Phytophthora: symptoms starting to show

Phytophthora: symptoms starting to show The sun is starting to shine and strawberry crops are moving from the vegetative to the generative development stages [...] and attention given to the crop over the last few weeks, many growers are starting to see a percentage of plants ‘fall out’ due to Phytophthora and other [...] are limited, if any, curative options available, so we either accept the losses caused by the weak and dying plants, or look at taking steps to promote plant

Fit roots for plant health Technical bulletin 2020 EN

Plant Health How to facilitate root health and -condition to get the best possible Plant Health Preface This white paper is one of a series about optimizing [...] growth in greenhouses, which Hoogendoorn Growth Management publishes in cooperation with its partners. In previous white papers, several aspects of growing [...] discussed, taking one or more plant balances as a starting point. For instance, how smart use of screens supports the energy balance of the plant, maximizes

Fit Roots for Plant Health

white paper is one of a series about optimizing plant growth in greenhouses, which Hoogendoorn Growth Management publishes in cooperation with its partners [...] partners, in this case Koppert Biological Systems. This white paper elaborates on the micro life in the root zone which is often underestimated in the current [...] current practice but plays a key role in plant health and resilience. Plant health is crucial to achieving the best possible yield and quality with the lowest

Natutec Drive – On the road to precision biological control

Designed to make biological control of crop pests more efficient, effective and labour-saving, Koppert Biological Systems' newest application tool – Natutec [...] Natutec Drive – is now being used with success by growers in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. Demo trials are currently being set up in Germany, France [...] France and the US. Koppert Biological Systems now has three different versions of Natutec Drive that take care of distributing predatory mites and insects essential

Hunting season starts early with Anso-Mite

Thrips has a powerful new enemy - Anso-Mite - or Amblyseius andersoni by its scientific name. Leading biocontrol innovator, Koppert Biological Systems [...] Systems, now has a predatory mite that is active at lower temperatures at the beginning and towards the end of the growing season. A strong egg laying capacity [...] which adds strength to the thrips management strategy. The Koppert A. andersoni strain has been tested in several field experiments in the Netherlands and

Fortafol ‘in-favour’ for growing strawberries in re-used coir bags

Fortafol ‘in-favour’ for growing strawberries in re-used coir bags There is a much wider and growing appreciation for the role that biostimulants play in integrated [...] management systems. A campaign last summer highlighted some of the benefits that Fortafol-D provides to strawberry crops growing in first, second or third year [...] costs and have to make difficult decisions. The declining yields in successive seasons from the re-use of strawberry bags, has to be weighed up against the

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

permits the release of Koppert Swirski Mite® in polythene tunnels in England Koppert can announce the launch of a suite of products aimed at improving the [...] robustness of IPM programmes in strawberry crops grown under polythene tunnels. The new developments have centred around the control of various species of thrips [...] a occidentalis , but also provide good activity against whiteflies and spider mites . The products will be available from the start of the 2021 season

Airobug – “the aerial application system”

Airobug – “the aerial application system” The Airobug aerial application system was installed at Bridge Farm Group’s Clay Lake nursery in Spalding, Li [...] Antonio Rodrigue said, “we needed a reliable and efficient system for the application of biological control products to our crops. We have used Koppert natural [...] natural enemies for a number of years at our other site. However with the new Clay Lake site development, traditional manual methods of applying beneficial

The 3 full-automatic blowers to distribute natural enemies from Koppert BIological Systems

World Food Day 2020

With a global pandemic that controls our lives and the changing climate, the resilience of crops has become a crucial factor in our struggle to produce [...] question we face: "How can we achieve food security for a growing global population while trying to completely change our food production systems to reduce [...] pressure on our natural environment and other finite resources?" In the search for answers, Koppert Biological Systems, as a world leader in innovative