• Nothing beats original

  Original stories Dive into the rich history and innovative spirit behind Koppert’s predatory mite solutions. Since 1967, we have been at the top of our game helping growers succeed with our unmatched

• Premium quality, around the world

  March 20, 2023

  around the world Koppert’s daily mission is to provide its customers with the best possible solutions. It’s a commitment that goes beyond product quality. After [...] perfectly preserved. Koppert pulls out all the stops to achieve that for its customers. Getting beneficials, bumblebees, and microbials – all natural products [...] one or two days. Koppert puts much effort and dedication into controlling its supply chain. Two guarantees Job Ebbelaar leads Koppert’s Dispatch Department

• Spidex Vital: Your Vital partner in spider mite control

  Even more impact on spider mite control! It all started with Spidex ( Phytoseiulus persimilis ) at Koppert more than 50 years ago. From day one this predatory [...] predatory mite formed the foundation of our spider mite control. Over time it grew to be one of the most important products for our growers. As the result [...] to fight Spidex Vital predatory mites are born to fight your spider mites . It gives you the best control over hotspots; building populations through faster

• Grapevine powdery mildew

  unlike most other grapevine pathogens, it does not require free water (such as rain or dew) to infect, making it a persistent threat throughout the entire [...] with the vine growth stages and environmental conditions. Understanding its lifecycle is essential to implementing effective, preventive disease management [...] early sources of infections. Once established, the fungus transitions into its asexual phase, producing large quantities of conidia. These spores are highly

• Tutasan

  Preparation Place the pheromone dispenser in the green canister and attach it to the upper central part of the trap Fill the trap with water to the level

• Recognising the power of agriculture

  November 22, 2022

  produce crops – damages and destructs habitats and ecosystems. That makes it one of the biggest contributors to biodiversity loss. As the world population [...] protection , which is critical for meeting this demand, is likely to grow with it, leading to a greater intensification of agriculture and more biodiversity [...] triggering the restoration of agricultural ecosystems. Let’s imagine a new world It's important to recognise that the problem lies not in agriculture itself,

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  makes it more dangerous in temperate regions. It survives well in water and in many different soil types and on alternative hosts like weeds. It invades [...] General Ralstonia solanacearum is a plant pathogenic bacterium. It is a soil-borne disease and colonises the xylem, causing bacterial wilt and brown rot [...] cut, bacterial slime oozes from the wound. This is the way to distinguish it from Verticillium or Fusarium wilts. Life cycle and appearance of Bacterial

• Koppert invests in digital transformation

  June 23, 2021

  artificial intelligence start-up company AgriAI to scale-up and accelerate its digital transformation. The acquisition of AgriAI is part of the biological

• Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

  epidemic population densities. It can survive as epiphytic bacteria on various plants or in the soil in low densities. It has also been found in the gut [...] carotovora subsp. carotovora has recently been renamed Pectobacterium carotovora . It is one of the pectolytic bacteria causing extensive bacterial rots (bacterial [...] seems wet and slimy. Above or below the hollow stem the vascular tissue keeps its normal colour. On the fruits, lesions first are small and sunken, water-soaked

• Active Pseudomonas registration successfully renewed in Europe for 15 years

  March 1, 2023

  and received an Annex I registration in 2004. It is known as the first European seed applied biofungicide. It was developed and marketed for several years [...] In 2016, Koppert acquired the MA342 strain and products. Thanks to its application, it has safely replaced the use of approximately 1,5 million litres of [...] renewal of this active substance, MA342, for the next 15 years, acknowledging its efficacy and safety both for the environment and EU consumers. This way the