• Quality is key at Koppert! - Swirski

  October 1, 2019

  and the contribution of multiple disciplines and departments. Let’s follow the process of producing, packaging and delivering one of Koppert´s products: [...] with the mother stock of predatory mites – a company ‘treasure’ that has been selected and reared over the years. The amount of scientific research and [...] and expertise invested in this stock is incalculable. A selection of the stock is reared in climate rooms with fully controlled and continuously monitored

• European biocontrol industry proposes new EU regulatory framework

  November 26, 2018

  example of this is the repeal of the resolution for low risk PPP. Despite all parties within the European Parliament supporting the development of a separate [...] effectively implement the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (SUD, Directive 128/2009/EC). ‘However, the current lack of specialist bioprotection regulatory [...] foresees a centralized procedure under the direction of the proposed regulatory body with the participation of the member EU states, and that this should be

• Trial_and_Field_results_nematodes_in_fruit_orchards_EN_-_Koppert.pdf

  5% 1% -61% 0,5% 0 -80% End of 1 generation 15-06-2009 st Untreated End of 1st generation 15-06-2010 Capirel Impact of one or two Capirel applications [...] the preparation. And finally, we complete the volume of water to correspond with the quantity of nematodes,’ Michel explains. ‘It’s easy to dilute in this [...] in reducing damage from lepidopteran pests in top and stone fruits Impact of Capirel autumn application on codling moth (Cydia pomonella) damage on apples

• FAQ Nematodes

  host to this group of nematodes. By far the most nematodes belong to the group of saprophytes. These nematodes are harmless and live of dead organic matter [...] visible? Infected larvae will change color because of the growth of the bacteria and nematodes. In case of Heterorhabditis pink-reddish and Steinernema ye [...] saprophytic nematodes. The entomopathogenic nematodes are natural enemies of a lot of insects. Are all nematode species harmless? No. Plant pathogenic nematodes

• Limonica: an excellent method for keeping thrips in check

  November 1, 2017

  job of controlling thrips, but the spider mite problem eventually got out of hand. 'A new chemical agent hit the market and it did a good job of keeping [...] company then started using Artefeed in all of its greenhouses once every two weeks. But this reduced the effectiveness of Limonica. 'We went back to weekly s [...] able to keep greenhouse pests in check. We owe much of that success to the products and knowledge of Koppert Canada.'

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  July 9, 2020

  biological equilibrium. SCEA de Fontanel was one of the early Koppert France customers and still is, using many of Koppert’s IPM solutions, including Capsanem [...] valuable ally!’ Audrey Vignaud is Koppert’s technical head of the consultant for the South East Region of France: ‘We recommended the beneficial nematode Capsanem [...] is the objective of many companies.’ The nematode protection method for Nesidiocoris was eagerly awaited by producers in the South of France, but also

• New approach significantly reduces aphids in soft fruits

  March 7, 2019

  effectively be controlled with the use of beneficials. Aphids, however, are a different story. In the cultivation of raspberries in greenhouses, the large [...] concern, and in the cultivation of blackberries in greenhouses, the large blackberry aphid (Amphorophora rubi) is the main source of nuisance. This was the reason [...] effective way of tackling the aphids. Reducing aphid levels through prevention The approach that has been developed is based on the preventative use of the gall

• Spanish grower Agrosol Export successful with Ulti-Mite Swirski in sweet pepper

  March 8, 2018

  the start of this year, just after the product's market launch in Spain, Agrosol Export started using Ulti-Mite Swirski on ‘Ramiro,’ a variety of sweet pointed [...] products,’ says the manager of Agrosol, Andrés Romero Funes. ‘We're working with Koppert to utilize the full potential of biological crop protection .’ [...] per-square-metre dose of 250 Ulti-Mite Swirski specimens three days after replanting,’ explains Andrés Romero Funes. ‘At the end of January, we added a further

• Rabobank and Koppert Biological Systems partnering for sustainable financing for the second time

  July 19, 2021

  role of sustainability coordinator. ‘Sustainable food production is relevant for everyone; our future depends on it,’ says Berry Marttin, member of the [...] Board. ‘In the upcoming decades one of the biggest challenges for the world is to produce twice as much food with half of the raw materials. The only way to [...] criteria This is a prerequisite for accessing Rabobank financing and 4 out of 5 of Koppert’s Sustainability Focus Areas apply. Koppert aims to be energy neutral

• Trianum's seven benefits

  June 6, 2018

  resistance to it 4. Savings can be made in terms of the use of soil fungicides 5. It is reliable and of a consistent quality 6. Safe for people, plants [...] treatment with a dose of Vidi Parva . This product encourages root growth, gives your crop a good start, and promotes the development of disease-suppressing [...] The active ingredient, Trichoderma harzianum T22, colonizes the root system of plants and thus protects numerous crops against soil pathogens such as Fusarium