• Koppert is investing in smarter scouting

  June 17, 2019

  time progresses. Act quickly Thanks to this, growers only need to use a smartphone to scan the Horiver sticky traps in their greenhouses. The scout-app can [...] tenuis. It is also possible to manually enter sticky trap and crop data in the app. The generated data will then be displayed in an online dashboard. This [...] a map that growers can customize to suit their needs, giving them immediate insight into the level of infestation in their greenhouses. Additionally, the

• A decade of investing in South African soil

  August 24, 2022

  remembers: “The winter months in the early years delivered no income. In the last few years, we had to face COVID and now the war in Europe. But through all [...] d their first company, Vistaverde, in 2010, and finally started Koppert South Africa in August 2012. Taking to the road, he spent hours, days, months, [...] Dutchman with a vision to make the world a better place to now employing 20 staff and growing strong, Koppert South Africa is on a mission to help South African

• Say “Tata!” to Tuta

  September 29, 2023

  farm. In order to tackle this pest effectively, it is essential to keep the following things in mind: In warm countries, this moth lives freely in nature [...] moths in the crop or if you would like to find out how many there are hiding, you can use the Deltatrap in combination with Pherodis pheromones to monitor [...] and is used in combination with Pherodis pheromones. The pheromone attracts the males, which then drown in the water. The Deltatrap used in combination

• How Integrated Pest Management adds value to your crops

  January 7, 2024

  many reasons to implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM), from a desire to grow more sustainably to an urgent need to find alternatives to conventional [...] more spores, which then go on to kill more pests. Elsewhere in the crop, good mites reproduce and eat bad mites. And in the meantime, the biofungicide [...] of equipment?’ explains Guido. 'And we zoom in on the need: Is it a must to prevent any and all damage to the crop because the customer demands a perfect

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  three-hectare farm in Pijnacker, the Netherlands, the predatory mite has always been a reliable beneficial. ‘I use it to combat spider mite in combination with [...] cause real problems in cucumbers. The ability of Spidex Vital to tackle spider mites and hot-spots effectively brings a sense of calm to the farm.’ He states [...] the weather conditions have been favourable up to now. But, he says, the summer is yet to come. ‘Later on in the season, air humidity will fall. Although

• Rhyzobug – Your answer to most armoured scale species

  March 29, 2022

  2022, Koppert South Africa is not only celebrating a decade of investing in the health, safety, and productivity of South African soil, but we are also [...] roots are grounded in working for growers and farmers. We understand the challenges and offer an integrated system of natural solutions to cultivate healthier [...] enemies to combat pests, microbials, and biostimulants that support, protect and strengthen crops and improve plant health , above and underground. In this

• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  An important part of their mission as a producer is to contribute to healthy food in the world and, to achieve this, they must produce food with a lower [...] have, was to understand the adaptability of insects to plants in open fields," said Carlos Canul, technical manager of Chula Brand Mexico. Thanks to the results [...] implemented in open field crops. This is confirmed by Chula Brand, a leading company in the production and export of papayas, which has managed to control

• Rhyzobug – ready to deal with armoured scale

  October 25, 2023

  lophanthae – that will help you to control various types of armoured scales in your crops. The species is proving to be effective in a number of outdoor crops [...] scales suck cell sap in fruit trees and berries that eventually result in defoliation and the dying back of twigs or larger branches. To prevent this, Rhyzobug [...] Rhyzobug can be applied both in greenhouses and in outdoor crops to control a wide range of harmful scale insects. Product Manager Jenette Douma: ‘Our colleagues

• Less use of chemical pesticides due to Natutec Scout

  about disease and pest pressure is over for good at Scheurs in De Kwakel since they switched to Natutec Scout . Koppert's crop scout app even ensures that [...] weekly count of all sticky traps but also engage everyone working in the greenhouse to remain alert for pests such as the Onion thrips ( Thrips tabaci ) [...] option to manually count and enter the quantities of thrips or whitefly , or opt for automatic counting by scanning the sticky trap," according to Volgering

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  out the new plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response to his crop’s susceptibility to Pythium. ‘My crop [...] (190 micromol). He sells his cucumbers to some major retailers in the Netherlands and occasionally to customers in Germany. Thrips, spider mites, and whitefly [...] from integrated to ‘almost’ biological, using fewer and fewer chemicals. He has been using Trianum for the past two years in order to protect his plants’