• Natutec Drive – On the road to precision biological control

  March 10, 2021

  popular in the UK 'Currently we are preparing for the spring season with the production of 20 Natutec Drive machines for key customers in the UK - mainly [...] with success by growers in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. Demo trials are currently being set up in Germany, France and the US. Koppert Biological Systems [...] insects as effectively as possible, but we are also exploring the possibility of equipping this tool with sensors to detect pests and diseases in the field

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 5, 2024

  location to start Operating from the largest vegetable and flower cultivation area in the Netherlands, the Westland offered the company a ready market – almost [...] ineffective against the mites in his cucumber crop and set out to find a natural solution. One that would last for a very long time… ‘Back in the 60s, my father [...] exploration took him to research stations in the UK and eventually Switzerland where he found what he was looking for - the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis

• A good fruit set is the start of a good production!

  April 6, 2020

  nut development. When the flowers are opening, active pollination is needed. Most fruits get the best pollination when the flowers are freshly opening and [...] flush. After pollination, when the pollen is brought to the stigma, the pollen tubes start to grow down the pistil and reach the ovule where fertilisation then [...] supports the fruit set of the plant. Veni Calcium supplies the plant with readily available calcium that is needed for the cell wall formation during the cell

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

  July 20, 2021

  pest and the beneficial mites which are used for its control, is fundamental to the implementation of a successful, season-long strategy against this persistent [...] control strategy early in the season and in summer when high temperatures occur At the beginning of the season, when the glasshouse environment is relatively [...] in the crop. In the temperature range 18-25 o C this species demonstrates its superiority as the highest performing spider mite predator, with the ability

• Capyphor

  Blue green weevil ( Pachnaeus spp.); Black vine weevil ( Otiorhynchus sulcatus ) and other Otiorhynchus spp.; South American fruit tree weevil ( Naupactus [...] ) Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a [...] on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected

• Entonem

  thrips ( Frankliniella occidentalis ) Weevil larvae (Coleoptera): Black vine weevil ( Otiorhynchus sulcatus ); Other weevils ( Otiorhynchus spp.) Caterpillars [...] ) Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a [...] on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected

• Larvanem

  control of larvae of weevils and other beetles in a wide range of crops. Pests Beetles (Coleoptera): Weevils (Curculionidae): Black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus [...] ) Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a [...] on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected

• Sportnem-H

  ) Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a [...] of chafer grubs in lawns. Pests Beetles (Coleoptera): Weevils (Curculionidae): Black vine weevil ( Otiorhynchus sulcatus ) and other Otiorhynchus spp. [...] on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected

• Capirel

  (Coleoptera): Black vine weevil ( Otiorhynchus sulcatus ); Otiorhynchus spp; South American fruit tree weevil ( Naupactus xanthographus) and other weevil larvae; [...] ) Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a [...] on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected

• Casea

  ) Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a [...] on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected [...] carrier. Preparation Remove the sachets from the box and keep them at room temperature for 30 minutes Empty the contents of the sachets into a bucket containing