• Cabbage

  various cultivars of Brassica oleracea ) is a biennial plant with green, white or purple leaves. This plant is usually grown as an annual vegetable crop [...] Cabbage heads come in various sizes and their weight usually varies between 0.5 to 4 kilograms (or 1-9 lbs).

• Pumpkin, squash and gourd

  Cucurbita or gourd is a genus of herbaceous vines belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae . Cucurbits, as they are also know, are indigenous to the Andes region [...] five species are cultivated for their edible fruit and seeds. This fruit is alternately known as pumpkin, squash or gourd. That depends on species, variety

• Koppert Mexico reports successful biocontrol in papaya

  July 5, 2023

  papaya Mexico is the biggest exporter of papaya with up to 44% of the global market, so it is little wonder that farmers do their utmost to protect this [...] become resistant to chemical control,’ Luis adds. ‘Our successful trials with biocontrol has encouraged a large number of farmers to step over to our natural [...] growers in the region to step over to biocontrol for papaya. ‘We now service between 30% of the total papaya surface in this region and it represents some 450

• Noli registred in Israel

  January 13, 2021

  ‘Reactivating the registration for this product in Israel is a great step forward. It does not only give a lot of opportunities in Israel itself but also paves [...] of Noli in Israel is great news for Israeli farmers. We are happy to provide access to this product and will continue in our mission to bring best-in-class [...] biocontrol product Noli, used to control harmful plant diseases like Botrytis and Monilinia , has been reactivated in Israel thanks to the joint efforts of one

• Modified formulation for Macro-Mite

  September 24, 2018

  vitality is a result of the fact that the predatory mite can behave in a more natural way in the new carrier material. Upon delivery of the product, it remains [...] has a huge appetite and feeds on a variety of pests. Not only can this predatory mite be used to combat sciarid flies white worms, and thrips, it also [...] reach very high densities, which promotes better pest control. It therefore has a great part to play as the basis for integrated control in both vegetable

• Chinese delegation visits Koppert

  April 23, 2019

  goal is to build the 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 re [...] On Tuesday 23 April, a delegation from the Hailing District Government visited the FreshTeq China partners to kick-off a special project. In this project [...] will also realise a future agricultural theme park, a precision agricultural planting area, the Holland countryside windmill village and a Holland style leisure

• Natupol Excel Hive Drives Efficient Pollination

  June 16, 2017

  THIS IS NOT JUST A BUMBLEBEE, THIS IS NATUPOL EXCEL The new Natupol Excel hive has features which make it the best-suited hive for difficult pollination [...] numbers, or low light levels. - The hive has a larger volume of sugar water and houses a bigger colony, increasing its pollination capacity. - Modified ventilation [...] varying reflective cues around the entrance, to help the bumblebees relocate their own hive, when returning to the nest, meaning fewer bumblebees being lost

• 'EU regulations obstruct biological crop protection'

  November 28, 2019

  agriculture, biological agents need to be admitted more quickly and affordably." However, there is still a long way to go, as is evident from the interim evaluation [...] This is because this does not happen at present. As a result, the availability of sustainable protection agents is lagging behind. In order to take concrete [...] products need to offer an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical protection agents in European agriculture and horticulture. A switch to biological

• Nematodes significantly reduce Tuta larvae

  June 25, 2020

  having a minimum impact on the surrounding environment and we wanted to offer safe and sustainable products to our customers,’ Zoboli continues. ‘It is better [...] several high-end supermarkets and we want to offer a constant, safe and sustainable product. As the use of chemicals is under pressure and biological protection [...] company has based its farming methods on criteria that respect the environment and people, and the quality of its product. The company built its first greenhouses

• Pollination of pumpkins by bumblebees

  July 23, 2021

  from Koppert worked together to install the Natupol Boosters at various growers. Natupol Booster is a large bumblebee colony in a special hive designed for [...] With the Flevopolder’s (the Netherlands) pumpkin fields starting to bloom, it’s time to release bumblebees into the crop. Today, 20 July, Gerard de Pee [...] bumblebee boxes per hectare are needed to ensure optimum pollination . These must be spread across the plot. As the crop is still low in height, we always make