• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 11, 2024

  the first to offer a biological solution in the market, and years later, we are still rearing this incredibly useful mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis , and many [...] production units around the world.’ Continuous innovation ‘ Predatory mites are a very important product group at Koppert. They continue to play a pivotal [...] strategies. Now that the third Koppert generation is running the company, they are more committed to finding innovative biological solutions for growers than

• How to prevent Fusarium in pepper crops: Protect your plants with Trianum

  November 18, 2024

  can be sprinkled into the planting hole before planting. The best results are achieved by treating the plants early at the plant nursery with Trianum-P

• Zucchini

  temperate climate. In the Netherlands, courgettes are produced in greenhouses. Recommended for you Online course: How to achieve successful pollination Trianum-P [...] species of Cucurbita pepo . This species grows in tropical regions of all continents, especially in Africa and South America. In addition, the courgette is

• Air France KLM Martinair welcomes Koppert Biological Systems to its Sustainable Aviation Fuel programme

  May 31, 2021

  from our shipments flown by AFKLMP to our main market, the North American continent," says Martijn van de Waarsenburg, Corporate Manager Supply Chain at Koppert [...] not actually used on the specific flights carrying our shipments, but we are participating actively in AFKLMP's total fuel pool. By taking part in AFKLMP’s [...] Roelands, SVP Sales & Distribution for Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, says: “We are proud to partner with Koppert Biological Systems, a leading Dutch company

• Cucumber

  fruit, therefore in botanical terms they are classified as berries. However, like tomatoes and squash, cucumbers are often regarded, prepared and eaten as [...] history goes back some 3000 years and it is now being produced on most continents. The cucumber plant is a creeping vine that grows up trellises or other

• Increase in thrips infestation demands more R&D

  December 3, 2019

  cultivation systems are always changing – new-style cultivation for example – and that pesticides are increasingly restricted are complicating factors [...] y, such solutions are not immediately available for all species of thrips in all types of crop.’ Developments in the Netherlands are replicated elsewhere [...] crops such as tomato, pepper, and cucumber, thrips are not a particularly significant problem. There are hardly any problems in tomato crops, and use of natural

• Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

  The municipality also used pheromone traps last summer, to help it to determine how many oak processionary caterpillar moths were still present in areas [...] already mentioned, the planning benefits and maintenance of biodiversity are important gains.

• CABI BioProtection Portal launches new website

  June 30, 2021

  and insights of using the portal to help visitors understand, first-hand, how this free online resource can support the move toward biological control of [...] information resource for non-chemical pest control. Available on four continents and in local languages, its goal is to help growers and agricultural advisors

• CABI BioProtection Portal now available in Spain

  August 18, 2020

  Portal, advises growers on how to identify, source and correctly apply biocontrol for specific pests and diseases on three continents. Spain now joins Peru

• Cotton bollworm

  brown. Full grown larvae are 30 to 40 mm long. The first instars are the most mobile, and move like loopers. The caterpillars are often aggressive and c [...] tropics and sub-tropics of all continents except for North America. Larvae of the cotton bollworm ( Helicoverpa armigera ) are highly polyphagous, feeding [...] drop off. In legumes, flowers are attacked, and seed pods may be pierced. Life cycle and appearance of Cotton bollworm Eggs are deposited individually on young