plant itself or its edible tuber. The plant is an herbaceous perennial and came to Europe from Latin America in the second half of the 16th century. Potatoes
working on this since we started with Limonica in 2012. The breakthrough came two years ago when we submitted a new project to R&D. Together with production
with a rearing sachet, Swirski-Mite Plus . Then the Long Duration variant came on the market; due to a different composition, more predatory mites emerge
and I said to each other when the coronavirus crisis erupted and exports came to a standstill,’ Lex Scheffers recounts. The two partners made a remarkable
chemical agents as their effect had diminished. He was very persistent when it came to the experiments in his cucumber crop and soon neighbour growers and others
he joined a government lab with the Junta de Andalucía. But when Koppert came looking for a research director, he saw an opportunity that aligned perfectly
ahead of the game ’. The crisis that changed everything The turning point came during the 2006-2007 season. Supermarkets across Europe, especially in Germany
sector that is difficult to beat.’ The innovative biocontrol solution that came onto the market more than half a century ago was a real game changer for
pest infestations. In recent years, one of the most successful innovations came in the form of a breeding sachet. ‘Working together with multi-disciplinary
game-changer in crop protection .” The Swirski-Mite revolution Swirski-Mite came at a pivotal moment, when concerns about chemical residue on bell peppers
