• Trianum-P effectively controls Brown spot in pears: losses halved by biofungicide

  March 13, 2024

  less effective, Brown spot is a rapidly increasing problem. Over the last years several producers suffered losses of up to 60% of their harvest. Estimations [...] has shown that Trianum-P can be a part of the solution to control Brown spot. The Netherlands and Belgium both have a maritime climate that is ideally [...] important to take the moment of application into account. Trianum needs a soil temperature of 8-10 degrees and is best applied on moist soil. A second a

• Nematodes significantly reduce Tuta larvae

  June 25, 2020

  production techniques. ‘Today, this allows us to offer a consistent quality that is safe and sustainable all year round on our 14 hectares of high-tech greenhouses [...] liked the idea of having a minimum impact on the surrounding environment and we wanted to offer safe and sustainable products to our customers,’ Zoboli continues [...] ‘It is better to use them when the larvae are small in order to maximize their effect. When the moment comes, we apply them 3 times at a 5-day interval

• Caterpillars

  nematodes in soft fruits Oak processionary moth brochure How to use Thripex-V from Koppert How to use Ervipar from Koppert shutterstock_152320880.jpg Buckthorn [...] amounts of plant tissue. Many species cause damage to crops. The most harmful caterpillars that occur in greenhouses belong to the Noctuidae (the noctuid [...] name ‘leafroller’ refers to the fact that the caterpillars often live in rolled-up leaves. Although some species are restricted to a single crop, most are

• Damping-off

  substrate the plant turns brown. A typical symptom of a Pythium infection is the easy stripping of the skin from the root cortex with a finger nail. Life cycle [...] appearance of Damping-off Pythium belongs to the Oomycetes, a separate group of microorganisms and is therefore not a real fungus. It survives as oospores, [...] damaged spots. On the infected plant, new sporangia with zoospores are formed, that allow the disease to spread to neighbouring plants. The zoospores disperse

• Seven products registered in Saudi Arabia

  October 4, 2017

  Biological Systems has a proven track record with these seven products and we are here to give growers the best advice on how to use them in their greenhouses [...] Miglyphus and Swirski-Mite represents a major breakthrough in biocontrol for this region and we can't wait to introduce them to the Saudi market,' says Sadek [...] biological systems that play a vital role to ensure better crop yields and safer food production. Visit stand 143, Hall 4 if you want to know more about these

• Parasitic wasps vs chemical pesticides

  and even pose risks to human health. Over time, pests can develop resistance to these chemicals, necessitating higher doses or new formulations, which [...] it comes to safeguarding crops from pests, growers often weigh the benefits of parasitic wasps against chemical insecticides. Both methods aim to control [...] natural enemies of many agricultural pests. They lay their eggs inside or underneath the bodies of host insects, and as the wasp larvae develop, they consume

• Natutec Drone

  release of a range of biological organisms in record time over large agricultural expanses. It is a unique dispersal mechanism that can carry a wide range [...] was designed and developed in-house by Koppert’s Technical Department. Koppert has used its specific know-how about the mechanics needed to disperse different [...] combines more than 50 years’ experience in the production of biologicals, with extensive R&D knowledge and experience in the field, to produce a high-tech dispersal

• European Parliament Agricultural Commission visits Koppert Biological Systems

  March 29, 2016

  'It was a great pleasure to show a large delegation from the European Parliament how a Dutch company makes innovative use of nature. Koppert is a company [...] Managing Director, Henri Oosthoek, said he wanted to ask the delegation a favour. ‘It’s a simple one, but a strong one: Please make the voice of nature heard [...] A top level delegation from the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development kicked off a three-day working tour of the Netherlands

• European mole cricket

  continues to tend its brood until the nymphs reach the second instar. Then the nymphs leave to feed and develop independently. Developing from egg to adult [...] the soil. The adults are 35-50 mm long with a greyish brown to yellowish brown, stout body, covered with a velvet-like coating of fine hairs. It has short [...] adult takes about a year in southern Europe and up to 18 months in cooler regions.

• Swirski-Mite Plus, now in even better shape

  July 1, 2019

  predatory mites will have a ‘new look’ as of 8 July. ‘This successful biological control product containing predatory mites will have a new look that reflects [...] is more elongated and features a new design. The properties and application remain unchanged, and recent tests with the new packaging show that the emergence [...] agents and was adopted on a grand scale. Over the past decade Koppert’s R&D innovations have taken Swirski-Mite Plus to new levels.