• Step towards future-ready packaging

  March 28, 2025

  functionality. One of the biggest challenges is the global variation in legislation, recycling infrastructure, and awareness. ‘Right now, many of our packaging [...] this change,’ says Jolien. ‘The expected introduction time of the new bottles is early summer this year.’ Compliance-ready The EU’s Packaging and Packaging [...] possible. At the same time, we make conscious choices to develop packaging that aligns with sustainability standards. ‘It’s about making the right decisions

• Mycotal your natural partner for whitefly and thrips control

  applied to the target pest, the spores of the fungus Akanthomyces muscarius attach to the whiteflies and thrips and germinate, penetrating the insect's cuticle [...] between 2 and 6°C until use Start applications at the first sign of pest infestation; Mycotal is a preventive product Use an appropriate amount of water [...] by improving the distribution and stickiness of the spores to the leaf surface Mycotal is active between 5°C and 30°C and the optimum temperature range lays

• European corn borer

  are laid mainly on the underside of leaves. The larvae initially feed on the leaves and then bore into the upper part of the maize plants. Later, second [...] turn yellow. The black head of the larva can be seen just before hatching. The eggs are laid in a mass and overlap like tiles on a roof. The average number [...] number of eggs per egg mass is 30. The larvae are up to 25 mm long; body pale purplish brown to brownish and dark spots with a pale centre at the base of the

• Southern green stink bug

  Eggs are laid in clusters of 30 – 130 on the under surface of leaves and on fruits, in the upper portions of the plants. The eggs are glued firmly to each [...] girdle of spines. Over time they change colour, eventually becoming clear orange. Nymphs hatch from the egg by opening the disc shaped cap. Eggs of the same [...] feed, but the aggregation behaviour continues through to the fourth nymphal stage. Fourth stage nymphs disperse, and can be found in the top of crops in

• How Integrated Pest Management adds value to your outdoor crops

  December 14, 2023

  'Growers who begin by optimising the use of biological solutions, by applying the right products in the right way and at the right time, may become less dependent [...] explains Felipe. ‘Depending on the crop and the target, chemical solutions may not be necessary at all.' Main drivers of IPM The need to manage pesticide and [...] Leveraging our collective knowledge – of biology, of the business and of the market – is so important. Because in the end, we want to work with and for growers

• Mycotal – also effective against aphids!

  November 5, 2020

  greenhouse conditions. Independent of the pest to target, Mycotal needs to be applied at the end of the day to provide the best conditions for efficacy i.e [...] Trialeurodes vaporariorum . The co-adjuvant Addit helps to distribute the spores of Mycotal in the foliage to increase the efficacy of the application. Aphid [...] results. Below a few examples of the effective control this product has on whitefly ; reducing the survival of some of the most important species such as

• Even distribution of predatory insects with Natutec Drive

  use and takes care of all these problems. We now spend less than a quarter of the time we used to spend on dispersal and the accuracy of application has improved [...] fitted the unit onto our heating pipes and it allows us to distribute Thripex and Chrysopa really accurately,’ Angel explains. ‘The two arms of the tool [...] tool unfold over the crop to blow the live products accurately and uniformly over the strawberry plant foliage without harming the insects. We are really satisfied

• Biological solution against green shield bug in development

  June 18, 2021

  option at low levels of infestation in the crop. That is why this technique has so far yielded modest results. Koppert identified the problem of southern [...] central Europe. The disappearance of chemical products in combination with climate change has resulted in an increase in the level of infestations in [...] parasitizes the eggs of green shield bugs. The first field tests have shown very promising results and demonstrated that southern green shield bugs can be combated

• Welcome Nezapar, so long stink bug!

  difficult choice; the labour-intensive manual squeezing of the stink bug, risking damage of their valuable crop, or the application of disruptive corrections [...] any risk of resistance. Effects of Nezapar Viable commercial quantities The parasitic wasps and their capacity to parasitize, thus impacting the development [...] development of Nezara , has been described in research papers for some time. Koppert is the first to achieve scaling-up the rearing of Trissolcus basalis to viable

• Reducing plastic pollution: We celebrate World Environment Day

  June 5, 2023

  Programme in the Netherlands Recycling of Montdo-Mite packaging in the Netherlands Collection of hives from growers to produce energy in France At Koppert, [...] that all our clients have access to products that can be easily composted or recycled at the end of their lifecycle. [...] promote positive change. In the context of this year’s theme "Beat Plastic Pollution," we are aiming to raise awareness about the issue and highlight our