• Premium Quality, Around The World

  March 6, 2023

  customers with the best possible solutions. It’s a commitment that goes beyond product quality. After all, no matter where in the world the products are [...] alive and kicking is not exactly the easiest task in the world. That task becomes even more complex if a product in the Netherlands needs to arrive in, [...] ly tailored to the needs of every individual beneficial, bumblebee, or microbial product.’ In The Best Possible Condition Stacking the boxes on pallets

• The journey of sustainable citrus farming in agriculture

  have not only proven to be successful but also reduced the reliance on chemical pesticides. The path to environmental friendly farming Dedicated to sustainable [...] agriculture. Through innovative techniques and the embrace of biological control measures, farmers like him are shaping a more responsible agricultural [...] Faced with different pests, he sought alternative solutions, leading to the adoption of biological control methods. He has been actively controlling mealybugs

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  September 8, 2025

  mites now form the backbone of protocols tackling invasive pests like Thrips parvispinus and Scirtothrips in peppers. The power of mites and the role of research [...] beyond From greenhouses to open fields, the success of Swirski-Mite opened the door to other applications. The team developed protocols for controlling [...] increasingly effective defence against pests - without the downsides of chemicals. The influence of the Spanish research department in Almería and Águilas

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  complex. The plants in the propagation phase enter the processing hall every nine weeks. During the nine week period that the plants are in the greenhouse [...] During the initial few years, the anthurium company owned by Lex Scheffers and Fred van Zijl did not immediately have the wind at its back but the business [...] proportion of the growing plants. In the end, everything more or less turned out fine – the plants in 12 cm pots were sold in 14 cm pots in the summer, and

• New Anso-Mite Plus Sachet Beats Thrips Early In The Season

  February 8, 2023

  establish itself in the crop before Thrips can become a problem. Sachet Benefits Not only do the sachets prolong the effective duration of the product, hanging [...] is the solution.’ Going The Extra Mile Unlike other Amblyseius andersoni products in sachets, Koppert’s R&D department decided to take the extra step to [...] come to the market with a high performance slow release sachet with not one, but two feeder mites to the breeding sachet. Trials show that the sachet is

• Natutec Drive – On the road to precision biological control

  March 10, 2021

  popular in the UK 'Currently we are preparing for the spring season with the production of 20 Natutec Drive machines for key customers in the UK - mainly [...] 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 [...] Ireland and the Netherlands where Natutec Drive is currently being used. 'Besides the time and expense of applying biologicals by hand, the biggest advantage

• Getting a head start - The importance of scouting in winter

  January 31, 2025

  pests like aphids and caterpillars , and early-season diseases like Fusarium spp , Pythium spp, and Microdochium spp. The Koppert products like the beneficial [...] brown patches across the field at the end of the winter. Many insects can also potentially threaten seedlings and small crops during the winter and early growing [...] clip plants at the soil surface; some insects may be nocturnal and burrow into the soil during the day, making it difficult to identify the culprit. Leaf-feeding

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 11, 2024

  location to start Operating from the largest vegetable and flower cultivation area in the Netherlands, the Westland offered the company a ready market – almost [...] I’m proud of the total company we have created and of the people who work here. We do it together. To innovate, to bring something new to the market, that’s [...] after repeated introductions of the predatory mite, my father began to show some success. Jan Koppert led the way ‘The company was set up by my father

• A good fruit set is the start of a good production!

  April 6, 2020

  flush. After pollination, when the pollen is brought to the stigma, the pollen tubes start to grow down the pistil and reach the ovule where fertilization then [...] supports the fruit set of the plant. Veni Calcium supplies the plant with readily available calcium that is needed for the cell wall formation during the cell [...] quality and healthy yield. The flower buds, formed in fall, are swelling and ready to open. During the short flowering period the crop experiences a tremendous

• Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory mites

  May 19, 2025

  been dedicated to ensuring the quality of the predatory mites that Koppert produces and imports. Her work involves verifying the quantity, activity, and [...] worldwide distribution, every step of the process is carried out with rigorous standards. Bertha highlights the importance of the cold chain during transportation [...] designed to maintain the viability of these beneficial organisms until their release in the field. Science and experience as the keys to success Bertha's