• A life-long commitment to help growers thrive with sustainable growing practice

  January 14, 2025

  their crops will be better prepared to meet these changes,’ Rianne adds. ‘They will need to work preventatively rather than curatively to better control [...] it comes to cultivating greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals . Our consultants are at hand to let individual growers and companies know when to introduce [...] chemical agents. In fact, a lot of them are going to disappear over the next three to five years due to more stringent regulations. Growers who are already

• How to protect bumblebees from heat

  pollination may stop due to damage to the hive. Bumblebees therefore need to keep cool in hot summer conditions to be able to function optimally and carry [...] crucial to ensure effective pollination to support crop production and maintain high yields for growers. To ensure a positive result, it is crucial to protect [...] their ability to transfer pollen effectively. These challenges can lead to reduced pollination rates and lower crop yields. Bumblebees try to maintain a

• How to protect bumblebees in cold

  it's essential to keep an eye on the bumblebees. Sometimes, worker bumblebees may get lost through the vents and won't be able to return. To mitigate this [...] pollination activity and climate To achieve the best pollination results, it's essential to allow the majority of bumblebees to focus on their pollination [...] will remain inside or around the hive to incubate the brood. It's crucial to protect the brood during such conditions to avoid damage Keep in mind that the

• Six Ways to Identify the Cannabis Aphid

  May 24, 2024

  side of the abdomen; however, these lines can be very difficult to see. 3. MOST IMPORTANT: There will be two finger horn like projections (antennal tubercles) [...] when using aphid parasitoids due to their dependency on the aphid species. The majority of all aphid samples brought to us from indoor cannabis crops is [...] rufiabdominale ). Here are Six Ways to Properly Identify the Cannabis Aphid: 1. For ID purposes, it’s crucial to use wingless adults for identification

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  have been released and they get right down to doing their job.’ A tense moment Sjaak van Dijk switched over to Spidex Vital at the start of February. ‘I [...] cucumbers. The ability of Spidex Vital to tackle spider mites and hot-spots effectively brings a sense of calm to the farm.’ He states that the weather [...] 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 spider mites

• Air Blowers to distribute and apply beneficials

  natural enemies; no damage and proven low mortality due to the unique design 3 full-automatic blowers to distribute natural enemies Differences between air [...] even distribution of this material up to a distance of 2-3 metres from the Mini- Airbug . More information? Subscribe to our newsletter Airbug Airobug Mini-Airbug [...] Air Blowers to distribute and apply beneficials Blowing systems Koppert's blowing systems are especially developed for effective and efficient distribution

• Unauthorized Sellers: A Notice to Our Loyal Customers

  May 7, 2024

  them singularly. Now this wouldn’t normally be a problem, however almost all of our products need to be used within 1-2 days after receipt from us. Storing [...] needed sachets can be stored for 1-2 weeks from the week number noted on the product, in a dark place at 14C. These exact two weeks will be shown on the batch [...] 4E/15 Wk 19/20 This shows that this specific batch of sachets should only be stored/sold during weeks 19/20. After these weeks, if they are not already

• Stick it to Pests: The Power of Mass Trapping

  May 17, 2024

  where pest pressure is expected to be high, increase mass trapping by applying roller traps to each post row, prior to crop planting, at head height and [...] potential damage to crops. This approach not only saves on chemical applications and biological control inputs, it also contributes to a more sustainable [...] ability to impede the migration of pests within a grow room or greenhouse. Insects naturally move from one section of the controlled environment to another

• Less use of chemical pesticides due to Natutec Scout

  European marshland pyralid ( Duponchelia fovealis ). We aim to be proactive should intervention be required." Precision monitoring of pests and diseases The [...] efficient, simple and clearer compared to previous methods. The app's user-friendliness stands out. Each sticky trap can be individually inserted for every pathway [...] 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

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  their crops. "Koppert products are easy to implement, as long as we go hand in hand with the consultant to be able to release in a timely manner... we have [...] peppers varies according to region and production conditions. At La Hacienda Fresh, reaching up to 42 weeks has been possible thanks to the reduction of crop [...] pest control has helped us to have a better yield by lengthening the harvest weeks. We have managed to reach 42 weeks thanks to the fact that agrochemical