• Optimal results with Entonem and Capsanem

  September 1, 2019

  advantage of using nematodes is that the young plants are much stronger now. Growing Lisianthus is no easy task, so the more vital the plant, the better [...] no less than 90% and the young plants are more vital than ever. Although their home market in the Netherlands is important, much of their Lisianthus plants [...] Southern and Eastern Europe, South Africa, Tanzania, Israel and China. Annually more than 220 million plants are produced for these markets by Egmond Lisianthus

• Vidi Terrum for a better fruitset

  March 31, 2023

  plant with ready to use L-amino acids which supports the plant during this critical growth stage. Find out more in below video. [...] Terrum for a better Fruitset Top fruit crops are close to flowering. This is the moment to choose the right strategy for a strong fruit set, as this plays

• Koppert meets American Secretary of Agriculture

  January 29, 2020

  United States is one of Koppert Biological Systems’ largest markets, which makes streamlining laws and regulations for biocontrol even more important. [...] Biological crop protection alternatives need to be more accessible to growers and farmers worldwide. To ensure better access to sustainable alternatives [...] American Secretary of Agriculture at a meeting hosted by Koppert Cress. Perdue is on a visit to the European Union to get to know the European Commission. In

• Spidex - quality matters

  December 3, 2019

  underway more than 50 years ago is the foundation on which our company was built,’ Total Quality Control Manager, Saskia Inghels reminds us. ‘Today it is still [...] of Spidex is conducted once a week and each batch is checked. ‘While the standard average egg-laying performance for Phytoseiulus persimilis is 10 eggs per [...] significantly more,’ Saskia explains. ‘The 10 eggs per female norm for a healthy mite was set by the Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) of which Koppert

• May beetle

  position of the setae in their final abdominal segment is needed, although this is not a method which works for all species. They can best be identified based [...] they either start feeding again or when the larvae are fully grown a kind of earthern cell is created in the ground in which they pupate. The adult beetles [...] this subfamily contains a number of species which cause damage to crops, the most representative genus is the Phyllophaga . Given the external physical

• Protect your crops with Mycotal when temperatures drop

  November 7, 2023

  conducted several trials showing that Mycotal is already active, growing, and effective from 5 °C, which is unique. Compared to other entomopathogenic fungi [...] your crop at a later stage. Therefore, it is crucial to eliminate pests in wintertime, while pest pressure is still low. It allows you to start the new [...] with Mycotal Mycotal is a bio-insecticide that contains the highly effective blastospores of Akanthomyces muscarius Ve6. This product is the natural solution

• Rhizoctonia solani

  epidemics or dispersal of the fungus, only the mycelium is important in this context. Thanatephorus cucumeris is a soil-inhabiting fungus, that is very persistent [...] persistent in the soil. It overwinters as mycelium or sclerotia in the soil and on crop residues. It is also seed-borne. Thanatephorus cucumeris causes diseases [...] before and after emergence. A typical symptom of root infection is that the taproot is reduced to a thread. Reddish-brown lesions occur on the root just

• Linflowers wants to eliminate the need for chemicals all year round

  September 5, 2019

  cut Chrysanthemums? A balanced soil food web is desirable, because that makes the plant more resilient. It is also important to reduce the release of nitrogen [...] that. Our ultimate ambition is to be able to refrain from using chemicals throughout the year. When all is said and done, this is what both the market and [...] protection will have to invest in natural enemies or other products as well as in a professional approach. This is the experience of chrysanthemum grower Linflowers

• Aphid control: partner with nature to keep improving solutions for growers

  March 26, 2020

  of problems and Koppert is continuously working to find sustainable solutions to control a wide range of these small bugs which feed by sucking sap from [...] controlling this pest? Effective biological control of aphids often means using more than one product. See in the full article a handy overview of specific products [...] Complementary to insect- and mite-based products, the Business Unit Microbiology is further developing and thoroughly testing another sustainable biological solution

• Uniform emergence and fewer losses thanks to Trianum

  January 21, 2021

  they’re more lively and dynamic.’ Emergence in Koen’s organic spinach was so good that the crop became quite thick and dense, which is why Koen is considering [...] Trianum is so successful and shows clear results in a short space of time. The crop is often given a head start.’ Frank is not surprised that more and more [...] to be winning over more and more growers.’ Added value Trianum certainly has an added value, says Koen de Bruycker. Koen de Bruycker is satisfied with the