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

  January 6, 2021

  Koppert 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 [...] restricted use to glasshouses still remains. “We have been working with DEFRA and a number of commercial strawberry growers, over the past few years, to secure [...] of the New Forest Fruit Company said he was happy to support the Koppert Swirski trials and delighted to hear that the Swirski licence extension has been

• Following Swirski, Spical undergoes revolutionary upgrade

  December 14, 2018

  are scheduled to follow Swirski Ulti-Mite and Spical Ulti-Mite , which can be used in addition to other predatory mites . Koppert aims to deliver as many [...] perfect environment for Neoseiulus californicus to establish its population. Spical Ulti-Mite performs up to three times better than the standard sachets [...] their crops, leading to even better control of spider mites ,’ explains product manager Tim Bossinga. But it is essential not to make the mistake of thinking

• Cyclamen main pest pressures

  May 17, 2019

  contents. This causes silver-grey spots on the leaves, with dark green spots of frass, and feeding marks to the flowers. Their life-cycle is very temperatur [...] available in the new Ulti-Mite sachet. The application of loose mites to start with gives good overall coverage, and then the addition of these slow release [...] life-cycle stops. They are also very prolific egg-layers, giving rapid rise to the next generation. Thrips larvae can also transmit tomato spotted wilt virus

• Pollination under artificial lights

  December 18, 2018

  With daylight hours shortening and temperatures beginning to drop, growers in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere are paying special attention [...] attention to their growing lights. High time to focus on the effects this can have on the pollinators doing their job in your greenhouse! Koppert Biological [...] useful manual and informative poster that feature its best practices with regard to pollination under artificially lit conditions. As one of the world’s

• Spidex Vital® sets new standards in spider control

  May 12, 2021

  red. “It was important to communicate this fundamental difference to the market when we launched the product last month, in order to allay unnecessary concerns [...] is striking a chord with growers, and there are strong indications of widespread market acceptance. From baseline research through to re-branding, this process [...] leaflet to our UK customers,” commented Steve Usher, Technical Consultant for the North. Remarkably, it only requires a white P. persimils to feed on spider

• Fit Roots for Plant Health

  March 30, 2021

  plant health and resilience. Plant health is crucial to achieving the best possible yield and quality with the lowest possible dependence of pesticides. Although [...] soil or substrate, and they take up water, minerals and metabolites to be transported to the leaves, flowers and fruits. Roots also excrete carbohydrates [...] greenhouses, which Hoogendoorn Growth Management publishes in cooperation with its partners, in this case Koppert Biological Systems. This white paper

• Flowering and Pollination in Blueberry

  April 2, 2019

  hemisphere, with bees, butterflies and other pollinators becoming more active. Along with many other crops, blueberries rely heavily on pollinators to initiate [...] the plant experiences a tremendous hormonal shift to support this reproductive phase. In addition to the standard nutrition, the crop requires high co [...] minerals and calcium. If it doesn’t get what it needs to support this hormonal shift, the plant will start to suffer and become stressed, making it an attractive

• Crucial information on pollination at high temperatures

  August 10, 2020

  know that proper pollination of a flower is the most critical process related to fruit set, yield, and quality, but are you clear on how hot climate conditions [...] Plant-pollinator interactions in high temperatures – written in collaboration with experts in the field of pollination - now clearly points out the effects [...] temperatures on the pollination activity of our bumblebees. It was now time to complete the equation by looking into the effect of hot climate conditions

• A Future Vision of IPM in Agriculture

  July 22, 2022

  industry drivers which have led to growers and farmers wanting to explore the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies to control insect pests in open [...] Frameworks to promote international public/private sector collaboration including improved collaborations with organic farming communities will need to be e [...] retailers to limit the number of pesticide residues on fresh produce crops. There has also been a push by some retailers, NGO’s, and legislators to enhance

• Manual Wireless Beehome

  the country in question). In addition to this, we supply receivers with a normal hive door and transmitters with a modified (‘queen excluder’) hive door [...] control button to ‘OFF’ before programming it. After reading the manual supplied with the timer, set the times at which you would like the hive to open and close [...] transmitter’s menu The transmitter's menu is only used to connect the climate computer to the transmitter or to change the digital frequency of the transmitter