• Ercal

  January 1, 1970

  carefully inside the greenhouse Bend and tear off the strips opposite to the mounting hole Make sure not to touch the pupae during handling Suspend the cards in [...] crop and whitefly density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively soon after planting of the crop. [...] Mode of action Adult female parasitic wasps parasitize the second and third larval stage of the whitefly . Additionally, host feeding also occurs. Visual

• Disclaimer

  January 1, 1970

  hardware and software, viruses and other problems, and/or loss of time due to the use of this website. loss due to certain information on the website being [...] automatically mean that Koppert is tied to, or the owner of, these other sites, and is therefore no responsible for these sites or the information contained thereon [...] data and other data may be stored in the form of cookies. Koppert reserves the right to store this data and to use it in its statistical data and on other

• Chrysopa

  January 1, 1970

  Natutec Airobug Dosage The dosage of Chrysopa depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start [...] Pests Aphids and other pests, like mealybugs , Echinothrips and eggs of pest lepidoptera species . Mode of action Larvae of the lacewing attack their prey [...] prey and suck their body fluids. Visual effect Prey is sucked out, shrivelled skins are difficult to find. Chrysoperla carnea is active mainly during the

• Municipality Venray: biological control of oak processionary caterpillars

  January 1, 1970

  In the Municipality of Venray a third of the tree stock in the area, some 11,000 trees, is oak. ‘We’ve been using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem as [...] Entonem is that nematodes kill fewer other caterpillars , which means they are less harmful to biodiversity. This is something that is high up on the political [...] According to Bergeijk, the results have been generally positive. ‘The trees that we have treated have been 90% cleared. What is interesting is that avenues running

• Spidex Vital Plus – Effective spider mite control in a sachet

  November 13, 2022

  no chance The innovative rearing system created by the sachets of Spidex Vital Plus allows Phytoseiulus persimilis to multiply in the sachet and disperse [...] spider mites to escape the predatory mites easily. This strategy can be applied where it is needed most. The increased efficacy and prolonged effectiveness [...] to break out further and the hotspots are eventually completely eradicated. Spidex Vital Plus works well on all life stages of the two-spotted spider mite

• Steinernema carpocapsae

  January 1, 1970

  multiply and cause septicemia, ultimately killing the host within a few days. The nematodes then feed and reproduce within the cadaver of the dead host [...] nematodes penetrate the pest's body through natural openings. Once inside the pest, the nematodes release symbiotic bacteria, typically of the genus Xenorhabdus [...] direct sunlight The moisture content of the soil must be kept high for several days after application. When possible, irrigate the crop before and right after

• Thripex-Plus

  January 1, 1970

  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

• Miglyphus

  January 1, 1970

  in the morning or in the evening Dosage The dosage of Miglyphus depends on climate, crop and leaf miner density and should always be adjusted to the particular [...] kill second and third instar leaf miner larvae in the mine and lay their eggs next to them. The eggs develop into parasitic wasps inside the mine (but outside [...] Visual effect The presence of Diglyphus isaea in the crop is signalled by short mines that contain dead leaf miner larvae. Older larvae and pupae are visible

• Spidex Vital Plus

  November 13, 2022

  sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Spidex Vital Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density [...] urticae ) and other Tetranychus spp., except Tetranychus evansi . Mode of action Predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over [...] density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Release should be repeated biweekly if the pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert

• Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

  January 1, 1970

  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