• Use of Swirski-Mite brings great advantages!

  December 3, 2019

  briefly halts the plant's development. In other words, every time you can avoid using a chemical control method, you benefit the plant. A plant that can grow [...] chemical plant protection is often underestimated. However, the fact is that some active ingredients - and certainly the excipients - are toxic to plants. They [...] levels, for example, or limit the types of residues permitted. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) allows you to meet these requirements and retain your status

• Cut flowers

  Hippeastrum is the Latin name for a bulbous plant that originates from Central and South America. It is a bulb plant from the large family of the Amaryllidaceae [...] a bulb as a cut flower or sold as a pot plant. Freesia : The freesia is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant from the Iridaceae family. The cultivated [...] About Many plants with an ornamental value are specially grown as cut flowers. This concerns various types. Origin, cultivation method and substrate differ

• Orchid

  of an extremely large and diverse of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae or the orchid family . The plant’s flower are usually colourful and fragrant. Nowadays [...] in many different arrangements. Some only have a single flower, but most plants have a racemose inflorescence, which can consist of many flowers. The majority

• Biocontrol solutions for outdoor crops – Koppert partners with European growers

  June 2, 2023

  prey – are applied directly to plants to control pests like the codling moth , onion fly and wireworms. And to drive plant health and resilience, biostimulants [...] in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain will control pests and diseases and driving crop performance with Koppert's biological solutions [...] and add value. We work with growers to add our products to their Integrated Pest Management system, starting with just a single hectare, and measure the results

• Rose

  flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred rose species and thousands of different cultivars. The rose is a woody, perennial plant which usually [...] climbing or trailing with a stem that has sharp thorns. The flowers of the rose plant can vary in shape and size, but are often ornate and bright coloured. Colours

• Even distribution of predatory insects with Natutec Drive

  the decision to acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control products. ‘It was a brilliant move,’ says Glasshouse Manager Angel [...] crop to blow the live products accurately and uniformly over the strawberry plant foliage without harming the insects. We are really satisfied with this a

• Tutasan

  male tomato leaf miner moths in combination with Pherodis Tuta absoluta . Pests Tomato leaf miner moth ( Tuta absoluta ). Crops Tomato. Mode of action The [...] Use 20-30 traps per hectare uniformly distributed along the walkway and plant rows. Timing During the entire cropping period. Combined use Use in combination

• Sugar beet

  the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet. Beta vulgaris (beet) is a plant which is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae family. The [...] It has a conical, white, fleshy root (a taproot) with a flat crown. The plant consists of the root and a rosette of leaves. Sugar is formed by photosynthesis [...] tropical and subtropical zones. The soil must contain a large supply of plant food, be rich in humus and must retain a great deal of moisture.

• FAQ Nematodes

  species harmless? No. Plant pathogenic nematodes cause harm to plants. However, entomopathogenic nematodes are 100% safe for plants, animals and humans. [...] Do entomopathogenic nematodes work at all stages of the pest insect? It depends. Some pests are susceptible to nematode infection in both larval and adult [...] live in soil and are therefore effective against soil pests, but for several above ground pests foliar applications show good efficacy, provided the f

• A legacy of sustainability: Stolk Brothers and Koppert’s shared vision

  March 17, 2025

  crucial. “People still associate clean-looking plants with quality, but they don’t realize that a chemical-free plant is actually the healthier choice. If a predatory [...] when they turned to Koppert’s biological solutions. At the time, biological pest control was seen as unconventional, even laughed at. “People thought we were [...] forward 30 years, and now you can’t imagine horticulture without biological pest control.” A partnership rooted in trust The connection between Stolk Brothers