• Unveiling new packaging designs for Horiver sticky trap portfolio

  January 16, 2024

  focusing on the highest efficacy, user friendliness and extended performance. As our Rollertraps fit perfectly into the sticky trap portfolio, they will also [...] pest-specific colours for enhanced efficacy and proven results. Availability As these products are stocked throughout the distribution chain, the actual

• Rhyzobug – ready to deal with armoured scale

  October 25, 2023

  easy to apply,’ Jenette Douma assures. ‘You need to start introduction as soon as the first armoured scales are detected. You apply it in the evening and

• 2023 trial season proves value of biological solutions in outdoor crops

  February 22, 2024

  thousands of plants per hectare and as a result, the return on investment was very positive.’ Defying expectations As conventional solutions against mealybugs [...] says Felipe. 'The measurement of dissolved solids in the tomato fruit, known as the Brix rating, improved, fruits weighed on average 5 grammes more, and there

• Rhyzobug – Your answer to most armoured scale species

  March 29, 2022

  most armoured scale species Partnering with nature has unending innovation as a result – we must just discover it! Entering 2022, Koppert South Africa is [...] start within nature. So, we partner with nature and never stop innovating. As the company’s founder, Jan Koppert, was a cucumber grower himself 50 years

• Biological crop protection boosts yield and profitability with longer spraying windows and zero residue risks

  February 22, 2024

  only involves labour but also involves a range of logistical factors such as transportation, storage, and processing. Flexibility allows growers to coordinate [...] conditions can significantly impact the moment of harvest. Unforeseen events such as rain, storms, or unexpected temperature fluctuations may delay harvesting

• Inspired by Nature: new design, same trusted quality

  February 13, 2023

  have its own premium look-and-feel, but at the same time remain recognisable as a Koppert product. Over the coming year, we will redesign our complete product [...] ” New features Beautiful photography, our new logo, and the use of green as our main colour reflect our connectivity with nature. Our new packaging also

• The How and Why of IPM

  June 7, 2022

  You should try to prevent infection with diseases and attack by pests as much as possible. If problems do occur, you can solve it using natural enemies [...] between varieties also plays a role in the way pests or diseases develop. As a grower, you can also improve the resilience of crops below and above the

• Koppert, trotse nuwe eienaars van Vital Bugs

  September 26, 2024

  aangesluit, waarna die naam in 2008 verander is na Vital Bugs cc. Vir meer as 30 jaar het Vital Bugs ‘n groot impak gehad op biologiesebeheer in Suid-Afrika

• A decade of investing in South African soil

  August 24, 2022

  Ingrid on the journey was firstly Ada Slootweg and later Maureen Molepolle. As the company started to grow and expand a core management team was established [...] us! In South Africa, there is a unique persistence and pioneering spirit. As they say in Afrikaans “‘n Boer maak ‘n plan”( a farmer makes a plan) mentality

• Partner with Nature this macadamia season

  July 14, 2022

  and avocado industry. We did this by using biological control agents such as predatory mites and parasitic wasps . We are excited to share that we have