• Returning favourites and new innovations: Registration opens for Koppert’s Outdoor Experience Centre

  May 15, 2024

  After a successful first season that drew some 300 visitors, the Outdoor Experience Centre is back. Frank Druyff, account manager at Koppert, gives a preview [...] fungicides and pesticides in fields of any size. “From a precision point of view, this furrow sprayer is a step up from any technology currently on the market [...] system, organic or conventional, is growing. When people visit the Outdoor Experience Centre, they see that it is not a matter of either or, but that an

• New foothold for integrated crop protection via CABI

  March 28, 2022

  imagine how important it is that he or she explains that there are natural, biological ways to control a disease or pest. That is why it is so important to train [...] management is a part of their education. What Koppert adds to CABI's knowledge is the focus on an integrated, sustainable way of working, which is also good [...] consultation hours of a plant doctor with a ‘sick’ maize plant on the back of their moped. The doctor makes the diagnosis: what is wrong with the plant

• Mirical - Revolutionary packaging simplifies application and maximizes whitefly control

  January 15, 2024

  Macrolophus pygmaeus ) is now available in a tray containing corrugated cardboard strips. These revolutionary strips serve as a natural habitat for the [...] improved solution results in a faster population buildup in the crop and better pest control. A welcome bonus: the strips provide a clear visual indicator of [...] where Mirical has been introduced. Generalist predator Mirical is a generalist predator with a preference for greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum)

• Be in control of mealybugs in citrus with Citripar and Cryptobug

  December 28, 2024

  emerge. Working alongside Citripar, is the predatory beetle Cryptobug ( Cryptolaemus montrouzieri ) that is also a natural enemy that targets all stages [...] A World Citrus Organisation (WCO) report forecasts that global citrus production will amount to 103.7 million tons in the year 2023/2024. As a loved crop [...] efforts. Effective mealybug control A biological control agent that has proven very effective in the fight against mealybugs is Koppert’s Citripar ( Anagyrus

• Successful biocontrol in potatoes

  July 27, 2023

  A combination of a biological fungicide and beneficial nematodes is proving to be the answer for many potato growers in Europe. Recent trials using Trianum [...] plants and a more productive yield.’ Trianum-P and -G are easy to integrate in the conventional irrigation systems used by farmers. Trianum-P is a soluble [...] success according to Cyrille. ‘The wireworm pressure is often high and difficult to detect since it is a soilborne pest. Therefore, damage can start anytime

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  July 9, 2020

  crops from February onwards, which is really early. Nesidiocoris tenuis is a bug that has been a problem in France for a good 10 years. It causes significant [...] acts only on the head and avoids our Macrolophus . Capsanem is a valuable ally!’ Audrey Vignaud is Koppert’s technical head of the consultant for the South [...] try to affect Macrolophus less. It is a delicate balance, but Capsanem means chemical treatment can be avoided, which is the objective of many companies.’

• Koppert makes the use of raw materials more sustainable with Kaumera

  December 20, 2021

  ChainCraft to use Kaumera as a biostimulant. Kaumera is a new, biological raw material extracted from wastewater using a sustainable purification technique [...] the company, is involved in the project: “Kaumera appears to be a good and sustainable replacement for the seaweed we use as raw materials in a number of [...] the circular economy. “Wastewater is available worldwide and much of it still contains valuable components – making it a perpetual source of raw materials

• The importance of early disease control

  January 10, 2025

  One of these agents is Koppert’s seed treatment Cerall ( Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain MA342) which is a liquid formulation that is ready to use and can [...] inoculum with 80% to 90%. V10 is a natural crop protection agent with the active ingredient Pepino mosaic virus (VX1 and VC1). V10 is used preventatively and [...] colder temperatures. The early application of biocontrol agents is crucial to build a robust IPM program. Most biocontrol agents work best when applied

• Introducing Montdo Ulti-Mite: Innovative defense against invasive thrips

  September 2, 2024

  destination is Spanish greenhouses, where crop damage is resulting in substantial revenue losses. In response to this urgent issue, Koppert is introducing [...] their situation. If a grower must use chemicals to slow down a rapidly expanding infestation, we assist them in doing so sensibly, with a focus buying time [...] What truly sets the Ulti-Mite family apart is the packaging solution. The Montdo Ulti-Mite sachet is made of a special material that can withstand higher

• Support your blueberry flowers

  April 19, 2021

  Flowering is a critical period in the growth cycle of a blueberry plant. The flowers on the blueberry bush will pollinate and set fruit in a 2-3-week time [...] already in a plant-based form, the response is very high. Calcium is very important in the first development stage after pollination. Veni Calcium is easily [...] composition. By applying it as a foliar, it is directly available where and when the plant needs it. These applications will have a great impact on the plant