• Koppert team attends virtual ABIM conference

  October 26, 2020

  were more rather than fewer hurdles for the registration of biocontrol products, and the General Food Law which comes into effect in March 2021 will make [...] included the EU reviewing data requirements for microbials, the training of product evaluators, and certain EU policy changes, but this process is too slow [...] how we see our contribution to sustainable agriculture. By sharing more product knowledge and information about what we produce, we can counter-balance

• In control of pests in outdoor crops

  May 3, 2024

  growers’ reliance on chemical products in outdoor crops and contribute to more sustainable agriculture, as these products offer limited to no resistance [...] our solutions in demo fields, then we partner with growers to apply our products in their fields. The results are convincing. Consequently, we are continuing [...] “Biological pesticides and fungicides are completely natural,” Paolo Banzato, product manager at Koppert explains. “The active ingredients are microscopic organisms

• More sustainable nematode formulation with excellent dissolvability

  September 7, 2020

  for our Steinernema feltiae and Steinernema carpocapsae based nematode products, including Entonem , Capsanem and Scia-Rid . The composition of the carrier [...] in the outer box which have a different colour now, namely green’: says Product Manager Cyrille Verdun. The formulation still: … looks the same, is paste-like [...] Cyrille. ‘Formulation is paramount for a healthy and successful nematode product range. This certainly gives Koppert a big advantage in this field when it

• Introducing Montdo Ulti-Mite: Innovative defense against invasive thrips

  September 2, 2024

  climate. We accelerated the entire development and production process, leveraging our high-tech mite production facilities, to provide a viable solution to growers [...] ‘We are always on the lookout for upcoming pests,’ says Tim Bossinga, Product Manager at Koppert. ‘Once they are on our radar, we screen our portfolio [...] other vegetables. They heavily damage the plant, leading to a lower-quality product and significant losses.’ In Spain, Valter was closely involved in the d

• Satisfied customers for Yug-Agro thanks to biological crop protection

  December 18, 2017

  The company grows cut roses on 16 hectares of land. Yug-Agro sells its products to wholesalers and uses a network of sales offices. The only alternative [...] we wanted to reduce our use of chemicals because they slowed growth and production,' explains Vinogradov. 'Chemical agents also lose their effectiveness [...] due to resistance, and their manufacturers can't provide alternative products quickly enough. Pests can never develop resistance against their natural

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

  June 3, 2021

  acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control products. ‘It was a brilliant move,’ says Glasshouse Manager Angel Angelov. ‘When [...] explains. ‘The two arms of the tool unfold over the crop to blow the live products accurately and uniformly over the strawberry plant foliage without harming [...] ensive, time consuming, and not always accurate. We battled to get the product uniformly dispersed. Natutec Drive is easy to use and takes care of all

• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  October 21, 2024

  mite: Amblyseius swirskii. It is still the benchmark, the one pest control product that everyone else in the field automatically uses to compare other natural [...] Swirski-Mite is so popular should not surprise you,’ says Tim Bossinga. The Product Manager has taken his time to point out what the power of Swirski-Mite actually [...] then, hundreds of billions of predatory mites have been reared and the product has continued to evolve. The bottle is still in use today, especially when

• Koppert at Fruit Logistica – join us on the road to a healthy future

  January 10, 2020

  Koppert’s biological systems enables traders, retailers and growers to tailor production precisely to the market’s requirements and helps them to create added [...] added value for their customer. Companies that supply clean and natural products will gain the market’s confidence and assurances for their future! Koppert [...] knowledge is key for success. Growers need to learn how to work with our products. That's why advise is a key element and that’s why we offer growers intensive

• Full participation at ABIM in Basel

  October 15, 2021

  and talking about our Natutec products.’ Delegates will once again have the opportunity this year to unveil new products, present new research, learn about [...] enabling technologies related to biocontrol efficiency’ and Koppert’s Product Manager Digital Services, Tom Vroegop, will be giving a presentation on

• Considerably lower Pythium pressure

  October 11, 2022

  Trianum-G in 2020. Based on the fungus Trichoderma harzianum T-22, the product colonizes the plant’s root system and keeps pathogenic fungi away from the [...] Trianum as a preventative measure against Pythium.’ Less damage, less production loss Since he started using Trianum, levels of Phythium have decreased [...] decreased dramatically. Up until 2019, there was a lot of damage and loss of production at the end of cultivation. Whole mats and whole rows had to be rejected