• Using Predatory Mites, but still having Thrips Issues? Close the Gap in your Thrips Control Program

  July 16, 2024

  common issue in failed thrips control programs. Thrips are a widespread threat in most environments, entering growing spaces a variety of ways: on new [...] clothing, pets, or flying in from outside. Once in the growing space, thrips immediately begin damaging plants by a combination of feeding (piercing the cells [...] mobile thrips in the crop (larva and adults). For larger thrips species more common in tropical plants, it is best to use a combination of Chrysoperla carnea

• Biological Pest Control

  making them a safer option. Types of biological pest control There are three primary types of biological pest control methods: conservation, classical, [...] Conservation biological control Conservation biological control focuses on enhancing the presence of natural enemies and beneficial organisms in the environment [...] conservation biological control helps control pest populations over time. Classical biological control Classical biological control involves introducing

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners of the company Sociedade [...] to pesticides in vegetable crops for the processing industry, which are very important in Portugal. Around 80% of the total production of vegetables for [...] pesticides to control diseases at the soil level in industrial crops. For this reason, Trianum has become an important part of sustainable agriculture in Portugal

• Root rot of carrot

  concentration of this disease in the rather acidic soils (of southwestern Norway). Spore germination was inhibited in nonsterile soil but not in similar soil [...] Higher calcium content of the roots reduces disease severity by strengthening cell walls and aiding in early signal transduction in host-pathogen interactions [...] increase in number and size until they merge, after which whole sections of the leaf will die off. The fungus appears to prefer older tissue. In the field

• Caterpillar control with nematodes

  biological control of caterpillars . Our nematode products can be used in conventional, organic or zero residue growing methods in a wide range of crops; fruits [...] your crop Safe to use Biological control of caterpillars Beneficial nematodes can be used for the biological control of many different caterpillar species [...] Control caterpillars with beneficial nematodes Beneficial nematodes or entomopathogenic nematodes are mainly known for the biological control of soil pests

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

  May 19, 2025

  biological 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 t [...] it. Because of our research, we could act quickly—test, reproduce, and deliver a solution in time .” Staying ahead in a globalized world In today’s int [...] 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 we treat our environment

• Bacterial canker of tomato

  the plants in greenhouse crops and by water in field crops, for example through splashes of rain or irrigation. Both in greenhouses and in the field, spraying [...] with a brown centre. In potato, the disease usually only occurs in the second half of the season. The first symptoms are wilting of the lower leaves and [...] and subsequent expansion of the wilt upwards. Cutting the stem at the foot shows whitish ooze with bacteria in the case of C lavibacter infection, but other

• Black leg of seedlings

  Pythium affects roots, in particular those of seedlings. Infected plants lag in growth. Seedlings fall over (‘ damping-off ’). In slightly older plants [...] infection is the easy stripping of the skin from the root cortex with a finger nail. Life cycle and appearance of Black leg of seedlings Pythium belongs to [...] by humans or machinery. Pythium can survive very well in the soil or substrate in the absence of plants. Many species are entirely saprophytic, so these

• Effective thrips control with predatory mites

  gradual, continuous release in greenhouses. Ulti-Mite sachets For biological control in suboptimal circumstances. Made of industrially compostable foil [...] health. Koppert is the pioneer in the development of predatory mite solutions, starting in 1967 with the production of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus [...] Thrips are one of the most challenging pests in horticulture and agriculture, causing both direct and indirect damage to a wide range of crops. Their ability

• Harnessing the Power of Parasitic Wasps

  March 21, 2024

  solely on chemical control or parasitism control methods, so other control methods are needed for this pest. Parasitism-Based Control Parasitism is a biological [...] necessitating different control strategies. In this article, we will focus on the strategies for managing these whiteflies in greenhouse vegetable/ornamental [...] crops and how parasitism-based and host-feeding based control methods both play a crucial role in their management. Understanding Greenhouse Whitefly Greenhouse