• A preview on our new Biojournal?

  January 25, 2019

  The latest version of our printed Biojournal – fruit & veg special - will soon be ready for you at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin. Do you want a preview

• Nezapar – A safe and natural solution for destructive stink bugs

  January 23, 2023

  been designated thewinner of the Sival d’Or gold medal by the committee of the Sival 2023 Innovation Competition. Sival is the only trade show in France [...] North West Europe and other parts of the world. Koppert’s new biological solution, Nezapar , will be available in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Hungary [...] commercial quantities of the parasitic wasps Trissolcus basalis that have shown effective results in preventive and light curative control of the Southern green

• Treatment of bumblebee stings and allergies

  more. The use of rings, bracelets, and watches may also cause aggressive behavior due to the scent of oxidized material between the skin and the jewelry [...] (such as prednisone) may be administered, and the patient will be kept under observation. Allergic reactions In approximately 1% of the population, repeated [...] require the administration of adrenaline as the first course of action. Adrenaline stimulates the heart, constricts blood vessels, and opens the airways

• Apple scab

  trees and will germinate if free water is available. They infect the plant by direct penetration of the cuticula and then grow between the cuticula and the [...] cuticula. The asexual conidia are released and repeat the cycle of infection of new plant parts and spore production. In autumn, the fungus produces new [...] have already fallen off the trees. In response to the infection, the plants produce cork as a defence against further growth of the fungus. In cultivars that

• Whitepaper new Myzus persicae genotype

  earlier assumption that the new genotype of Myzus persicae could be easily distinguished from the ‘regular’ M. persicae in the field (based on how it looks) [...] ly tested. Faster production of winged aphids is, however, highly likely since the faster growth of the aphid colony will more quickly lead to food scarcity [...] was not the case. Claims about this genotype being a darker shade of green and having stripes on their body have proven false. Due to this lack of visual

• Natutec Distribug

  uniformly over the plants positioned on the plant table, using a fly wheel. When the end of the plant table reaches the sensor, the Distribug will stop sprinkling [...] adjustments will be carried out by Koppert staff. Fill the dosing drum with the material to be released and close the lid. The Distribug will start releasing [...] Use the Natutec Distribug for the distribution of natural enemies in potted plants. The Distribug is mounted on a platform above the plant tables. The Distribug

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  population in the greenhouse crop and control of the thrips is maintained at the right level. The method works fine in this automated production system, which is [...] Amazone Plants are at the top end of the market. Biological plant protection is an additional pillar that supports this position. ‘This type of plant protection [...] During the initial few years, the anthurium company owned by Lex Scheffers and Fred van Zijl did not immediately have the wind at its back but the business

• Keep a close eye on thrips

  May 13, 2020

  to find the larvae. In some crops, you will find them mainly in the heads of the plants, while in others they tend to be in the flowers or on the leaves [...] mind that by the time the first thrips appear on the sticky traps, the infestation will have been developing for quite some time already. At high temperatures [...] identify the thrips problem, the better the chance of success in eliminating it. Detecting the larvae requires practice. Considering how small the larvae

• Stingray 25

  Shake the container well before use Fill the application tank with half the required amount of water Add the required amount of Stingray 25 to the water [...] Can be tank mixed with biopesticides. Environmental conditions Avoid applying the product during the hottest hours of the day and in periods of wind and [...] application with the use of a microbial fungicide. Dosage The dosage of Stingray 25 depends on crop, growth substrate and climate and should always be adjusted

• Navigating the energy efficiency, greenhouse lighting and pollination success

  November 15, 2023

  30-40 umpl of this Beevision on the entrance of the hives and around the flowers in the crop for bumblesbees to do their pollination work and be able to find [...] 90-100 watt. Lower light levels can be the result of energy screens being closed or hives being placed too low in the greenhouse where less daylight is available [...] Attention also needs to be given to the type of growing lights used in the greenhouse. Son_T light contains very little of the bumblebees’ visual light