• Koppert broadens its activities in Africa

  November 27, 2017

  Africa. The West African hub centred in Ivory Coast will extend the company’s presence from Senegal in the north to Cameroon in the South-East. It is the global [...] companies and working closely with local universities and institutes. ‘The consumption of tropical fruit, both locally and for the export market, is increasing [...] expertise in South America and South-East Asia. The company has been exploring the West African market for the past three years and will initially be working

• Eco-friendly packaging to make citrus production more sustainable

  June 11, 2021

  products is Aphytis which is produced and packaged by Koppert Spain and used by citrus growers for the biocontrol of a number of scale insects. The new, [...] scale , oleander scale , San José scale and other scale insects, the parasitic wasp is reared locally in Spain and is increasingly used by citrus farmers in [...] the circular production processes and contributes to improving the sustainability of citrus production. This is not the first of Koppert’s products to

• Spanish grower Agrosol Export successful with Ulti-Mite Swirski in sweet pepper

  March 8, 2018

  cucumbers, and sweet peppers in multitunnels. The company's produce is sold on the domestic as well as the international market to the UK and other EU countries [...] launch. The company is extremely pleased with the results so far, adding to the list of successful biological solutions for controlling thrips and whitefly [...] Resistant to heat, drought, and moisture Ulti-Mite Swirski is one of Koppert's more recent innovations and is based on the extremely effective beneficial

• Support your blueberry flowers

  April 19, 2021

  support the high plant demand. Because the trace elements are already in a plant-based form, the response is very high. Calcium is very important in the first [...] 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 [...] for insects and diseases. There are a few basic and easy measures to support the extra mineral demand of the plant: Use a root enhancer in the spring to

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

  May 3, 2021

  products at the destination. The Eco-friendly cool box has been designed and adapted for the transportation of live insects and mircoorganisms. The first cool [...] subsidiaries, and eventually to Koppert customers at a later stage. ‘The new box is made from only bio-based and renewable materials and is 100% recyclable [...] recyclable. It is made purely out of recycled cardboard and paper. Although the polystyrene used in the former design can be fully recycled, in practice there

• Outstanding result against aphids

  December 15, 2016

  China. Its good reputation is partly thanks to the quality of the roses. Biological crop protection is important for the company's quality assurance policy [...] (Aphilin) as early as the winter. Around the time that the banker plants had been eaten up, van der Eijk and Gorzolnik switched to the gall midge Aphidoletes [...] Berg 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

• New foothold for integrated crop protection via CABI

  March 28, 2022

  of their moped. The doctor makes the diagnosis: what is wrong with the plant and what can be done to improve the crop. Growers trust that expert. So you [...] have also been trained. We adapted the training to the local conditions and the knowledge of diseases and pests in India,’ says Malvika Chaudhary, Regional [...] addition to the plant doctors. The Indian government is leading the way to becoming less dependent on chemicals.’ All 13,000 doctors CABI developed the training

• Spidex - quality matters

  December 3, 2019

  control of spider mite. ‘The discovery and commercial production of Phytoseiulus persimilis that got underway more than 50 years ago is the foundation on which [...] improving and controlling relentlessly.’ Above average quality At Koppert, the general quality control of Spidex is conducted once a week and each batch [...] explains. ‘The 10 eggs per female norm for a healthy mite was set by the Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) of which Koppert is a member. The IOBC standard

• Koppert involved in new project aiming for sustainable control of poultry red mite

  April 10, 2019

  number is even more dramatic worldwide. In addition, it is a significant problem for animal health and welfare. The problem of poultry red mite is very complex [...] (UK) and Koppert Biological Systems. Koppert Biological Systems will provide natural enemies and expertise in this project. The poultry red mite is a huge [...] discover and very few products are available on the market. Therefore, there is a clear need for an IPM approach as found in horticulture. The aim of this

• In control of pests in outdoor crops

  May 3, 2024

  ) predatory beetle and Citripar ( Anagyrus vladimiri ) parasitic wasp for the control of mealybugs in grapes and citrus, and the predatory mite, Spidex [...] Ultimately, the need to manage pesticide and insecticide resistance is one of the main drivers of IPM adoption. Biocontrol, including macro and micro agents [...] With increasing rules and regulations from governments and value chain stakeholders regarding the use of chemical pesticides and insecticides, a holistic