1967 when they decided to commercialize
plant-based form for rapid assimilation, and Veni Calcium is easily absorbed by the plant due to its unique composition - using a foliar application ensures
pollination,” explains Peter. “For certain crops which are difficult to pollinate by hand we have found bees to be much more successful, and for some of the open
General The goat moth ( Cossus cossus ), is a pest of broad-leafed trees. It is most often found in birch, ash, willow and elm but can also attack fruit trees. It is widespread in Europe. Damage sympt
Overview May beetles are beetles from the Scarabaeidae family, and are plant-eating species from the Melolonthinae subfamily. Although this subfamily contains a number of species which cause damage to
General As the name implies, the European red mite, Panonychus ulmi , is mainly a pest of fruit trees (apple, pear, plum and cherry). However, it can attack a large scale of other woody plants and is
