• Brown soft scale

  scales produce enormous quantities of honeydew. This is usually the first visible symptom. Because of this, C. hesperidum is often attended by ants. The [...] egg under the mother’s scale. The pink crawlers are active for two or three days and disperse locally before settling. Once fixed in position, their colour

• Important message with regards to the upcoming holidays!

  November 26, 2020

  courier companies will be closed on December 25th and 28th. If delivery to your destination normally takes 2 or more days in transit, we highly recommend [...] contact our Customer Care team at orders@koppert.ca We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers for their loyalty and to wish you

• Black vine weevil

  . Damage symptoms The major damage is caused by the feeding of the larvae on the roots. After the roots have been destroyed the larvae move into corms [...] stems of the plants. Both adult beetles and larvae are polyphagous and feed on a large number of plant species. High populations of larvae can destroy plants [...] active at night, taking round bites out of the leaves, starting from the edge. This damage is usually not a problem in vegetables and fruit crops but reduces

• House fly

  eggs in several batches on decaying organic matter, such as food waste, carrion or feces, over the course of three to four days. Development time for all [...] in association with human activity. As the most common species of fly found on livestock farms, they represent both a nuisance and a risk for disease tr [...] long, yellowish-grey to dark grey in colour, with four narrow black stripes on the thorax, reddish-brown eyes and clear, translucent wings. Female house

• Consumers

  Every day, Koppert helps growers and farmers around the world to combat pests and diseases in a natural and sustainable way. In this way, we hope to make [...] frequently asked questions. We hope you will find the answer to your question in this list. Biological crop protection What is biological crop protection ? The [...] high-quality and costly scientific research. Assignments/school Are you working on an assignment for school? If so, you can find a lot of information at www

• Agriflora PRO

  apply the same day with other products without first consulting the manufacturer or distributor regarding compatibility. Test the effect on a small number [...] plant growth and improve yield in outdoor crops. The beneficial bacteria in this combination fertilizer-protector increase nutrient availability by fixing [...] compatible liquid fertilizers (including concentrates) or applied (impregnation) on granular fertilizer. Contact a Koppert consultant for compatibility information

• Cabbage moth

  hiding in the crop during the day. Several days after emerging from their pupae the female moths lay clusters of 20 to 100 eggs on the underside of leaves or [...] symptoms Large caterpillars feed mainly on the youngest leaves, producing skeletonized leaves, holes and frass on leaves. The caterpillars destroy large [...] highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families, among them crops such as sweet pepper, tomato,

• Capyphor

  into a food source, on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual [...] to side effects database Storage time after receipt See expiry date on the box. On average product can be stored for 7 weeks. Storage temperature Refrigerate [...] if finer than 0.3 mm (50 mesh) Use a maximum pressure of 20 bar/290 psi (on nozzle) The spray nozzle opening should be at least 0.5 mm (500 microns –

• Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory mites

  April 16, 2025

  ensure they meet our highest quality standards. This is not just a simple promise but a reality built day by day thanks to the work of people like Bertha María [...] only because they provide us with food but also because they sustain life on earth. Commitment to biological excellence Bertha found in Koppert the perfect [...] to different conditions to protect plants ”, Bertha passionately explains. This adaptability, combined with the mites' voracity and tenacity, guarantees

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 10, 2024

  bit of technical advice. In this way, we became consultants as well as producers – something we still do to this very day.’ ‘A few things worked in our [...] with persistent spider mite infestations when he struck on the idea of a natural enemy for this pest,’ Paul Koppert, former CEO and son of Jan Koppert recalls [...] higher requirements for stricter control of chemical residues on fruit and vegetables. This forced growers to look for safe solutions, and we were more than