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 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 and the US. Koppert Biological Systems now has three different versions of Natutec Drive that take care of distributing predatory mites and

Hunting season starts early with Anso-Mite

More information about Anso-Mite Anso-Mite Amblyseius andersoni Thrips has a powerful new enemy - Anso-Mite - or Amblyseius andersoni by its scientific name. Leading biocontrol innovator, Koppert Biological 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 under cool spring conditions, supports strong population growth, which adds strength

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 crop 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 coir bags. Growers are continually under pressure with increasing production costs and have to make difficult decisions.

Natutec Drive takes centre stage

The all-encompassing Natutec Drive takes centre stage Koppert have again demonstrated an outstanding level of innovation and prowess in the development of its latest offering to the strawberry sector, in the form of the Natutec Drive . This is unquestionably one of Koppert’s most advanced and sophisticated mechanical application devices yet. It has been developed and extensively trialed over the last three years. Growers in Ireland and the UK who have

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

New DEFRA licence 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 especially the Western Flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis , but also provide good activity against whiteflies

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, Lincolnshire. Head Grower Manager, 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 enemies for a number of years at our other site. However with the new Clay Lake site development, traditional

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

Koppert's Natutec Drive, the release system for predatory mites using existing farm equipment

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 food with dwindling resources. The enduring topical 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 the pressure on our natural environment and other finite resources?" In the search for answers

Crucial information on pollination at high temperatures

Crucial information on pollination at high temperatures We all 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 impact on both the pollinator and the plant, and the interactions between them? Koppert’s White Paper on Plant-pollinator interactions in high temperatures – written in collaboration with experts in the field of pollination - now