A life rooted in agriculture: transforming the future with Koppert

are very valuable to growers. “They know and understand growers and the challenges they have to cope with,” says Antonio. Combined with a deep knowledge [...] the world. His passion to help growers produce more and more sustainably and at the same time help them ensuring a good yield with quality produce is motivating [...] they feel like my children”, Antonio adds with a smile. “As a parent you can’t have favourites, but I am proud to say that I have a special affection for

An impressive range of predatory mite solutions thanks to continuous research and innovations

but have managed to combine this with the most innovative packaging, application techniques, up-to-date technologies and our expert knowledge. This has given [...] vital feedback. We have listened to their demands and challenges for more than 55 years and responded to their needs with mutual understanding and support [...] can imagine that we didn’t travel that far! Today, our mites need to reach the far corners of the world, so we have had to change our packing and mode

The Ultimate Guide to Fungus Gnats (Sciarid Fly) and Shore Fly Control

white darkening with age to yellow or brown with circular grooves which lays dormant in soil until the winged adult Fungus Gnat emerges to begin the cycle [...] tannish brown, with eight pairs of short legs and a breathing tube with dark spiracles at the posterior end with no clear head (vs clear/white with black head [...] source point for colonies to carry crop to crop, living in the moisture and bio slime– drains should be treated with acid, h202 etc., to remove slime and kill

Biological Pest Control

referred to as biocontrol, is a method of managing pests using natural predators, parasitoids, or pathogens. This approach partners with nature to maintain [...] Minimal resistance Pests typically do not develop resistance to natural enemies compared to chemical pesticides. Environmentally friendly Unlike chemical [...] continuous chemical treatments. Safe for humans and pets Biocontrol methods pose no health risks to humans or domestic animals, making them a safer option

Spidex Vital: Your Vital partner in spider mite control

a new formulation; with a greater impact on spider mite control: Spidex Vital Born to fight Spidex Vital predatory mites are born to fight your spider mites [...] Spidex Vital has continuous access to nutrition during logistics, the females of Spidex Vital already have enough energy to develop their eggs. As a result [...] can start laying eggs after release and don’t needs to get energy from spider mite from the field to develop the eggs. This will increase the population

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

best to use in your growing situation. However, it is difficult for any predatory mite to control anything larger than the first larval stage, due to size [...] plants, it is best to use a combination of Chrysoperla carnea ( Chrysopa ) to target the larger size larvae and green Horiver cards to trap adults. Echinothrips [...] species, will provide you with the utmost support needed to combat this pest and its difficult life cycle. Thus, allowing you to close the loops in your

Diamond back moth

dark, sometimes suffused with ochre or mixed with whitish scales. The lower one-third of the forewing is ochreous-white, with a nearly white upper edge [...] suggested to have its origin in Europe, South Africa or East Asia, but is now present wherever its cruciferous hosts exist and it is considered to be the [...] lepidopteran species. It is highly migratory and wind-borne adults can travel long distances to invade crops in other regions. Damage symptoms The caterpillar

Stable fly

animal blood, and females must be engorged with blood to lay eggs. They are highly mobile insects and can travel up to 20 km in search of new hosts. Damage symptoms [...] will begin to cluster on the animals’ undersides and flanks as well. Stable flies are persistent, intermittent feeders, returning time and again to feed off [...] blood feeding. Lower livestock feeding due to stress and avoidance behaviours (animals spend more time trying to escape flies than they spend eating). Open

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

each with its own pest target. And there are still many more to discover, ” he says. “ We will continue to innovate and adapt. That’s the only way to stay [...] shift. Growers began to understand that working with nature could offer not just peace of mind, but also long-term success. “ Thanks to our predatory mites [...] leads the way and provides growers with secure supply, superior quality, expert guidance and advice, and access to continuous innovation that keep growers

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