• World Food Day 2020

  October 16, 2020

  new world to explore. Microbes are essential for the overall functioning and well-being of the ecosystem. There's still a lot of research to be done. 'At [...] production and are working hard to further develop this potential into affordable products that are proven to be effective to enable more sustainable production [...] the way to improve future food production, a food production where microbiological solutions can contribute to soil health and plant resilience to stress

• Mycotal Brochure

  successfully in many countries across the world. This bioinsecticide can be used to control white fly, both greenhouse whiteflies (Trialeurodes vaporium) [...] insect. The fungus continues to grow inside the insect and subsequently kills it. At optimal conditions, new spores can be produced after the insect is [...] of the product, spores reach the insect and start to germinate External sporulation may spread to other pests Growing hyphal threads of the fungus

• 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 [...] Mite® being used during the warmer months from May to August,” explained Jasper. “This will result in a much stronger IPM programme compared to the current [...] whiteflies and spider mites . The products will be available from the start of the 2021 season. Central to Koppert’s new product announcements is the acquisition

• Control spidermite with Phytoseiulus in soft fruit

  May 8, 2019

  spidermite. Due to the wide variety of growing systems in UK soft fruit crops, the introduction rates for Phytoseiulus differ according to the particular [...] balance between predator and prey is achieved. This can be seen by the new growth of the plant being free of damage, and the presence of predatory mites in [...] Existing acaricides have become increasingly less effective against this pest due to resistance, hence growers largely rely on biological control of spider mites

• Manual Growing lights

  it takes up to 60-90 minutes for the last foraging bumblebee to return to the hive. Under low light conditions, this time increases up to 120 minutes. [...] greenhouse. Several placement systems can be used for this. It is also important to give the bumblebees the opportunity to work during the hours with the most [...] the entrance of the hive to help the bumblebees find their way back to their own hive. Tests showed that the blue door led to 12% more direct entries of

• Gilfresh Pumpkin Pollination Providing Excellent Yields

  May 5, 2023

  With pollination proving vital to increased yields in an expanding company such as Gilfresh, Koppert is showing to be at the heart of success stories [...] range of prepared vegetables. Gilresh are continuing to expand their portfolio as they continue to provide quality vegetables for retail and food manufacturing [...] Koppert as they continue to produce healthy and productive vegetable yields. Koppert supply Gilfresh with Tripol Bumblebee Hives to increase crop pollination

• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  October 21, 2024

  in the field automatically uses to compare other natural enemies, old or new. And there is still no reason for that to change. The predatory mite Amblyseius [...] has taken his time to point out what the power of Swirski-Mite actually is. ‘The predatory mite is extremely effective and resistant to high temperatures [...] effective glutton, it can also be used in many crops and under a great variety of circumstances. In the first instance, it can be used in large fruiting vegetable

• Thrip control in Strawberry with Orius laevagatus

  May 8, 2019

  damage to the crop, but which can also prove harmful to Orius . The period when Orius can help control thrips can therefore be limited to 6-8 weeks if capsid [...] strawberry grower. They are often impossible to control using insecticides, due to their inherent ability to develop resistance, and generally secretive [...] should also be borne in mind that capsids often start to occur in strawberry crops from late July, requiring the application of insecticides to prevent damage

• Koppert and CABI collaborate on making more biological controls available

  October 8, 2018

  natural enemies to encourage the uptake of biological control in less developed countries Dr Trevor Nicholls, CABI CEO, said he was proud to be working alongside [...] alongside Koppert to help solve problems in agriculture and the environment. ‘We look forward to continuous research into existing and new innovative non-chemical [...] integrated pest management solutions that ultimately allow farmers to grow more and lose less to agricultural pests and diseases.’ Following the signing of the

• Cerall: 100% Biological Seed Treatment Against Fungal Diseases

  July 26, 2024

  provides a significant yield increase. Easy To Use Cerall is a liquid formulation that is ready to use and can be applied directly with regular liquid seed [...] up to the fifth-leaf stage. How exactly did this 100% organic product come about? How does this special formulation work? And how easy is Cerall to use [...] Then, after seeding, soil moisture causes the bacteria to emerge from their dormant phase and begin to multiply. They grow around the seeds and first roots