• Natutec Drive – ‘In a class of its own!’

  June 4, 2021

  Half a year ago, Dyson Farming in the UK took the decision to acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control products. ‘It was [...] about innovation.’ Dyson Farming is the biggest private landowner in the United Kingdom and grows a variety of crops. The family-owned agricultural company [...] tool unfold over the crop to blow the live products accurately and uniformly over the strawberry plant foliage without harming the insects. We are really satisfied

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  a conscious choice. Inheriting the farm from his parents, Koen had the opportunity to continue the business. While the trend towards organic farming was [...] smaller. In 15 years, I expect there will be no difference at all, especially due to the rapid increase in effective organic methods." Limitation in usage [...] usage chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic farming marks the path to the future. "You grow into it a

• Effective Wireworm Control In Potato Crops With Beneficial Nematodes

  July 19, 2024

  may indicate wireworm damage to the root system. Monitoring for the presence of adult click beetles , which lay eggs in the soil, can help predict wireworm [...] Agriotes spp), the larval stage of click beetles belonging to the Elateridae family, pose a significant threat to potato production. Most of the effective [...] targeted at wireworms have been banned, and those still available work poorly in the soil. These slender, cylindrical larvae feed on underground plant

• Spidex Vital® sets new standards in spider control

  May 12, 2021

  not congregate around the rim of the applicator bottles when applying the product manually. The fact that they remain within the carrier is a positive [...] system The ultimate outcome of the Spidex Vital ® project was the birth of a new P. persimilis product, but fundamental to this outcome, was the development [...] and consistency. The original system is now obsolete, which means that Tetranychus urticae , which was the principle food source in the old rearing system

• Spidex Vital Plus – Effective spider mite control in a sachet

  hotspots no chance The innovative rearing system created by the sachets of Spidex Vital Plus allows Phytoseiulus persimilis to multiply in the sachet and disperse [...] generations of predatory mites emerging from the sachets make sure that the predatory mites are present in the crop over a longer period of time making it [...] placing the sachets strategically in and around identified hotspots of spider mites, growers are now able to build of defense lines to both control the mites

• A turning point in Almeria: how predatory mites helped transform agriculture

  May 19, 2025

  ahead of the game ’. The crisis that changed everything The turning point came during the 2006-2007 season. Supermarkets across Europe, especially in Germany [...] for the future. ” Finding balance At the heart of it all is the idea of balance. “ Health is about balance—within ourselves, in what we eat, and in how [...] Back in the late 1990s, the idea of growing vegetables without chemicals in southern Spain seemed almost impossible. “ At that time, there was only one

• Spidex Vital: Your Vital partner in spider mite control

  energy from spider mite from the field to develop the eggs. This will increase the population in your crop. Proof of predation The Phytoseiulus persimilis turns [...] travelling the given distance. In a bottle of Spidex Vital a more diverse population composition is present, so when applied in hotspots the adults are [...] mite formed the foundation of our spider mite control. Over time it grew to be one of the most important products for our growers. As the result of many

• Limonica: breakthrough in large-scale production of a complex predatory mite

  October 6, 2025

  production, they reviewed the entire process, from the type and quantity of feed to the composition of the rearing medium and the design of new production [...] accepts the best food. It is a diva. And that makes its production complex.” From unstable produce to robust upscaling The challenge was not only in the rearing [...] especially in scaling up to commercial volumes during peak periods. "We have been working on this since we started with Limonica in 2012. The breakthrough

• Larvanem Has Been The Number One Product Against Vine Weevil For Over 25 years

  August 22, 2024

  this parasitic nematode has been the top product used to combat vine weevil. The secret to its continued success lies in its special strain of Heterorhabditis [...] is the basis of Larvanem . The product is also completely natural and does not interfere with other beneficials. For many growers, Larvanem is the most [...] over 25 years ago by Koppert Biological Systems, the market leader in biological plant protection. The product did its job: it effectively targeted and

• Cerall, a powerful seed treatment solution against seed-borne diseases in cereal crops

  affect the crop in a later stage. Cerall offers a powerful weapon to protect the seeds against these pathogens while strengthening the plant at the same [...] on the seeds. The bacteria present in Cerall will stay inactive when the seeds are stored dry. After sowing, when water availability increases, the bacteria [...] produces metabolites. After the application of Cerall, a biofilm is created around the seed. The metabolites already present in Cerall have a direct inhibitory