A life-long passion for predatory mites

At Koppert headquarters in the Netherlands, Dr Tom Groot heads the Research and Development department for Macrobials. He shares that he is passionate [...] They have fascinated me ever since and led me to my present position at Koppert.’ Fascination for predatory mites Dr Groot points out that, small as they [...] rapidly. What’s not to love about these mites?’ he asks with a smile. Koppert has been producing commercial quantities of predatory mites for more than

Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

oak processionary caterpillar for the Municipality of Enschede. ‘We use Koppert’s nematode product Entonem in locations where we find a range of unusual

Mycotal your natural partner for whitefly control

Control whitefly with entomopathogenic fungi Whitefly is a common pest that can cause significant damage to crops and plants. An effective method for controlling whiteflies is through the use of entom

Western flower thrips

General The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) is currently the most damaging thrips species in many greenhouse crops. The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) can be fou

Spotted Wing Drosophila

General Since the start of its invasion in 2008/2009, the spotted wing drosophila, which is originally from Asia, has spread extensively in North and South America and Europe where it has caused sever

Cabbage leafroller

General The cabbage leafroller (Clepsis spectrana) is native to North-West Europe. It is a highly polyphagous species causing damage to field grown cabbage, apple, pear as well as maple, popular, spru

Municipality Venray: biological control of oak processionary caterpillars

the tree stock in the area, some 11,000 trees, is oak. ‘We’ve been using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem as a curative measure against the oak processionary

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Cabbage moth

General The cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families, among them crops such as sweet pepper, tomat

European red mite

General As the name implies, the European red mite, Panonychus ulmi , is mainly a pest of fruit trees (apple, pear, plum and cherry). However, it can attack a large scale of other woody plants and is