• Potato/tomato psyllid

  tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, and tobacco. The potato psyllid was considered a minor pest until it was found to be responsible for serious crop damage, both directly

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  Sjaak van Dijk’s father was already using the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis and Sjaak himself has always used it. However, Sjaak recently made [...] problems in this type of crop, an even better beneficial is always welcome. That was the reason for me to try the new product.’ Pest control starts sooner So far [...] the first deliveries were released, he had a closer look at the crop. ‘It was clear that the predatory mites were distributed throughout the crop more evenly

• Carrot

  and southwestern Asia. The carrot plant presumably comes from Persia and was originally produced for its seeds and leaves. Carrots can be classified as

• Towards a chemical-free future in agriculture: The vision of grower Koen

  opportunity to continue the business. While the trend towards organic farming was growing, Koen felt that it would be too quick to completely abandon traditional [...] traditional methods can no longer be applied. "10 years ago, organic farming was miles ahead in terms of sustainability and environmental friendliness, but

• Cannabis aphid

  General Although it was first described in 1860, the cannabis aphid ( Phorodon cannabis ; a.k.a. bhang aphid or hemp aphid) is a very new pest to North [...] North America. It was first seen on cuttings originating from Colorado in 2016 and is now widespread throughout that state and Oregon. Its range also includes

• Maize

  pod corn, sweet corn and flour corn. Already about 10,000 years ago, maize was domesticated by the indigenous communities in Mexico and it still plays a

• A legacy of sustainability: Stolk Brothers and Koppert’s shared vision

  February 17, 2025

  anthuriums. For Pieter Stolk, the transition to biological crop protection was both a necessity and a calling. “In the early 90s, my father and uncle began [...] turned to Koppert’s biological solutions. At the time, biological pest control was seen as unconventional, even laughed at. “People thought we were crazy, calling [...] mites are our go-to solution,” says Pieter. Initially, biological control was used reactively—similar to chemical treatments—only applying predatory mites

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  position. ‘This type of plant protection is a godsend for us.’ Amazone Plants was established in 2010. During the initial few years, the anthurium company owned [...] started to take off in 2015. In 2019, the tomato nursery also owned by Van Zijl was converted, before being added to the anthurium nursery in 2020. A remarkable [...] cm pots. The company has focused on biological plant protection since it was founded. However, its highly automated production system makes this type of

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  Portugal has carried out trials with several growers. One of these trials was carried out with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo [...] producing and we decided to introduce new means that help protect the roots. It was in this way that we first learned about Trianum-P, a biological solution with

• How Does Buzz Pollination Work?

  July 10, 2024

  hand vibrators in the mid-20th century, was one of the main reasons scientists discovered that the bumblebee was one of the best pollinators for crops that [...] few ten hundreds of milliseconds will occur. This is how buzz pollination was termed; from the “buzz” that can be heard when a bee vibrates the flower,