• FAQ Nematodes

  matter to provide a rich soil life. How do entomopathogenic nematodes work? Nematodes are actively looking for a host or using an ambush strategy to reach [...] will first have to look for a host. The effect of treatment is thus strongly dependent on how quickly a nematode has found a host. Is the effect visible [...] their host. Once in contact with a host, they try to penetrate it through a body opening. In the host, the nematodes release a bacterium that can kill the host

• Natutec Drive

  or field and can therefore be used in many different crops. Mode of action The Natutec Drive has a rotating drum to keep the product homogeneously mixed [...] technology developed for Natutec Drive distributes the beneficials uniformly over a number of rows. Product components Complete system, adjusted to the particular [...] Attach the Natutec Drive onto the pipe-rail, a trailer or a boom Turn on the switch of the Natutec Drive to start releasing the content of the drum Recommended

• European biocontrol trials successful – more plants, healthier crops

  September 5, 2023

  pests throughout the development cycle to prevent damage to the tubers. We are counting more plants and fewer losses, which translates to higher yields. Even [...] season also provides the opportunity to test new application methods. “We have validated the use of a furrow sprayer to apply our micro products in row crops [...] on, from biological fungicides to beneficial nematodes , gives plants a better start, resulting in higher yields and a better-quality crop. In the middle

• Sustainable cultivation goes much further than pests and natural enemies

  April 19, 2018

  Around ten to fifteen years ago, performing a read-out of a genome was extremely expensive. These days, it is more affordable. If you have the scope to invest [...] the interactions would allow us to cultivate crops in a much more natural and therefore more sustainable way and in many cases actually prevent outbreaks [...] technology are growing in importance in response to Koppert's broaderfield of work. ‘If we can get to know and understand the plant better, we can also

• False codling moth

  of the fruit and resemble a saucer-shaped dome. After a few days the eggs hatch and the neonate larvae finds a suitable place to penetrate the fruit. All [...] instars of larval development take place inside the fruit. Once the final instar (fifth) is ready to pupate, it exist the fruit and drops to the ground where [...] soil. The moths emerge after a couple of weeks. The life cycle varies between 5 weeks to 3 months depending on the time of year and temperature. There are

• Using Capirel for healthy fruit orchards

  helped a lot to control and reduce the pest pressure,’ Michel states. ‘It had a positive effect in the spring and there was less need for trapping to reduce [...] Capirel for 3 years. ‘The results are good. There is only a little damage but it’s not excessive,’ he confirms. ‘We do it every year to avoid pest invasion [...] growers in France are increasingly turning to sustainable nematode solutions to protect their orchards against pests – a living, natural solution for their fruit

• Mediterranean corn stalkborer

  hatch after about a week. The larvae feed on the leaves for a few days and then bore into the stems where they continue to feed. Development takes 40-50 days [...] pinkish later. The larvae are 30-40 mm long when fully developed and yellowish to brownish with a rust-coloured back. The pupae is about 20 mm long and [...] Mediterranean corn stalkborer The adults have a wingspan of 30-40 mm and greyish yellowish forewings marked with a marginal band and indistinct black dots.

• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  programs. A long and increasingly sustainable road to learning and success The partnership between Koppert and Rancho Los Pinos spans over 20 years, beginning [...] Pinos, they have set out to continue implementing policies and technology to minimise environmental impact. This has allowed them to grow and strengthen their [...] northwestern Mexico. Renowned for quality and committed to sustainability and workforce well-being, they are a benchmark in the industry. Founded in 1950 by Don

• Stable fly

  females must be engorged with blood to lay eggs. They are highly mobile insects and can travel up to 20 km in search of new hosts. Damage symptoms Stable flies [...] feeding due to stress and avoidance behaviours (animals spend more time trying to escape flies than they spend eating). Open feeding wounds can develop secondary [...] even having a four-striped thorax. However, they are light grey in colour; they have a broader abdomen that displays several dark spots in a “checkerboard”

• Koppert: Key partner of Agadir Horticultural Complex in R&D

  December 12, 2022

  research and development The new centre will promote relationships between agricultural technology leaders, experts and organizations to support Moroccan [...] HortiXS, Rijk Zwaan, to mention but a few. Koppert will be part of the Impact Cluster and key-partner of the research and development group being set up [...] greenhouses at the new Agadir Horticultural Complex (CHA) for educational purposes and demonstration of Dutch horticultural solutions. Koppert gave a presentation