• World Soil Day - Soil, where food begins

  December 5, 2022

  Agriculture Organization of the United Nations holds a ‘World Soil Day’ during which it aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems [...] In this we are a partner of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Did you know that? (Statistics provided by the FAO) 95% of our food comes from soils [...] Opting for biological pest management Adding organic matter to the soil instead of artificial fertilizers is the only way to protect our future, help plants

• Village Farms bee-lieves in doing good with IPM

  August 4, 2021

  industry thanks in large part to the contribution of Village Farms. Village Farms’ growers monitor every aspect of plants' growth to make certain crops are healthy [...] safe to eat. One such person on the helm of this noble endeavor is Mike Bledsoe, who is the vice president of food safety and regulatory affairs at Village [...] are responsible for pollinating about 75 percent of the world’s crops that in-turn help feed millions of people. Village Farms employs about two Bumble beehives

• ‘Ornamental plant companies need to innovate more in plant protection’

  August 6, 2021

  moment at the type of plant protection used back then. ‘After a couple of years, I came to the conclusion that we were in the process of spraying ourselves [...] for the control of whitefly , our buyers immediately prohibited us from using it.’ No small task Martijn started working for the producer of green and flowering [...] chemicals. This would take you three-quarters of the week to do but you didn’t really make any progress at all. And, of course, chemicals never provided any real

• Meet Capirel!

  February 13, 2023

  full overview of the targeted pests. For growers, one of the main incentives to use nematode products is the diminishing role and performance of chemical crop [...] extensive range of crops. Our product Capirel contains the beneficial nematode Steinernema feltiae . The product is used for the control of various insect [...] products provide two fast-acting biological solutions for the control of a broad range of pests. Want to know more?

• Protect your crops with Mycotal when temperatures drop

  November 7, 2023

  highly effective blastospores of Akanthomyces muscarius Ve6. This product is the natural solution for whiteflies and a number of other pests in vegetables [...] destroy the tissue. First and foremost, due to its specific mode of action, Mycotal is one of the safest microbial based products for beneficial insects, making [...] Even in the middle of winter, pests like whitefly and thrips can be present in your greenhouse. Although the pest reproduction might be low in colder

• Rhyzobug Brochure

  crop • No resistance possible • Reduces the number of pesticide applications • Reduces the number of active ingredients • Makes it able to comply to the [...] anyone • Controls different species of armoured scales efficiently • Both adults and larvae predate on all stage of armoured scale insects • Easy to combine [...] stages Pupae Cryptolaemus 1,6 x larger 4 mm Proven results The effect of Rhyzobius lophanthae on Aspidiotis nerii in lemon in Spain 400 A. nerii

• TRIANUM-G SDS v5.3

  Revision date: 08/12/2020 Version: 10.0 SECTION 1: Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking 1.1. Product identifier Product form [...] advised against No additional information available 1.3. Details of the supplier of the safety data sheet Koppert Biological Systems, Inc. 1502 Old US [...] under normal conditions of use, storage and transport. 10.2. Chemical stability Stable under normal conditions. 10.3. Possibility of hazardous reactions

• Aphid control: partner with nature to keep improving solutions for growers

  March 26, 2020

  variety of crops in many different conditions. So how to make the right choice of products for controlling this pest? Effective biological control of aphids [...] Quality' we now focus on the biological control of aphids . Aphids present growers with an increasing number of problems and Koppert is continuously working [...] one product. See in the full article a handy overview of specific products for the biocontrol of aphids. Complementary to insect- and mite-based products

• Leading the way in sustainability: interview with Edwin Muijt

  July 2, 2024

  products, our company more sustainable. Some of these efforts go unnoticed by becoming an integral part of what we do. Aligning with an international s [...] Edwin Muijt, the Sustainability Officer at Koppert, has been at the forefront of the company's sustainability initiatives for the past five years. Under his [...] guidance, Koppert has made significant strides in measuring the reduction of pesticide use—a core principle since its foundation. Koppert's sustainability

• Chinese delegation visits Koppert

  April 23, 2019

  FreshTeq China will invest together to accelerate the development of new generation of fresh food production chains in China. Tuesday morning the delegation [...] Where they were accompanied by the Mayor of Lansingerland, who expressed its support to the innovative character of the FreshTeq China consortium. This o [...] and also chairman of the Freshteq China Foundation, gave a presentation on producing healthy food. The Hailing District Government of Taizhou and HX, the