• How to protect bumblebees in cold

  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 [...] 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

• 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

• 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

• Six Ways to Identify the Cannabis Aphid

  May 24, 2024

  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 [...] Colors will range from a cream color to pale yellow during a long photoperiod (long day length) and will change to a light green or brown during a shortened

• Unauthorized Sellers: A Notice to Our Loyal Customers

  May 7, 2024

  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 any products for any

• Important message with regards to the upcoming holidays!

  November 26, 2020

  at orders@koppert.ca We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers for their loyalty and to wish you all a prosperous new year! [...] Important message with regards to the upcoming holidays! Adjustment to Customer order deadlines: Monday, December 21st for delivery in week 53 (week of [...] will be closed: December 24 to 25th, 2020 and January 1st, 2021 Deliveries via courier (Purolator, UPS and Canada Post) Due to an increase in the volume

• Less use of chemical pesticides due to Natutec Scout

  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 [...] pest pressure is over for good at Scheurs in De Kwakel since they switched to Natutec Scout . Koppert's crop scout app even ensures that less chemical [...] count of all sticky traps but also engage everyone working in the greenhouse to remain alert for pests such as the Onion thrips ( Thrips tabaci ), Greenhouse

• 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

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  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 [...] 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