• Premium Quality, Around The World

  March 6, 2023

  that the distance between Koppert’s live products and the growers is as short as possible. With more than 100 distribution countries, Koppert is equipped [...] Dispatch Department has its own customs zone that Dutch customs have declared as safe for our shipments. We securely pack our products here, to avoid time [...] dispatch live products which often need to reach growers in a matter of days. ‘As the global market leader, we deliver impeccable quality and leave nothing

• The Spidex®-Spical® dual solution to spider mite control in glasshouse strawberry production

  July 20, 2021

  Neoseiulus californicus should be introduced in sachets, as Spical Plus® or Spical Ulti-Mite ®, or applied as loose Spical® over the canopy surface. “Early release [...] crops. Based on P. persimilis , this product offers additional benefits, such as increased energy levels, improved egg laying capacity, improved hot-spot control [...] the temperature range 18-25 o C this species demonstrates its superiority as the highest performing spider mite predator, with the ability to reinstate

• Cerall.. a powerful weapon against Fusarium, Tilletia caries and Septoria nodorum

  July 13, 2021

  conducted by NIAB in 2017/18 showed that Cerall was as effective at controlling seed-borne bunt, T. caries , as the Redigo seed treatment. The product is currently [...] Application Cerall is a ready-to-use formulation and must be distributed as evenly as possible over the seed. This should be done with certified seed treatment [...] In cereal production, seed-borne fungi, such as Fusarium , Tilletia caries and Septoria nodorum are serious threats. These diseases harm the seeds of various

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

  January 6, 2021

  important for strawberry growers who will benefit from the new Swirski licence as soon as the 2021 season gets underway,” explained Jasper Hubert, Senior Strawberry [...] glasshouse crops, which is testament to its strong performance as a predatory mite,” added Jasper. As growers start to plan for the new season, Koppert can also [...] superiority in the field of biocontrol-related innovations,” explained David. As well as the three predators mentioned, the device can be used for the application

• At Koppert, every day is Earth Day

  April 26, 2021

  the world’s biggest challenges, we need to take the interests of people as well as nature to heart. We need to stay connected and understand how nature works [...] which focuses not only on the need to reduce people’s impact on the planet as we recover from the effects of the pandemic, but also on how people can play [...] technology The role that biological control agents provide for growers, such as beneficial insects, microorganisms, biostimulants and pheromones, has led

• Koppert and CABI collaborate on making more biological controls available

  October 8, 2018

  farmers. Other key areas of intended collaboration between CABI and Koppert as part of the MoU are: The creation of new biological control products identified [...] the benefits of Plantwise plant doctors and the use of biological controls as part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Supporting the establishment of local [...] Director, Peter Maes, said knowledge sharing was valuable to both organizations as it would promote vital food security in parts of the world where it was needed

• Pollination under artificial lights

  September 24, 2018

  knowledge As a growing knowledge company, sharing the latest research results and accumulated advice through its more than 200 consultants worldwide, as well [...] best practices with regard to pollination under artificially lit conditions. As one of the world’s biggest breeders of bumblebee species, Koppert Biological [...] the benefits of its ‘Bee vision’ innovation, and influencing factors such as coatings, screens and filters in greenhouses that may inadvertently restrict

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

  September 1, 2023

  pesticide applications with Flonicamid were no longer controlling the aphids as they had done previously. It was then discovered that a new genotype of Myzus [...] Research Centre showed that the pest was much less sensitive to flonicamid. ‘As a result our protocol was no longer adequate, especially with the lower t [...] strain is fast overtaking the former, and has also been found in crops such as eggplant, cabbage, chrysanthemum, roses and many others. It is establishing

• Caterpillar control in greenhouse crops

  June 20, 2019

  effective spray applications. Controlling weeds is also important, as these can act as alternative hosts for caterpillars . Important species include charlock [...] immature caterpillars. Dimilin flow (diflubenzuron) can be applied at egg hatch as a moulting accelerator insecticide, to control the larvae of codling, tortrix

• Effective Wireworm Control In Potato Crops With Beneficial Nematodes

  July 19, 2024

  Control With Beneficial Nematodes Insect-parasitic nematodes, often referred to as entomopathogenic nematodes or beneficial nematodes , are a group of parasitic [...] Techniques & Timing Nematodes are typically applied to irrigated potato fields as a soil drench or through irrigation/spraying systems commonly used in agriculture [...] coverage of the root zone where wireworms larvae are active. Timing is critical, as nematodes are most effective against young wireworm larvae in the soil. Early