• Mattijs Bodegom from Koppert appointed as Chairman of Artemis and Council Member of IBMA

  January 9, 2025

  for the interests of our members and work closely with the director, who focuses more on substantive matters. The mission of Artemis – promoting the use [...] Member at IBMA, he adds: “I look forward to being part of an organization that can make its voice heard at the European level. A significant part of the [...] strengthen the interests of the entire sector.” Working together for a sustainable future With this dual leadership role, Mattijs will contribute to the further

• ‘Nature is key to solving agricultural dilemmas’

  August 29, 2023

  grandson of the founder of the agricultural biocontrol giant Koppert, shares the company’s plan for Brazil. In the late 1960s, when the way of cultivating [...] cultivation. The usual pesticides were no longer effective, but the results achieved with the use of natural enemies were promising. With the support of his son [...] What is the main global challenge in achieving 100% sustainable agriculture? At the heart of our approach lies the belief that nature holds the solutions

• How to use Mirical

  Entofood to boost the population. In the greenhouse, partly peel the lid off the top of the tray. 6. 2. Take one Mirical strip from the tray at a time. 3 [...] to leave the tray. 7. Hang the folded cardboard strip over the stalk of a fully-grown leaf at the top of the plant. 4. Distribute the strips over 5-10 [...] Macrolophus will crawl out of the cardboard strips and spread through the crop. Use immediately after receipt. 1. 5. For optimal performance of Mirical

• Nezapar: preventive use is the best approach

  April 14, 2023

  spotted signs of the first Nezara needed to move to higher doses earlier in the season. The savings made on the strategy at the start of the season were [...] d. The egg pouch can also be removed.’ Prevent impending disaster The Trissolcus basalis parasitic wasp is the most important natural enemy of the stink [...] eggs inside those of the stink bug – the larvae of the wasp then develop inside those eggs. Once they have pupated, they bite a hole in the Nezara egg, putting

• Koppert invests in digital transformation

  June 23, 2021

  improve the quality and scalability of processes. Focus on new digital platform The data scientists will initially focus on an improved version of Koppert’s [...] external expertise means we significantly reduce the barrier to do proof-of-concepts to test the viability of ideas,’ says Van der Kruijk. [...] acquired the Dutch artificial intelligence start-up company AgriAI to scale-up and accelerate its digital transformation. The acquisition of AgriAI is

• V10: A biological against PepMV

  September 5, 2019

  substantial percentage of the total production of tomatoes in the Netherlands. Availability At this moment V10 has admissions for use in The Netherlands, Sweden [...] composed of two mild variants of the Pepino mosaic virus (VX1 and VC1) and provides twofold protection against various damaging symptoms of the PepMV EU [...] during the course of several efficiency trials that were needed for the full European registration dossier. The two low risk active ingredients and the product

• ‘Ornamental plant companies need to innovate more in plant protection’

  August 6, 2021

  for a moment at the type of plant protection used back then. ‘After a couple of years, I came to the conclusion that we were in the process of spraying ourselves [...] is the plant protection specialist for the entire company at Green'05 in Bergschenhoek, the Netherlands, which, with seven locations and a total of 33 [...] permitted anything. Pulling out all the stops Green'05 determines the strategy as regards the beneficials to be used based on the scouting observations. Thorough

• New approach significantly reduces aphids in soft fruits

  March 7, 2019

  proved to be a good decision. ‘In the spring, I can use artificial lighting to better tailor the climate to the needs of the crop. And in both the spring [...] effectively be controlled with the use of beneficials. Aphids, however, are a different story. In the cultivation of raspberries in greenhouses, the large raspberry [...] and in the cultivation of blackberries in greenhouses, the large blackberry aphid (Amphorophora rubi) is the main source of nuisance. This was the reason

• Soil grown strawberries thrive on Vidi Funda

  March 3, 2023

  out, the main benefit is soil health: ‘The organic matter changes the biodiversity in the soil. Not only does the mass of microbes increase, but the variety [...] there is also less leakage of nitrates and phosphates into the groundwater. Good for the crop and the environment at the same time.’ Roozemond adds. ´It’s [...] extracts, to a number of minerals. The soil improver reduces leakage of synthetic fertilizers to the ground water so that these can be used more efficiently

• Diamond back moth

  antennae. The hindwings are narrow, pointed toward the apex. The tips of the wings appear to turn upward slightly when viewed from the side. In males, the upper [...] upper edge. In females, the upper two-thirds of the forewings are light ochreous and the markings are like those of the males. The back is marked with a [...] cases of severe infestation, entire leaves may be destroyed, leaving only the veins. The larvae feed also on the chlorophyll-rich green areas of stems