• The third annual congress ‘Landbouw Zonder Chemie – Hoe Dan? Congresses will be held on 27 February at KBV

  February 17, 2020

  opened by Member of the European Parliament for Groenlinks, Bas Eickhout. Plant Health forms the basis for food production without the use of chemical agents [...] form part of the transition to sustainable practices and circular horticulture and agriculture. These issues will be discussed on the basis of three themes: [...] Reducing the use of pesticides is high on the political agenda and has become a public issue, but what are the alternatives and to what extent does Plant

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

  October 21, 2024

  the power of Swirski-Mite actually is. ‘The predatory mite is extremely effective and resistant to high temperatures. It makes short work of thrips and [...] plants. ‘The predatory mite can also be introduced in a variety of circumstances. Think of factors such as humidity, day length and temperature range that [...] larger or lesser degree. We conduct a great deal of research into this mite’s use under all kinds of circumstances. In fact, this is how Swirski-Mite is

• Plant Empowerment: Sustainable Growing Foundation

  June 12, 2019

  combination of both physical and physiological principles, instead of just experience and ‘green fingers’. The goal of GPE is to optimize the growth of a plant [...] advisors and investors globally familiar with this concept. The board of direction of ‘Plant Empowerment: Sustainable Growing Foundation’ has officially signed [...] signed for setting up a foundation during GreenTech 2019. The board of direction consist of Arne van Aalst (Koppert), Bonny Heeren (Cultilene), Marcel Nouel

• At a glance: allies in the fight against whitefly

  August 18, 2020

  Predatory mites and parasitic wasps are just two examples of predators that are particularly fond of whitefly , but predatory bugs and predatory beetles are [...] on the eggs and young larvae of the whitefly. They also eat other pests. * They roam 24 hours a day, consuming 90 to 95% of the eggs and larvae. * Predatory [...] signs of whitefly are spotted. Entomopathogenic fungus Lecanicillium muscarium * Lecanicillium muscarium is used for the biological pest control of whitefly

• Horiver product range

  Product Colours Target pests Sizes and Item numbers Pieces in package Type of glue Yellow Whitefly / Thrips / Leaf miner 10x25 cm 06016 20x25 cm 06014 [...] (10x25 cm) Cutout for easy and quick application Corner cut for easy separation of individual cards (10x25 cm) Yellow: works excellent on whitefly, thrips and [...] with other pests) Black: ideal for trapping Tuta absoluta adults No staining of the glue (on crop and hands) Grid for easier counting (10x25 cm) Cutout for

• Daring approach to thrips at Porta Nova pays off

  December 22, 2020

  .’ At the start of the year, Porta Nova turned its attention to Limonica as the most important beneficial for thrips in a planting of roses that were less [...] Klein at Koppert, Porta Nova decided to start reducing the use of pesticides at the beginning of 2020 and to start using Limonica – the Amblydromalus limonica [...] development in the beneficials.’ ‘We use rinse samples to keep track of the populations of beneficials,’ explains Gerard Buitelaar. ‘That way, we always know

• Spidex - quality matters

  December 3, 2019

  great deal of time and effort to ensure that Spidex remains at the top of growers’ options when it comes to the most effective biological control of spider [...] ‘Today it is still one of our best selling products at Koppert thanks to its great results and the high egg-laying performance of our Spidex mites. Reason [...] spider mite. ‘The discovery and commercial production of Phytoseiulus persimilis that got underway more than 50 years ago is the foundation on which our company

• Koppert introduces new trap to combat Drosophila suzukii

  July 4, 2017

  into level of infestation The openings in the gauze have also been specially adapted to the fruit fly's size. ‘This eliminates the risk of capturing other [...] , growers can more easily count the number of specimens caught and gain a better insight into the level of infestation.’ More effective than other traps [...] Independent research (Agroforestry Mediterranean Institute of the Polytechnic University of Valencia) has shown Drososan to be more effective than a standard

• International series ‘Plants for Life, Plants to survive’

  January 25, 2021

  inspiring presentations of John Kempf and Jill Clapperton led to a flood of questions and lively discussion on soil health and the future of food production, [...] speakers shine their light on aspects of plant and human health and discuss their viewpoints with an online audience of young professionals, scientists, e [...] ___________________________________________________ Following the success of the first webinar in Koppert’s series: ‘Plants for life, Plants to survive’

• Testimony: the V10 vaccine is once again used against the Pepino mosaic virus

  September 11, 2020

  middle of the season, at the end of April/start of May, with symptoms on the fruits rendering bunches unsuitable for sale. We were forced to dispose of a large [...] Kevin Vandevelde is the head of cultivation and manager of Les Serres des Hauts de France in Arques, Pas-de-Calais. After having worked on the family business [...] litres of V10 solution that we then divided into six small buckets, so that each applicator had their own bucket. We prepared small quantities of the solution