• Sustainability report 2024

  our Board Sustainability at Koppert is not a topic that sits next to the business; it is the business. Today, value is measured not only in financial returns [...] consequences of our activities. This reporting process is not just a compliance exercise, it is an opportunity to better understand our performance, engage [...] spirit. It’s not a conclusion, but a snapshot of our journey, honest, grounded, and continually evolving. Of course, none of this is possible without our

• Advice and insight remotely with Natutec Scout

  March 24, 2020

  ‘The map of our greenhouses, which is programmed into the app, allows us to see where an infestation is and how it is evolving. It also allows us to see [...] provides a visual indication on the map itself to show how the level of infestation is evolving. Different levels of indication are available – on a location [...] level of infestation and can see at a glance whether or not the natural enemies are keeping things under control. There is intensive remote contact with the

• Choosing parasitic wasps for different pests

  friendly tool for controlling pests in a variety of agricultural settings. However, selecting the right species is crucial to ensuring successful pest management [...] aphids . It is ideal for vegetables, fruits, and greenhouse crops. Diglyphus isaea: Targeting leaf miners , this parasitic wasp species is effective in [...] celery by laying eggs inside pest larvae. Anagyrus vladimiri : This species is used to control mealybugs in citrus, grapes, and greenhouse ornamentals .

• Cotton bollworm

  on leaves. They are almost spherical with a flattened base and a diameter of about 0.5 mm. They are at first a shiny yellowish white, with their colour [...] to reddish-brown with dark spots. In later instars the head is mottled, and the body is marked with three prominent longitudinal dark bands with numerous [...] 18 to 19 mm in length and have a wingspan of about 40 mm. The grey-green males are smaller. The forewings are edged with a line of black spots, and the hindwings

• Citrus mealybug

  filaments. Their sole task is to fertilize the females and as soon as a male emerges from its cocoon, it goes in search of a female. A fertilized female lays [...] development. After the second instar, a male nymph forms a dark brown ‘prepupa’ from which a pupa rapidly develops, inside a white cottony cocoon. Females undergo [...] defoliation. The overall effect is a reduction of photosynthesis and therefore the yield. Flowers and fruit often drop off. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but low

• Venray: biological control of oak processionary caterpillars

  March 9, 2022

  benefit of Entonem is that nematodes kill fewer other caterpillars , which means they are less harmful to biodiversity. This is something that is high up on the [...] Venray: Entonem nematodes make a big difference in the fight against oak processionary caterpillars In the Municipality of Venray a third of the tree stock in [...] in the area, some 11,000 trees, is oak. ‘We’ve been using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem as a curative measure against the oak processionary caterpillar

• Koppert actively participates in the legal cannabis market

  December 18, 2019

  crops. This is why there is a substantial demand for the products and knowledge Koppert can provide. The market for legally produced cannabis is growing at [...] purpose in Europe, Africa, and Australia is rapidly increasing as well,’ he explains. A number of markets From planting a cutting of the parent plant to harvesting [...] harvesting the product, the cultivation of cannabis is a process that takes roughly eleven weeks. This means that a plant can produce almost five harvests each

• Cerall: 100% biological seed treatment against fungal diseases

  May 13, 2024

  Cerall with its active bacteria provides a significant yield increase. Easy to use Cerall is a liquid formulation that is ready to use and can be applied directly [...] Koppert is the only company in Europe to offer a powerful biological (microbial) solution against seed-borne fungal diseases in cereal crops: Cerall . [...] bacteria produce metabolites that have a direct inhibitory effect on common fungal diseases. After application as a seed treatment, the bacteria remain inactive

• Trianum succesfully controls Fusarium in open field lettuce

  June 16, 2021

  conditions it is easier and more effective to use it through the irrigation system or with a spray boom right after transplanting.’ Healthy crop It is well known [...] once the plants are transplanted, the root system is already well colonized and protected.’ This is particularly important during summer transplants where [...] chemical inputs to my crop,’ Stelio Porrini continues. A double formulation for every situation Trianum is present in the market both in microgranules ( Trianum-G

• Cultivating sustainability: The Koppert Foundation's impact on Ebenezer Agricultural Training Centre

  November 3, 2023

  Bulawayo, lies a farm with a profound mission. Ebenezer Agricultural Training Centre , affectionately known as "Ebenezer", isn't just a place where crops [...] but also a deep sense of responsibility towards the environment and their communities. Pest Management: A Success Story Koppert South Africa, a key partner [...] with Tearfund Netherlands , Tearfund Zimbabwe and Koppert South Africa is making a difference by promoting sustainable agriculture practices and providing