Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

Biological pest control minimizes the use of harmful chemicals and promotes sustainable agricultural practices that can be implemented in open field crops. This is confirmed by Chula Brand, a leading

Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

With good piece production rates, high product quality, and excellent varieties, Amazone Plants are at the top end of the market. Biological plant protection is an additional pillar that supports this

A dive into organic hop farming and biological crop protection

Embracing change Lukas Locher, a fourth-generation hop grower, started his transformative journey in 2020, making the exciting yet challenging shift to organic farming and biological crop protection .

RedStar places trust in Natutec Scout

In the past year, Koppert has greatly improved the Natutec Scout app. The new version was tested by RedStar — the Netherlands' largest producer of exclusive taste tomatoes and snack tomatoes. The comp

Less use of chemical pesticides due to Natutec Scout

The time of endless Excel sheets with rows full of scout data 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 e

Better insights and digital advice with Natutec Scout

Lema Tomaten: ‘Scout remotely, gain better insight, save time, and receive digital advice with the Natutec Scout app’ ‘Having the Natutec Scout app means that we spend less time on plant protection. M

Crop scouting

Benefits of crop scouting One of the key benefits of crop scouting is its ability to enable early detection and targeted intervention. By identifying problems at their initial stages, growers can impl

Transeius montdorensis

Transeius montdorensis is a species of predatory mite utilized in biological pest control . These predatory mites are known for their effectiveness in controlling pest populations, including thrips ,

Phytoseiulus persimilis

The predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis is by far the most important natural enemy of Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) and has been used in many crops worldwide, mainly in greenhouses,

Neoseiulus cucumeris

The predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (also called Amblyseius cucumeris ) is widely used for the biological control of thrips in greenhouse crops. These predatory mites feed mostly on first instar t