• Tree specialist Wolterinck: Control of oak processionary caterpillar with Entonem

  Beltrum, the Netherlands, is a specialist in tree care and weed control and works on behalf of local authorities and governmental bodies. Co-owner and general [...] witnessed the effect of Koppert’s nematode product Entonem on the oak processionary caterpillar. ‘We’ve been using nematodes for years. The product is our preferred [...] nematodes plus Bacillus thuringiensis -based products. ‘That is effective around ten days in and if the trees have at least 30% of their leaf cover, Bacillus

• Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

  The Municipality of Enschede started using nematodes for the first time in the spring of 2021 to try to halt the spread of the oak processionary caterpillar [...] caterpillar. The municipality’s built-up area has a total of 22,000 oak trees. In the past, the municipality only extracted the nests. But as Petra Klein Breukink [...] Breukink explains, it was not enough. She is the project manager of the oak processionary caterpillar for the Municipality of Enschede. ‘We use Koppert’s

• Cranberry

  America, namely the central and eastern part of Canada and the northeastern and north-central areas of the United States. This cranberry is also found in [...] qualifies as a shrub and usually grows on the ground surface first and then ascends. The plant produces white or pink flowers and afterwards sour-tasting [...] macrocarpon) is a particular North American species of cranberry is also referred to as large cranberry, American cranberry or bearberry. The cranberry is indigenous

• Eggplant

  South Africa and Southeast Asia it is known as brinjal. The eggplant is a member of the genus Solanum and is thus related to the tomato and potato. Botanically [...] melongena ) is a specific species of nightshade and is widely produced for its tasty fruit. In North America and Australia the fruit is called eggplant and in South [...] Botanically speaking however, the eggplant is classified as a berry. The fruit contains many small and soft seeds. These seeds taste rather bitter, because

• Thripex-Plus

  sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Thripex-Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density [...] multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of [...] density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively or as soon as the first pest mites are detected in the crop

• A turning point in Almeria: how predatory mites helped transform agriculture

  April 16, 2025

  but for the future. ” Finding balance At the heart of it all is the idea of balance. “ Health is about balance—within ourselves, in what we eat, and in how [...] expert guidance and advice, and access to continuous innovation that keep growers ahead of the game ’. The crisis that changed everything The turning point [...] control was only for the high-tech greenhouses in the north of Europe. Not for us. ” But things changed. And Koppert was at the heart of that transformation

• Less use of chemical pesticides due to Natutec Scout

  Volgering. "Upon inputting all the data into the app, it seamlessly syncs with the computer," the Scout elaborates. "The data is then organized into graphs [...] ''This facilitates the rapid identification of trends and shifts in pest and disease development. Of particular note is the utilization of the 'Heatmap' feature [...] feature, wherein colors on the company's map indicate the severity of the pest pressure. This feature swiftly and clearly illuminates the path towards optimal

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  demonstrating the interest in the method that we have validated in the field. The results are very clear. It is very effective on the larvae. The nematodes [...] regulate the bug and have tried several application methods: the small backpack sprayer directed at the head of the plant in a very localized way, and also [...] also the treatment robot, which is used by blocking the lower nozzles so that it acts only on the head and avoids our Macrolophus . Capsanem is a valuable

• Apple

  tree belongs to the rose family and is now cultivated for its fruit all over the world. It is the most common cultivated species of the genus Malus . Currently [...] About The apple tree (often named Malus domestica by mistake) is best known for the apple, the tree’s usually sweet and pomaceous fruit. Apples originate [...] originate from Asia and Europe and were grown there for thousands of years, before European colonists introduced the tree to North America. The deciduous apple

• Aphidoletes aphidimyza

  settings. The predatory gall midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza is used for the control of the following pests: Aphids Aphidoletes aphidimyza is available at [...] aphidimyza The predatory gall midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza is available in bottle ( Aphidend ). Open the bottle in the greenhouse Place the bottle directly [...] directly on the soil or rockwool slabs or hang it in-between the plants Do not scatter the contents Once emerged, the adult gall-midges will leave the bottle