• High temperatures, stable results: Biofungicide Trianum's heat resistance put to the test

  June 21, 2024

  pathogens in the soil, how it protects roots and promotes crop health and development, and how it responds to different conditions. Years of laboratory research [...] insects to control pests and diseases. In the case of Trianum, that requires a deep understanding of Trichoderma harzianum T22 as a product, how it interacts [...] Trianum to contribute to sustainable agriculture and to improve crop health, resilience and yield is enormous. That potential challenges us to understand

• Trianum-P as a cornerstone in the fight against Stemphylium

  March 26, 2026

  germinate 6 to 7 times, giving the fungus more opportunities to infect the crop. A single period of favoruable conditions is enough to start a chain of [...] happened last year. But according to Ferdy, that no longer works for pear brown spot. “You need to move toward a systemic approach. You build a healthy crop [...] recurring Stemphylium to make the shift to a broader system approach, with Trianum-P serving as a fixed foundation. According to Ferdy, it is precisely

• Six MOU’s signed in Dutch horticulture mission to Kazakhstan

  June 15, 2021

  share our know-how with other countries to help them to feed themselves. Kazakhstan is still a net food importer, the country has a huge surface area and wants [...] more than a decade, from a strategy point of view they are just now starting. In my opinion, the Dutch adaptive greenhouse technology has a lot to offer to [...] including how to move from traditional to modern production.’’ Finally, the parties signed six Memoranda of Understanding (MOU’s), aimed at the new business

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

  December 18, 2017

  products to wholesalers and uses a network of sales offices. The only alternative Yug-Agro switched to biological crop protection four years ago for several [...] alternative to chemicals.' A good strategy Mastering biological crop protection is hard work, and success depends on a number of factors, according to Vinogradov [...] Vinogradov. 'It's crucial to find high-quality beneficials that are delivered on time. Lots of companies want to sell us products, but many of them don't have

• Effective Strategies to Control Thrips and Whitefly in Greenhouses

  May 29, 2024

  impact on plant growth A Whitefly is a moth-like insect belonging to the family Aleyrodidae . Whiteflies are not true flies but belong to the order Hemiptera [...] as 'crawlers,' have well-developed legs and antennae and actively seek a suitable spot on the leaf to feed. Once they find a feeding spot, they remain [...] instars can be identified by their developing wing buds. Compared to the pre-pupa, the pupa has longer, more developed wing buds and longer antennae that

• Returning favourites and new innovations: Registration opens for Koppert’s Outdoor Experience Centre

  May 15, 2024

  Still, there is a learning curve to using beneficial insects, especially when compared to conventional insecticides. We are able to put the technical [...] sowing season, visitors will get a first look at Koppert's brand-new application method, a furrow sprayer specially designed to apply biological fungicides [...] l crop protection methods to produce healthy crops and robust yields. This season offers an opportunity to witness both new and familiar solutions firsthand

• New strain of green peach aphid Myzus persicae needs more aggressive beneficial insects

  August 31, 2023

  time for the new growing season with a better strategy to tackle the new resistant strain of green peach aphid,’ Radbout confirms. ‘There is a full project [...] dealing with a more aggressive strain that needed a new approach and our R&D team started further research.’ Quick-fix and long-term strategies to control Myzus [...] the new strain, Koppert’s R&D established two approaches: A quick fix strategy, and a long-term strategy with ongoing research and testing. ’The new strain

• Urgent need to accelerate the pace of change for sustainable cultivation

  April 4, 2018

  themes: ‘How to significantly reduce the impact of agriculture and horticulture on the environment’, ‘How to accelerate the registration of new biological [...] continued to be applied by the authorities to biological solutions as were applied to chemical agents, and that there was a lack of expertise to evaluate [...] was time for a new plan for Dutch agriculture and horticulture in order to reinvent its leading role in agricultural practice by developing the promising

• Shadowplant: no longer throwing plants away thanks to maximum biological use

  February 12, 2021

  plants go to places such as IKEA, throughout Europe, and to large garden centre chains. On occasion, we receive a complaint about a bug in a plant, but [...] with a lift, allowing it to be suspended from the monorail at the top of the greenhouse. Pots of biological controls are attached to the device and a fan [...] taking a critical look at whether we can get by with less. It is costing me less on balance. If I calculate how many hours fewer I now have to spray and

• Koppert involved in new project aiming for sustainable control of poultry red mite

  April 10, 2019

  farms. This includes the development of a communication strategy for the entire egg sector to raise awareness, which aims to have long-lasting effects [...] North-West Europe Interreg project, aiming to stimulate technology and knowledge exchange to jointly develop, test, demonstrate and implement innovative [...] programs to control poultry red mite ( Dermanyssus gallinae ). The project is called MiteControl and runs until August 2023. MiteControl is a collaboration