• The importance of early disease control

  January 9, 2025

  common due to climate change, can exacerbate the problem. Warmer temperatures may allow pathogens to survive and remain active for longer periods, leading [...] threat: the survival of diseases in the crop during wintertime. These diseases, for example Fusarium spp, can lurk in the soil or plant debris, ready to strike [...] types of diseases involved, and the impacts on future crop cycles is crucial for effective management and prevention. Overwinter on debris: How does it work

• Olive fly

  General The olive fruit fly ( Bactrocera oleae ) is the most serious pest for olives. It is widely distributed from the Canary Islands to India and common [...] cause premature fruit drop and reduce fruit quality for both table olive and olive oil production. Life cycle and appearance of Olive fly The adult olive [...] fruits. They are tiny and difficult to see. After they have been feeding for a while, they are easier to locate, especially when the fruit has begun to

• Flies

  The lesions caused by feeding larvae provide invasion routes for various pathogenic fungi, for instance Fusarium sp. And Botrytis sp. Adults can also spread [...] adult populations and support monitoring. With Koppert’s biological solutions for flies, professional growers can achieve reliable pest management, protect [...] protect crop hygiene and maintain sustainable growing conditions. Solutions for fly control Learn more about What are flies? There are several flies that are

• Beetles

  solutions for beetles, professional growers can achieve reliable pest management, protect crop quality and support sustainable production. Solutions for beetle [...] pest in crops or stored products. There are many useful beetles as well. For instance, ladybirds contribute to the control of aphids . Beetles undergo [...] instar before reaching the adult stage. Larvae have biting mouthparts and mostly feed on the same food as the adults. The pupae do not make a cocoon and

• Koppert Brazil announces agreement with state research foundation

  February 11, 2019

  Program for Support of Research in Partnership for Technological Innovation of FAPESP. The agreement will also promote the development of a model for biological [...] areas for the country and is crucial for the advancement of world science, through programs related to major themes such as global climate change, bioenergy [...] agricultural crops. A call for research proposals has been planned in the coming months and the creation of an Applied Research Centre for Biological Control,

• Stepping up the fight against Tuta absoluta in Kenya with safer and sustainable biocontrol products

  March 15, 2021

  grown by farmers in Kenya for income. However, production is constrained by numerous factors with insect pests as the most important. Farmers tend to [...] biological methods for controlling and managing the tomato leaf miner . Koppert staff explaining the use and placement of Tutasan for trapping tomato leaf [...] spray where I spend a total of Kshs 11,000/= for chemical and labour. Normally I spray two times a week for a period of three months). “But after the training

• Koppert celebrates 50th anniversary

  February 11, 2019

  role in recent years, which has had a negative impact on soil life. This needs to change, and fungi and bacteria can really help to drive this,’ says Paul [...] The anniversary will be celebrated with various activities over the year. For instance, the family company is organising an open day at its headquarters [...] has grown to become the global market leader in biological crop protection for protected crops. Since founder Jan Koppert first began using the predatory

• An unexpected solution: the story of Fernando Rodríguez and Koppert's predatory mites

  February 11, 2025

  innovative pest management solutions for his crops. His first interaction with the company was through bumblebees for pollination , a strategy that revo [...] the results spoke for themselves," he adds. Today, Fernando not only uses Koppert products in his crops but is also an active advocate for biological control [...] transformation occurred when he discovered the potential of predatory mites for pest control. "When I first heard about biological control with predatory

• Northern Corn Rootworm

  on the roots of corn. This allows producers to control infestation, for the most part, by rotating their corn crop yearly with another plant (typically [...] dormant in the soil for two winters. This allows the larvae to effectively skip the field’s soybean rotation (when they would starve for lack of their corn [...] over 1 billion dollars. In Eastern Canada, the northern corn rootworm is the most common species found on corn. While adult Diabrotica barberi can feed on

• Biological solution against green shield bug in development

  June 18, 2021

  southern green shield bugs at an early stage. For this reason, Koppert’s research in 2018 to find the most effective natural enemy of this pest identified [...] chemical products are often used for this purpose out of necessity. We are therefore thrilled that we have a biological solution for our customers in our sights [...] Europe. The disappearance of chemical products in combination with climate change has resulted in an increase in the level of infestations in greenhouses