• Less use of chemical pesticides due to Natutec Scout

  good at Scheurs in De Kwakel since they switched to Natutec Scout . Koppert's crop scout app even ensures that less chemical pesticides are used at the [...] Scout is a scouting tool for crops designed for accurate pest monitoring and real-time notifications. A crop scouting tool can contribute to making the [...] Henri Volgering, Scout at Schreurs, explains: “Scouting is very important within this cultivation. This is why we not only conduct a weekly count of all sticky

• 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 [...] IPM combines different strategies to add value to your business, with biological solutions as a key success factor. ‘At its core, IPM helps growers create [...] Manager at Koppert. 'It is a comprehensive strategy for promoting a healthy crop and healthy soil conditions, and for utilising genetic variety to optimise

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  right down to doing their job.’ A tense moment Sjaak van Dijk switched over to Spidex Vital at the start of February. ‘I have three crops a year,’ he tells [...] are somewhat less keen on it. Spidex Vital still has to prove itself in such dry conditions. I want to see what happens. However, it is a new product and [...] of the new product to the market in very clear terms. Just like its predecessor more than fifty years ago, Spidex Vital has the full potential to develop

• Inspired by Nature: new design, same trusted quality

  February 13, 2023

  confident this new branding supports us on our journey to increase our positive impact to the world. ” New features Beautiful photography, our new logo, and [...] Inspired by Nature: new design, same trusted quality Introducing a new design for Koppert products After introducing our new brand identity in January [...] continuously work to improve and find new solutions and services to face current and future challenges. We are confident that our new design will support

• Unveiling new packaging designs for Horiver sticky trap portfolio

  January 16, 2024

  cards and Rollertraps. Horiver sticky cards make it possible to detect pests at an early stage, to then tackle them biologically. This avoids the unnecessary [...] will enjoy a total makeover. The sticky traps are available on the market under the well-known Horiver brand. Eye-catching pattern The new Horiver design [...] conducting counts, it becomes clear when pests enter the greenhouse, how they develop, and when a population will peak. In this way the grower is better prepared

• Attracker

  When to use Attracker? Attracker improves the efficacy of pesticides, especial when the pest hides in a sheltered place on the crop. Crops All crops. How [...] How does Attracker work? Attracker is a solution of several sugars (fructose, glucose, saccharose) and lures insects - particularly thrips - from their [...] their sheltered places. When adding Attracker to pesticides, insects are more exposed to the chemical spray and pest control is greatly improved. Pack size

• 6 Reasons to Switch - The Benefits of IPM

  June 7, 2022

  possible, chemical if necessary. It is a flexible system that can always be adapted to new circumstances. Here is a summary of the major reasons and benefits [...] and more diseases and pests becoming resistant to these products. Large retail customers accept less and less residue on products. Internationally, their [...] valued supplier to customers if you are able to grow a healthy crop without being heavily dependent on chemicals. IPM is safer for employees.

• Rhyzobug – ready to deal with armoured scale

  October 25, 2023

  increased the volume of Rhyzobug from 250 to 500 ladybirds and changed the packaging from a plastic bottle to a more sustainable cardboard tube which is [...] of twigs or larger branches. To prevent this, Rhyzobug can be applied both in greenhouses and in outdoor crops to control a wide range of harmful scale [...] pesticide applications Makes it easier to comply with the pesticide blacklist in the value chain Contributes to a healthier end product Environmentally

• A decade of investing in South African soil

  August 24, 2022

  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 [...] people we get to work with in agriculture and horticulture – they are the salt of the earth. Also, it is great to deliver a product that has a positive impact [...] is a unique persistence and pioneering spirit. As they say in Afrikaans “‘n Boer maak ‘n plan”( a farmer makes a plan) mentality.” Looking ahead at the

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  and release in a timely manner the beneficial that each one requires and thus be able to harvest a good product". A certified product at the next level [...] clear about their goal: to produce high-value fruits, where they help ecosystems and offer a qualified product to consumers. To achieve this, the implementation [...] them to comply with the legal framework for entry into the U.S. market, one of the most important and demanding at a global level. Looking for a reliable