• Gold Award for the sustainable Natupol Terra hive

  October 14, 2025

  highlights the partners’ shared commitment to reducing waste and advancing sustainability in agriculture. Natupol Terra is Koppert’s first hive concept completely [...] systems. The Natupol Terra hive is currently being tested with berry growers. Early field trials have shown that it delivers the same pollination performance [...] significantly lowering its environmental footprint. This recognition reinforces Koppert’s and Smurfit Westrock’s shared ambition to create practical, scalable

• Olive

  europaea is the botanical name of the olive. It is a small tree species in the family Oleaceae. The olive tree is an evergreen tree or shrub. It is native [...] native to the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa. Various pests and diseases can affect olives. The most important is the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera [...] oleae ) which lays its eggs in the olive. Also the fungus cycloconium oleaginum and the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa cause damage to the olive tree. Xylella

• Apricot

  apricot is a drupe that looks like a small peach (1.5-2.5 cm or 0.6-1.0 cm in diameter, some cultivars are larger) and its colour varies from yellow to orange [...] orange, and is often a bit reddish on the side that caught the sun. Its skin can be either smooth (botanically: glabrous) or have a more velvety feel (bo [...] About Apricot is the name of a fruit or the tree that produces this particular fruit. There are various species that belong to the genus Prunus (stone

• Cannabis aphid

  General Although it was first described in 1860, the cannabis aphid ( Phorodon cannabis ; a.k.a. bhang aphid or hemp aphid) is a very new pest to North America [...] aphid ( Phorodon humuli ), to the point that microscopic analysis of the head is required to distinguish them. The hop aphid is common in North American [...] give birth to live, genetically identical offspring. Newborn nymphs will typically reach maturity within a couple of weeks, and adults live up to a month.

• Enhancing the efficiency of biocontrol applications with Natutec Airobreez

  "The device is lightweight, easy to handle, and quick to refill, making biocontrol applications both fast and effective," Tim continues. "Its coverage across [...] across the greenhouse is exceptional, ensuring optimal distribution of the biocontrol products." Thanks to its innovative double duct system, the Airobreez [...] Airobreez disperses natural enemies both from zero to one meter and within a four-meter radius, setting it apart in the market. Koppert consultant Wim van der

• Geranium aphid

  General Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii is a pest of strawberry that is widely distributed in northern and western Europe. Damage symptoms Wingless aphids [...] Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses [...] presence in the crop. Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii is holocyclic (i.e. they mate in autumn and produce eggs to overwinter) and monoecious (i.e. they do not change

• Cress

  garden cress to distinguish it from similar plants, is an edible herb and its cultivation around the world is growing fast. Garden cress is genetically [...] cress ( Barbarea verna ), or American cress, is a biennial herb and belongs to the family of Brassicaceae . This plant originates in southern Europe and western [...] been domesticated elsewhere. Cress is a high-nutrient food when eaten raw and contains substantial amounts of vitamins A, C and K and several dietary minerals

• Papaya

  Mexico, it is now grown in most tropical regions around the world. The papaya fruit is 15-45 cm in length and between 10-30 cm in diameter. Its soft skin [...] About A tropical fruit that is called papaya, papaw or pawpaw in different countries, is the fruit of the Carica papaya tree of the family Caricaceae. [...] skin is an amber to orange colour.

• Red palm weevil

  but has spread to Africa and Europe with distribution through the Mediterranean since the 1980s. Damage symptoms It is very difficult to recognize the first [...] areas) with a low to moderate proportion of fibres. Their feeding causes deterioration of this tissue, making it easier for adult weevils to lay eggs deeper [...] legless, pyriform with a brown head and body comprised of 13 segments. Fully grown larvae migrate to the periphery of the palms to build a solid elongated cocoon

• Apple

  the tree to North America. The deciduous apple tree belongs to the rose family and is now cultivated for its fruit all over the world. It is the most common [...] of the apple is protected by a layer of epicuticular wax. Apples usually have a yellowish-white coloured exocarp. Sometimes their flesh is also pink or [...] tics. Ripe apples usually have a red, yellow, green, pink, or russetted coloured skin. Additionally there exists also a wide range of bi- or tri-colored