• Koppert's 2024 Sustainability report launched: Rooted in purpose, growing with integrity

  July 16, 2025

  for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) set to take effect in the 2027 financial year. Structured around Koppert’s Future Forward

• Increase in thrips infestation demands more R&D

  December 3, 2019

  been necessary. In cucumber crops, Amblyseius swirskii (Swirski Mite) is effective at keeping thrips under control. In pepper crops, Swirskii is the designated [...] used curatively. ‘At the moment, we’re seeing that Orius is slightly less effective in pepper crops,’ explains vegetable consultant Alex Taal. ‘As to why, [...] we’re currently investigating. It’s clear that this reduced effectiveness will mean that higher numbers of Orius will be needed per square metre to keep

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

  September 5, 2019

  resistant. This put so much pressure on the health of the crop that it effectively put our plans on hold for upscaling. If you have to put so much effort [...] capsid – cause the most problems and although Koppert is hard at work, an effective predatory bug has not yet been found. ‘It seems to be the downside of the [...] and thrips each year. We hope that Koppert will be able to provide an effective solution to the capsid bug problem soon.’ Investing in the right approach

• Leaf stripe

  General Pyrenophora graminea is a disease of Barley that causes significant yield losses. Damage symptoms Symptoms first occur on the first, second and third leaf and subsequently on other leaves. Yel

• Leaf spot of strawberry

  General New diseases in strawberry have been ascribed to Pestalotiopsis clavispora in the case of root and crown rot (of strawberry), first found in The Netherlands, and Pestalotiopsis longisetula in

• Charcoal rot

  General Macrophomina phaseolina is a common soil fungus in warmer regions, causing charcoal rot. It has a very wide range of host crops, many of which are economically important food crops. Damage sym

• Verticillium wilt

  General Verticillium species are non-specific plant pathogens. Many species are saprophytes, V erticillium albo-atrum and Verticillium dahlia e are the most important plant pathogens. Verticillium dah

• Bacterial spot

  General Xanthomonas vesicatoria is a bacterium that causes bacterial leaf spot on peppers and tomatoes. Damage symptoms Xanthomonas vesicatoria in tomato causes small, water-soaked spots on leaves whi

• Black sigatoka disease

  General Mycosphaerella fijiensis also known as black sigatoka, is an ascomycete fungus that causes leaf-spot of banana. Damage symptoms Black sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis ) first causes small, l

• Foot rot of cereals

  General Foot rot of cereals, caused by the fungal pathogen Microdochium nivale (formerly known as Monographella nivalis ), is a significant concern for cereal crop growers worldwide. This disease prim