• Koppert acquires Brazilian Geocom to accelerate precision agrifarming

  December 10, 2020

  develops sustainable solutions for the cultivation of food crops and ornamental plants. Together with growers and in collaboration with nature, we contribute to [...] productive and resilient. We achieve this by deploying natural enemies to combat pest insects, by using bumblebees for natural pollination , and developing microbial

• Outstanding result against aphids

  December 15, 2016

  extremely serious problem in 2015, Van den Berg Roses decided to combat the pests with chemical crop protection agents. While it was a pity that things went [...] implement a preventative measure to combat aphids, involving the use of banker plants to hang up populations of the parasitic wasp Aphelinus abdominalis (Aphilin) [...] (Aphilin) as early as the winter. Around the time that the banker plants had been eaten up, van der Eijk and Gorzolnik switched to the gall midge Aphidoletes

• Shore fly

  ( Scatella tenuicosta) do not attack plants directly, as they feed on green algae. However, they can transmit plant diseases and can be a nuisance to greenhouse

• Beneficial nematodes doing their work in your crop!

  January 9, 2023

  in your crop! Beneficial nematodes are increasingly being used to control pests in an extensive range of crops. However, the two available nematode species [...] carpocapsae . Ambushing nematodes lie inactive in a soil layer and wait for a pest insect to pass by. When the prey passes by the nematode curls up and propels [...] mixed characteristics of being able to ambush and cruise to strike prevalent pests in the crop. Cruising nematodes are triggered by volatile compounds and literally

• Cherry fruit fly

  cherry fruit fly ( Rhagoletis cerasi ) is the most important sweet cherries pest in Europe. In addition, it also attacks a few other species of the genus

• Chestnut fruit moth

  General The chestnut fruit moth ( Cydia splendana ) is a pest of chestnut and occasionally walnut. It is widely distributed in Europe. Damage symptoms

• Cedress

  will stimulate the plant to start resistance reactions which, in turn, prevents other pathogens from successfully infecting the young plant. Cedress not only [...] fungal diseases, hence supports growth and development of young vegetable plants. Suitable for organic and conventional cultivation. Diseases Seed-borne [...] only protects the seeds against seed-borne diseases. It also empowers the plant to speed up seedling emergence and reduces abiotic stresses, which results

• Meet Capirel!

  February 13, 2023

  crop protection Beneficial nematodes are increasingly being used to control pests in an extensive range of crops. Our product Capirel contains the beneficial [...] Steinernema feltiae . The product is used for the control of various insect pests in top fruits such as apples, stone fruits such as peaches, soft fruits such [...] onions, asparagus and beans. Click here for a full overview of the targeted pests. For growers, one of the main incentives to use nematode products is the

• Natutec Vegetable Frame

  can be mounted on a picking truck One protection ring to protect all the plant-wires and cables Battery (24 Volt) with charger (the battery of the picking

• Cerall: 100% biological seed treatment against fungal diseases

  May 13, 2024

  bacteria and plant The beauty of the Pseudomonas chlororaphis MA342 bacteria is that they encourage interaction with the plant. They cause the plant to start [...] no fewer than 400 bacterial strains from the roots of wild and cultivated plants. They then screened these strains for their activity against the common [...] in turn also prevent the pathogens from successfully infecting the young plant. In addition to their ability to fight diseases, the bacteria in Cerall also