• Unveiling new packaging designs for Horiver sticky trap portfolio  

  January 8, 2024

  conducting counts, it becomes clear when pests enter the greenhouse, how they develop, and when a population will peak. In this way the grower is better prepared [...] will enjoy a total makeover. The sticky traps are available on the market under the well-known Horiver brand. Eye-catching pattern The new Horiver design [...] cards and Rollertraps. Horiver sticky cards make it possible to detect pests at an early stage, to then tackle them biologically. This avoids the unnecessary

• Event to raise global plant health awareness

  December 12, 2019

  The three-day event will address a number of horticultural and agricultural themes on a global scale; including threats to plant health, plant health practices [...] have been collaborating on many fronts for some time, and it makes perfect sense to combine our forces and common goals to organize this international [...] Koppert have the knowledge and capacity to produce sustainable solutions.’ ‘We all want to move forward when it comes to plant health as this forms the basis

• Koppert's beneficial nematodes: new look and ready for the future

  April 17, 2023

  itself. Dedicated to making our products accessible to as many growers as possible, we have put endless efforts into research and development. The result is [...] process, we developed a high-performance product and an excellent alternative for growers who want to produce food more sustainably and have to cope with [...] beneficial nematodes: new look and ready for the future For over 50 years, we have been supporting growers with natural alternatives to conventional pesticides

• Poinsettia cultivation has to apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  growers are well aware that they need to respond quickly to this development. We are therefore making a concerted effort to implement integrated pest management [...] regardless of the sales market. Now is the time to make the transition. ‘Those who wait too long to make a change will be sidelined in the future.’, says [...] cultivation consultant Richard Saarloos. ‘I'm trying to get DEFRA to be more nuanced in its approach to this by consulting with various stakeholders in the

• ‘Nutrients and plant resilience? A very simple mechanism

  April 6, 2020

  beginning to realize just how important the right nutrients are to the resilience and health of crops. It demands a shift in thinking, from curative to preventative [...] for many years, including use of bio-stimulants and nutritional products from Koppert. As a consultant, he optimizes all the growing factors of a plant [...] resistance to infections.’ The plant and its five a day The N, P, and K surpluses cause the plant a wide range of problems, often in the form of a shortage

• Capirel: the new champion of fruit cultivation and non-greenhouse vegetables

  January 28, 2019

  chemicals in their crops. Capirel is a new weapon in the armoury, complementary to other techniques, to help the fruit growers to reduce their dependence on these [...] now made Capirel available worldwide. This new product is a 100% natural sprayable solution designed to combat a number of pests in fruit trees and open-field [...] n levels of their crops in the new season. A great deal of potential ‘Our new product Capirel can be used against many different pests such as most fruit

• Spidex Vital: a game changer in spider mite control

  July 26, 2021

  with ingenious modifications to the predatory mite itself. The R&D staff at Koppert BV managed to get it to develop on a different diet. Tim Bossinga explains [...] Vital . A new product with excellent prospects. ‘Spidex Vital will become a game changer in spider mite control.’ Tried and trusted, and easy to use – that [...] that is how most growers would describe Phytoseiulus persimilis. For many years, this predatory mite has provided an excellent response to the two-spotted

• Eco – friendly coolbox: Koppert’s new sustainable packaging

  May 3, 2021

  regard to waste and pollution reduction. ‘Our ultimate goal is to contribute to a healthy environment by reducing internal and external waste down to 0% while [...] be shipped from Koppert headquarters to subsidiaries, and eventually to Koppert customers at a later stage. ‘The new box is made from only bio-based and [...] target of ‘Zero Waste by 2030’. The new sustainable box will be used to transport beneficial insects and microorganisms to combat horticultural and agricultural

• Initial experiences: Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  May 18, 2021

  right down to doing their job.’ A tense moment Sjaak van Dijk switched over to Spidex Vital at the start of February. ‘I have three crops a year,’ he tells [...] reason for me to try the new product.’ Pest control starts sooner Crop rotation is a critical time in cucumber farming. The populations need to be built up [...] keen on it. Spidex Vital still has to prove itself in such dry conditions. I want to see what happens. However, it is a new product and Koppert may provide

• Uniform emergence and fewer losses thanks to Trianum

  January 21, 2021

  is considering sowing his spinach a little more thinly next year. A head start Frank Druyff expected the results to be good. The agriculture consultant [...] next five years, to see whether it’s more profitable than non-organic. Organic seeds are particularly pricey, and the higher cost price needs to be recouped [...] have a protective chemical coating. ‘That’s why Trianum is so successful and shows clear results in a short space of time. The crop is often given a head