• A Future Vision of IPM in Agriculture

  July 22, 2022

  s reduce product ranges of chemical pesticides to meet only major markets and concentrate on biotechnology. The smaller niche markets will be exploited [...] companies meeting local and regionally based markets. In addition, there will be integration of biologically based products. There will also be increased financial [...] techniques. Developments in remote sensing and artificial intelligence technologies will need to be become more available to assist farmers in managing insect pests

• Caterpillar control in greenhouse crops

  June 20, 2019

  (spinosad) can be used. Use plant protection products safely. Always read the label and product information before use. Pay attention to the risk indications [...] occur in the greenhouse belong to the Noctuidae, which is the largest of all the lepidopteran families. Their forewings are mostly shades of brown and grey [...] together, in holes in stems, flowers, or fruit, or in the bark of trees. Important species include light brown apple moth ( Epiphyas postvittana ) and carnation

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

  July 13, 2021

  protects wheat, rye and triticale seeds. The product is a seed coating: the seeds are treated prior to sowing. Cerall remains effective for up to one year after [...] of seed. Directions for use can be found on the packaging. Application Cerall is a ready-to-use formulation and must be distributed as evenly as possible [...] Pseudomonas chlororaphis MA342 In cereal production, seed-borne fungi, such as Fusarium , Tilletia caries and Septoria nodorum are serious threats. These diseases

• Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

  April 26, 2021

  rates can be improved by applying a rooting hormone dip treatment prior to sticking. Root initiation and development can be encouraged by watering-in the cuttings [...] disease biocontrol in nursery stock propagation The nursery stock propagator’s productivity plan is based on three propagation productivity principles: ‘m [...] cuttings generally lead to poor root development, or in severe cases, to a complete loss of rooting potential. Trays of cuttings that fail to produce healthy rooted

• Koppert collaborates with Valto to control harmful tomato virus

  December 18, 2018

  producers are located in the heart of the Dutch fruit and vegetable growing region and closely linked when it comes to finding natural solutions to pests and [...] clothing and tools. ‘You can compare V10 to a flu injection,’ explains Valto’s Thorben Looije. ‘It’s used preventatively and needs to be applied to young [...] continue the sale and distribution of its V10 product in the Netherlands, Koppert Biological Systems will be responsible for the distribution and sale of this

• Two-spotted spider mite control in hardy nursery stock grown in polytunnels

  July 20, 2021

  knowing which plants are prone to TSSM damage, and physically placing them in the same area on the nursery, makes spider mite control easier to implement. It [...] provides advice and on-site support in many HNS crops. “This year has been quite challenging, with cold temperatures early in the season, and very high te [...] canopies HNS plants are diverse in growth habit, ranging from tall to prostrate, with open or tightly closed canopies, and with and without leaf hairs. “For

• A life-long commitment to help growers thrive with sustainable growing practice

  December 10, 2024

  curatively to better control and contain pests as chemical correction products are phased out. Drones, robotics and blower systems are all in the Koppert [...] Our consultants are at hand to let individual growers and companies know when to introduce our beneficial organisms and in what numbers. ‘We really understand [...] beneficial insects and mites and how they work, and we have the advantage of producing the best quality on the market.’ ‘We know that it is better to introduce

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  through the gutters to adjacent mats. ‘We sometimes lost up to 50% of production on the affected mats. It all adds up, and I don’t want to be faced with another [...] sells his cucumbers to some major retailers in the Netherlands and occasionally to customers in Germany. Thrips, spider mites, and whitefly larvae under [...] Trianium-G on each mat before putting out the new plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response to his crop’s

• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  Sánchez Fresh has been dedicated to the production, distribution and marketing of avocados and other farm products. Based in Michoacán, Mexico, this family [...] common in avocado production in Mexico, more and more growers are exploring the development and implementation of natural enemies of pests and diseases [...] relationship that has allowed them to go one step further. Pest and disease control in avocado trees In avocado production there are a number of pests such as thrips

• Effective Wireworm Control In Potato Crops With Beneficial Nematodes

  July 19, 2024

  Koppert's Casea and Capyphor nematode products can be used to combat wireworms. Application Techniques & Timing Nematodes are typically applied to irrigated [...] protocol in which to determine the species of the pest. Digging up soil samples and inspecting for wireworm larvae, which are slender, cylindrical, and typically [...] ) and Capyphor ( Heterorhabditis bacteriophora ) are effective biocontrol combinations to target wireworms in irrigated potatoes. When applied to the