• Predatory insects

  natural pest control in agriculture. Equipped with piercing mouthparts, they actively hunt and feed on various harmful pests, helping to maintain a balanced [...] share common traits in their feeding habits. Lacewing larvae, sometimes referred to as "aphid lions," are particularly effective in controlling aphids [...] populations in check. Next to aphids, lacewings also contribute to the control of mealybugs , thrips and caterpillars . Koppert offers Chrysopa, Chrysopa-E

• Moskisan

  flies into the trap. Once in the trap they cannot escape and are easy to detect, count and identify. Trapping males also aids in reducing the number of eggs [...] they fail to mate. Presentation One trap with hanging hook. Preparation Place the Pherodis lure in the yellow bucket Fix the transparent top to the funnel [...] traps during the entire period the trees can be exposed to the Mediterranean fruit fly . Combined use Use in combination with Pherodis Ceratitis capitata

• Ulti-Mite: Revolutionizing biocontrol with innovative predatory mite sachets

  August 31, 2026

  similar products in suboptimal climates. Whether you’re growing peppers, strawberries, melons, or citrus fruits, in tunnels or open fields, or in consistently [...] significant advancement in the packaging of predatory mites , designed to enhance biological pest control across a wide range of crops. In 2016, we introduced [...] designed to withstand both low and high levels of humidity, making them ideal for use in environments where traditional paper sachets are prone to dry out

• Tutasan

  needs to be used in combination with Pherodis pheromone dispensers. The dispensers release a species-specific pheromone which lures the male moths to the [...] the pheromone dispenser in the green canister and attach it to the upper central part of the trap Fill the trap with water to the level indicated If possible [...] the trap where they get trapped in the water. Trapping males reduces the amount of eggs laid by females who fail to mate. Presentation One trap. Preparation

• Deltatrap

  into the trap. Once in the trap they get stuck in the glue and are easy to detect, count and identify. Trapping males also aids in reducing the number [...] they can easily be inspected (e.g. along the centre aisle of the greenhouse) Distribute the traps as evenly as possible over the area, in order to avoid [...] Deltatrap for monitoring and trapping male moths and mealybugs in protected and outdoor crops in combination with a species-specific pheromone. Pests Moths

• Leafhoppers

  feed on plant leaves, causing discoloration, stippling and leaf curling. Their feeding reduces photosynthesis, weakens plant growth and can lead to reduced [...] reduced yield and lower crop quality. In addition, leafhoppers can transmit plant pathogens, increasing the risk of disease spread within greenhouse and field [...] field crops. Effective leafhopper control is therefore essential to maintain healthy and productive cultivation. By combining monitoring with targeted

• Citrus thrips

  colder, the life cycle can be 45 days. Eggs are laid in soft leaf tissues or young fruit and can take 6-24 days to hatch depending on temperature. It is the [...] cannot survive on mature, hard foliage. They feed most often in narrow crevices created by folds in leaves or under the calyx of a fruit due to their thigmotactic [...] small, which may become brown when exposed to the sun later in the season. Severe scarring of fruit can occur up to 13 weeks after petal fall, after which

• Cottony soft rot

  mycelium grows on the lesions, giving this disease its name cottony soft rot. In the mycelium, big, dark sclerotia are formed. They can easily be seen [...] rat droppings. The symptoms may occur on stems but also on leaves, fruits and pods. Root infection often leads to premature wilting and death of plants [...] sclerotiorum ) overwinters as sclerotia and mycelium in dead and living plant material in or on the ground. Sclerotia germinate at temperatures between

• Bugs

  control of bugs Bugs can cause extensive damage to greenhouse and field crops by feeding on plant tissues and fruits, leading to deformation, discoloration [...] and eliminate harmful bugs in different crop stages. With Koppert’s biological solutions for bugs, professional growers can protect their crops effectively [...] discoloration, and yield loss. Effective bug control is key to maintaining healthy, high-quality crops. Biological control of bugs combines targeted monitoring

• Western flower thrips

  orange to almost black. Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) usually pupate in the ground, although pupae can also be found on leaves, in flowers [...] rise to deformities such as the “pig-tail” fruit sometimes found in cucumber crops. In many ornamental crops, even very low numbers of thrips can cause [...] most damaging thrips species in many greenhouse crops. The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) can be found on a wide variety of plants, including