• Koppert welcomes Flavio Alzueta as advisor

  December 18, 2020

  Advisor to the Board of Directors. Until July 2020, Alzueta was Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of GLOBALG.A.P. He will use his experience of working [...] l experience. His expertise in working with the different stakeholders along the global supply chain will give us an extra edge in attaining our goals [...] working with the global agri-food chain to help Koppert in building new relationships in the food chain and find valuable partnerships. ‘Flavio brings a diverse

• Trichoderma harzianum

  harzianum reinforces the defence mechanism of the parts of the plant above the ground, so-called induced system resistance (ISR). Absorption of fixed and non-fixed [...] harzianum grows faster on the surface of the root than soil borne pathogenic fungi, which get no change to establish themselves on the roots. Competition for [...] reducing the availability of resources for pathogen growth and reproduction. Parasitism of pathogens: Trichoderma harzianum produces a range of secondary

• Koppert collaborates to launch free biocontrol tool

  February 14, 2020

  healthier food. The launch comes as CABI and its partners mark the inaugural International Year of Plant Health which aims to raise awareness of the importance [...] importance of plant health in addressing world hunger, poverty, threats to the environment and economic development. The BioProtection Portal will be particularly [...] demands for healthier and safer food, and reduce pressures on the environment. Users of the portal enter their country and crop pest problem query to start

• Spical Ulti-Mite now available in handy 100-sachets box

  July 12, 2021

  From the 12th of July our ever-popular Spical Ulti-Mite sachets will be available in a smaller box of 100 sachets – ideal for smaller growers with a more [...] more limited acreage. This will give growers the opportunity to use Spical Ulti-Mite with accuracy per hectare or square metre. Spical Ulti-Mite is widely [...] variety of greenhouse crops and outdoor crops such as citrus and grapes. Koppert’s high-tech foil sachets give growers greater certainty for the biological

• Greenhouse whitefly

  found on the oldest leaves. The adult emerges from the pupa via a T-shaped fissure. The adult whiteflies can usually be found in the top of the plant and [...] adult. The larvae are found on the underside of young leaves and have an oval shape. The first instar larvae (crawlers) are mobile, whereas the rest of the [...] General The greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) is one of the major pests of vegetable and ornamental crops in greenhouses throughout the world

• Capirel

  temperature for 30 minutes Empty the contents of the sachets into a bucket containing at least 2 litres of water per sachet (water temperature: 15-20°C/59-68°F) [...] See expiry date on the box. On average product can be stored for 2-3 months. Storage temperature Refrigerate at a temperature of 2-6°C/35-43°F in a ventilated [...] ciliata ) Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into

• From pioneer to market leader: Koppert celebrates its fiftieth anniversary

  January 1, 2017

  In this work, she warned of the use of copious amounts of insecticide and pesticide and the damaging effects this has on the environment. A much broader [...] this fiftieth year of continued growth, we are organizing various activities in 2017. More information will follow over the course of the year. [...] This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of Koppert Biological Systems. Over these fifty years, our company has grown from a small

• Swirski-Mite Plus, now in even better shape

  July 1, 2019

  Systems for the effective control of thrips and whitefly in many crops worldwide. The packaging containing predatory mites will have a ‘new look’ as of 8 July [...] mites will have a new look that reflects its quality and reliability even more,’ says Koppert Product Manager, Tim Bossinga. ‘The material of the sachet [...] still the same, but the shape is more elongated and features a new design. The properties and application remain unchanged, and recent tests with the new

• Optimal bumblebee hive placement for tomato cultivation under artificial lights

  hectare, positioning them on either side of the last greenhouse pole before the end of the plant row, above the crop. Introduce one extra bumblebee hive [...] Bumblebee hives should always be placed above the crop canopy. This ensures that the bumblebees can become active with the first light of day. Hives placed too [...] crucial to position them above the heads of the plants. Avoid stacking more than three hives vertically and rotate the entrances to different directions

• Koppert partners with Amoéba to launch innovative biofungicide solution

  December 13, 2024

  which will pave the way for the use of its product AXPERA in Europe by the end of 2025. USA approval for the product AXPERA is expected mid of 2025 (approval [...] (approval for the active substance was granted in 2022). Over the next five months, the two companies will exclusively explore the opportunity of a close c [...] innovative biofungicide to the market. This global collaboration was formalized on Thursday with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Amoéba