plant itself or its edible tuber. The plant is an herbaceous perennial and came to Europe from Latin America in the second half of the 16th century. Potatoes
request for a longer-lasting and more target-oriented version of Anso-Mite came from strawberry growers in the UK,’ says Koppert Product Manager, Tim Bossinga
working on this since we started with Limonica in 2012. The breakthrough came two years ago when we submitted a new project to R&D. Together with production
disease) during greenhouse and field trials. One particular bacterial strain came out of the tests as the strongest and most reliable: Pseudomonas chlororaphis
with a rearing sachet, Swirski-Mite Plus . Then the Long Duration variant came on the market; due to a different composition, more predatory mites emerge
and I said to each other when the coronavirus crisis erupted and exports came to a standstill,’ Lex Scheffers recounts. The two partners made a remarkable
chemical agents as their effect had diminished. He was very persistent when it came to the experiments in his cucumber crop and soon neighbour growers and others
only flew at moments when there was sufficient daylight. The next innovation came in 2010 when Koppert Biological Systems solved problems concerning hive placement
he joined a government lab with the Junta de Andalucía. But when Koppert came looking for a research director, he saw an opportunity that aligned perfectly
ahead of the game ’. The crisis that changed everything The turning point came during the 2006-2007 season. Supermarkets across Europe, especially in Germany
