• Spidex Vital® sets new standards in spider control

  May 12, 2021

  based on P. persimilis, but this comes with several new and interesting differences, which offer some new benefits. Spidex Vital ® has only been on the market [...] and innovative P. persimilis rearing system. The rearing method is centred on the use of an undisclosed artificial diet, which significantly increases the [...] 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 characteristic red-pi

• Hunting season starts early with Anso-Mite

  February 18, 2021

  is a cold-tolerant predatory mite that is found on crops in outdoor cultivation and naturally occurs on strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, black [...] predator that feeds on different pest species such as thrips , but also spider mites , whiteflies , gall mites and russet mites. It also feeds on pollen and fungi [...] fungi and hence can sustain itself on the crop without prey being present. An early observation Koppert diagnostician, Anton van der Linden, discovered

• New Strain Of Green Peach Aphid, Myzus Persicae, Requires More Aggressive Beneficial Insects

  September 1, 2023

  colemani ’ ( Aphipar ) says Radbout. The quick fix protocol therefore focuses on Aphipar-M, which is more effective. ‘We have already proved its effectiveness [...] that is more effective. We are also testing entomopathogenic fungi that grow on aphids and a ladybird species from which the larvae take longer than the [...] researched too. ‘We will be doing side effect research with these new compounds on selected beneficials so we can solidify the protocol and recommendations for

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  September 8, 2025

  a new beginning in Almeria After studying biology in Granada with a focus on entomology, José moved to Almeria for family reasons. There, he encountered [...] just a few years, he and the team developed a reliable, proven protocol based on Amblyseius swirskii and Orius . It was a turning point. “For the first time [...] and Águilas, now extends beyond Spain. What started as a small team focused on adapting Koppert solutions to Mediterranean crops has become a globally relevant