• Tree specialist Wolterinck: Control of oak processionary caterpillar with Entonem

  Wolterinck BV in Beltrum, the Netherlands, is a specialist in tree care and weed control and works on behalf of local authorities and governmental bodies [...] Co-owner and general director Ivo de Groot has witnessed the effect of Koppert’s nematode product Entonem on the oak processionary caterpillar . ‘We’ve [...] Bacillus thuringiensis -based products. ‘That is effective around ten days in and if the trees have at least 30% of their leaf cover, Bacillus thuringiensis

• Cabbage leafroller

  y gerbera. In chrysanthemum too, this species is an increasing problem, and it has caused problems in sweet pepper since the mid 1980’s. In protected soft [...] light in colour. The ventral surface is lighter than the dorsal, with hairs located in warty spots that are lighter than the general body colour. In general [...] are laid in batches of 10 to 90 pieces and covered with a gelatinous layer on the upper side of leaves, preferably on major veins or depressions in the epidermis

• Natutec Portfolio - the right system for you

  Endorsed by Koppert Natutec is a product brand of Koppert, a global leader in sustainable pest and disease management solutions. Koppert specializes in the production [...] As pioneers in biological control, Koppert introduced the world’s first natural pest control solution and continues to set new standards in sustainable [...] of our customers in different growing environments. The Natutec product range enables growers to: Use biological control products in hard-to-reach or

• Carnation tortrix

  it is the major pests in carnation cultures throughout the Mediterranean region, particularly in Israel, Italy, France and Spain. In greenhouses, it is most [...] swollen appearance. In some cases, it may not be apparent that flowers are infested. The species is particularly troublesome in the culture of carnations [...] between the yellow to purple forewings (with a dark brown band in the females and two red bands in the males) and the hindwings (bright orange) ensure that the

• Beetles

  out and eliminate beetle larvae in the soil, while traps help monitor and reduce adult beetle populations. With Koppert’s biological solutions for beetles [...] Biological control of beetles Beetles can cause serious damage in many greenhouse and field crops by feeding on leaves, roots, or fruits, leading to reduced [...] enormous variety of form, size and habit. A number of species are a serious pest in crops or stored products. There are many useful beetles as well. For instance

• Common cockchafer

  genus Melolontha, in the family Scarabaeidae. Damage symptoms The common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) does most of its damage in the larval stage [...] fully develop. The grubs are 10 to 20 mm in the first autumn, 30 to 35 mm by the following autumn, and 40 to 46 mm in the spring of their third year. The pupa [...] common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) are 2 x 3 mm, but they increase in size by absorbing water. The larvae (grubs) have a whitish curved body, large

• Natutec Drive demo at Delphy soft fruit Field Day

  May 31, 2023

  Innovative Soft Fruit Centre’s Field Day in Horst, the Netherlands on 8 June. This event will be organized in the middle of soft fruit crops and ongoing [...] cultivation and pollination in blueberry and other soft fruit crops. Remco Huvermann will give a presentation on the latest trends in blueberry pollination during [...] Natutec Drive demo at Delphy soft fruit Field Day Koppert will be giving a pollination presentation and demonstrating its Natutec Drive application at

• Red plum maggot

  and peach. It occurs in Europe and Asia. Damage symptoms The mines produced in the fruit quickly become brownish and the flesh in the area near the stone [...] onwards or in July and August depending on the climate, they leave the fruits and spin a cocoon under loose bark or in other hiding places. In warmer regions [...] regions, a second generation is produced, whereas in cooler areas they remain in diapause until the next spring. Then they pupate.

• Even distribution of predatory insects with Natutec Drive

  Angel Angelov. ‘When it comes to the even distribution of Koppert’s predatory insects , it’s in a class of its own. It also fits perfectly into our hi-tech [...] Half a year ago, Dyson Farming in the UK took the decision to acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control products. ‘It was [...] innovation.’ Uniform dispersion Dyson Farming is the biggest private landowner in the United Kingdom and grows a variety of crops. The family-owned agricultural

• Testimony: the V10 vaccine is once again used against the Pepino mosaic virus

  September 7, 2020

  sachets provided, and sent them in a prepaid envelope, also supplied by Koppert. The samples were tested in a laboratory in the Netherlands. The results showed [...] Pepino mosaic virus . In recent years, he has used two different protection methods, including the V10 vaccine marketed by Koppert. Koppert: have you had to [...] I’ve known about it since it arrived in Europe. That was in 1998. We'd been protecting my father’s greenhouses in Belgium for ten years, using a competitor’s