• Avocado

  ), also named ‘alligator pear’ is a tree originating in South Central Mexico. Its nick name points to its fruit which is botanically speaking a large berry [...] berry with only one seed. The berry is green-skinned and fleshy and its shape resembles a pear or (large) egg. The avocado tree belongs to the flowering [...] Lauraceae . Commercially speaking, avocados are very valuable and the fruit is produced in tropical and Mediterranean regions. Avocados ripen only after

• Apricot

  very similar as are their fruit; they are also named apricots. The apricot is a drupe that looks like a small peach (1.5-2.5 cm or 0.6-1.0 cm in diameter [...] About Apricot is the name of a fruit or the tree that produces this particular fruit. There are various species that belong to the genus Prunus (stone [...] to orange, and is often a bit reddish on the side that caught the sun. Its skin can be either smooth (botanically: glabrous) or have a more velvety feel

• Faba bean

  different names for the Vicia faba , a flowering plant and species belonging to the vetch and pea family Fabaceae . The name ‘broad bean’ is commonly used [...] consumption. The Vicia faba grows some 0.5–1.8 m tall and is a firm plant with sturdy stems of a square cross-section. The broad beans are broad, leather [...] leather like pods. They are green and usually mature to a blackish-brown with a densely downy skin. Nowadays, modern varieties specifically cultivated for food

• European red mite

  the name implies, the European red mite, Panonychus ulmi , is mainly a pest of fruit trees (apple, pear, plum and cherry). However, it can attack a large [...] large scale of other woody plants and is occasionally a problem on roses and other ornamentals of the family Rosaceae grown in greenhouses. It originates [...] from Europe (as can be seen from the common name, European red mite) but is now distributed in all important apple growing areas of the world. Damage

• More sustainable nematode formulation with excellent dissolvability

  September 7, 2020

  box which have a different colour now, namely green’: says Product Manager Cyrille Verdun. The formulation still: … looks the same, is paste-like, and [...] and becomes a gel once water is added … leaves no residue … has the same efficacy! New opportunities ‘We have succeeded in releasing a formulation that answers [...] says Cyrille. ‘Formulation is paramount for a healthy and successful nematode product range. This certainly gives Koppert a big advantage in this field

• Olive

  europaea is the botanical name of the olive. It is a small tree species in the family Oleaceae. The olive tree is an evergreen tree or shrub. It is native [...] and Africa. Various pests and diseases can affect olives. The most important is the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera oleae ) which lays its eggs

• Vine mealybug

  Pseudococcidae, and is also known by the names Mediterranean vine mealybug and Grapevine mealybug. As the name indicates, this mealybug is mostly found on [...] defoliation. The overall effect is a reduction of photosynthesis and therefore the yield. Flowers and fruit often drop off. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but low [...] stages are present only in the male. After a complete metamorphosis, a winged male emerges from the pupa. The male is smaller (1 mm), dark orange in color with

• Almond

  Prunus amygdalus ) is a tree species originating in the Middle East as well as in North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The name also refers to the [...] the tree’s edible seed that is nowadays extensively produced around the world. The almond belongs to the genus Prunus and together with the peach, belongs

• Win your golden ticket!!!

  February 1, 2017

  your crop to natupolgoldenticket@koppert.nl with a short text caption. Please send us your name, company name and country by email. We will be publishing the [...] Koppert is introducing a special “Golden Ticket’ campaign as part of the introduction of the new Natupol hives hoping to involve our customers in the [...] promotional drive. This is a photographic competition in which we invite growers to send us photographs of the new hives in their crop. The winners will

• Oak processionary caterpillars, time for Entonem!

  February 28, 2022

  pest that presents a health hazard in both rural and urban green areas. It is entirely safe for animals and humans. The product is based on the entomo [...] caterpillars’ tissue into a food source on which they feed and develop. This causes the caterpillars to die within a few days. Timing is crucial The nematodes [...] of the processionary caterpillars for many years. The product is marketed under the name Entonem . Entonem contains entomopathogenic nematodes, which have