• Bumblebee pollination

  tunnels or netted orchards compared to honeybees. Bumblebees tend to visit all crops close to the hive, which can be a benefit when less attractive crops [...] bumblebee hives into agricultural practices, growers can significantly increase pollination success rates, leading to better fruit set, increased fruit [...] compared to rival products because Koppert’s bumblebee colonies grow faster and last longer. The hive design developed over the years helps bumblebees to save

• Cannabis

  are present. These tools are designed to attract, capture, and help identify specific pests, allowing growers to assess pest populations and make informed [...] (IPM) in cannabis Integrated pest management (IPM) is important when it comes to keeping cannabis plants healthy and productive. This is because cannabis can [...] involves the use of natural predators, parasitoids, or beneficial organisms to manage pest populations. Some of the common pests that you might find on cannabis

• Plant Disease Management

  increasing pressure to adopt sustainable and environmentally responsible agricultural practices, biological disease control is set to play a more prominent [...] accessible to plants. These natural alternatives to chemical fungicides enhance soil health, increase crop productivity, and contribute to environmental [...] method used to manage and reduce the impact of plant diseases by utilizing beneficial organisms. This method relies on the use of living organisms to suppress

• Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory mites

  May 19, 2025

  an alternative to chemical pesticides. His innovative spirit and dedication to sustainable agriculture continue to inspire our practices today. “ Providing [...] between living beings led her to study Agricultural Sustainable Innovation Engineering, a field that combines knowledge of biology and agronomy to promote e [...] earth. Commitment to biological excellence Bertha found in Koppert the perfect place to merge her love for plants with her commitment to ecological management

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  within one to four hours and make it possible to check the bumblebees’ work. These brown marks can be used to help determine how many hives must be ordered [...] temperature to affect pollination takes at least one to two weeks. Similarly, it takes two weeks of cold weather for pollination to return to normal. 2 [...] pollination suffers. Add to this the knowledge that flower temperature might also play a role; the influence of radiation also needs to be considered. A flower

• Pollination

  Lucilia sericata flies , offers a multitude of benefits to growers around the world. These flies prove to be efficient pollinators, finding their role in a diverse [...] of pollen from the anthers of the flower to the stigma of the flower. If the pollen is transferred from anther to stigma on the same flower it is called [...] one flower to the stigma of another flower on the same plant or on another plant. Many flowers require insects such as bumblebees or flies to transfer the

• Maximizing Bumblebee Pollination in Canadian Fruit Crops

  July 15, 2024

  areas where bears are an issue, quads may need to be grouped to minimize electric fencing costs. Note: Try to keep a maximum of 4 Quads per fenced area. 4 [...] Because bumblebees are highly adapted to cool conditions, the Quads never need to be placed in direct sunlight to warm up. Even on chilly spring mornings [...] placement can lead to severe outcomes, such as hives being destroyed by nearby honeybee colonies or reduced pollination activities due to improper positioning

• Maize

  These kernels are often incorrectly referred to as seeds. Maize kernels often serve as starch in cooking practices. Nowadays, maize is extensively cultivated [...] cultivated all over the world. When it comes to numbers and volumes; there is more maize produced every year (in terms of weight) than of any other grain.

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

  March 17, 2025

  family’s dedication to innovation and sustainable practices led them through various crops—from lettuce to tomatoes, and eventually to their current specialty: [...] Brothers continues to feel the company’s personal touch. “Fifteen, twenty years ago, you could just call someone at Koppert and get a sample to try out. Things [...] core, predatory mites are our go-to solution,” says Pieter. Initially, biological control was used reactively—similar to chemical treatments—only applying

• Predatory Mites: Should I Order Bottles or Sachets?

  May 31, 2024

  walk out of most of our Swirski-Mite sachets to bottle formulation, you find that bottled product works out to be 225% more expensive per mite released into [...] predatory mite sachets being substantially cheaper when it comes to the total number of mites released, they are also a great way to prevent carrier material [...] article was developed to answer all these questions and point you in the correct direction in choosing which predatory mite formulation to use for your growing