• Koppert partners with Amoéba to launch innovative biofungicide solution

  December 13, 2024

  AXPERA in Europe by the end of 2025. USA approval for the product AXPERA is expected mid of 2025 (approval for the active substance was granted in 2022) [...] considered as an important player in the biocontrol area. I am really convinced that Koppert with its strong expertise in biocontrol is the right partner [...] of key pathogens in various crops. After two years of preparations, we are ready to enter the next phase and solidify our partnership. In this phase, Koppert

• Forever Plants: getting closer to the best environment for plants

  April 30, 2020

  families in the west of the Netherlands. Around the year 2000, the farm joined the ‘Telen met Toekomst’ (‘Future-proof growing’) project and took part in MPS [...] Vidi Funda in the potting soil, help us boost the crop’s resilience. Together with Koppert, we’ve already established the beneficial effects in trials: a [...] There are still too many differences in the quality of the starting material, with the quality of the root system in particular showing considerable variation

• Keeping thrips under control: plenty of options!

  April 9, 2020

  can cause severe problems for growers in many crops. Combating this pest is therefore an important focal point in the field of biological control. Koppert [...] within the crop. A choice of predatory mites In ornamental crops, predatory mites are the foot soldiers in the battle against thrips . You can choose from [...] sticky traps and Rollertraps are important tools in ascertaining whether thrips are present, and – in the case of the Rollertraps – also to capture and

• Comprehensive vineyard protection against mealybugs

  December 12, 2024

  Citripar and Cryptobug are key tools that grape growers must include in their IPM strategy. In the fight against vine mealybug ( Planococcus ficus ), Citripar [...] instars of the female vine mealybugs ( Planococcus ficus ). Pupae develop in the mummified skin of the host and look like swollen mealybug larvae. Empty [...] mealybug control with easy strategic IPM integration, that is what it means to be in control of your vineyard with Koppert.

• New strain of green peach aphid Myzus persicae needs more aggressive beneficial insects

  August 31, 2023

  strain in the field. New aggressive strain of green peach aphid Many sweet pepper growers started having serious problems with Myzus persicae in the season [...] one and has also been found in crops such as eggplant, cabbage, chrysanthemum, roses and many others. It is establishing in the Netherlands and the UK and [...] Myzus persicae that presents an increasingly frequent and harmful challenge in greenhouses. Koppert has responded to the growers’ crisis by focused research

• Leadership shift at Koppert: René Koppert transitions from CEO to Supervisory Board

  May 1, 2025

  international market leader in sustainable crop protection and pollination . In recent years significant progress has been made in sharpening the company’s [...] May. This decision, made in close consultation with the Supervisory Board and the Koppert family, marks an important new chapter in the continued development [...] future of the company. We are at a pivotal moment in our development, and now is the right time to bring in a CEO from outside the organisation, someone with

• Chinese delegation visits Koppert

  April 23, 2019

  Sino-Dutch Precision Agro-Economic Park project in Taizhou into a 4S store in China, which is the first of its kind in China”, a representative of the delegation [...] Government visited the FreshTeq China partners to kick-off a special project. In this project, Chinese authorities, HX and the Dutch business development and [...] accelerate the development of new generation of fresh food production chains in China. Tuesday morning the delegation visited Koppert Biological Systems.

• Limonica strong contender against persistent thrips

  August 7, 2025

  valuable tool in integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Field results and performance Limonica has proven particularly effective in ornamentals and [...] that range. That said, it’s important to keep in mind that the hatching rate of Limonica eggs is low in hot, dry conditions or when humidity drops below [...] Thrips remain a persistent challenge in protected horticulture. Emerging species like Thrips parvispinus , Scirtothrips dorsalis , along with established

• No risks for employees or for the environment

  March 7, 2019

  interest in biological crop protection, Plántulas de Tetela started using biological control for sciarid fly in 2003, as chemicals proved inefficient in combating [...] business in Mexico that was founded in 1996 by Federico Martínez Martínez who continues to head up the company today. The company is specialized in the production [...] to invest in natural solutions. Even the government still needs to catch up, despite the fact that it should be promoting best practices in agriculture

• Outstanding result against aphids

  December 15, 2016

  Roses is a big name in international rose production. The company has three locations in the Netherlands, as well as one in Kenya and one in China. Its good [...] are present in a crop at an early stage in their development. Aphiscout allows growers to identify the species of aphids that are developing in the crops [...] parasitized aphids that are found. This in turn enables growers to select the best beneficial for their targeted release in large numbers. It is recommended to