• How to protect bumblebees from heat

  pollination may stop due to damage to the hive. Bumblebees therefore need to keep cool in hot summer conditions to be able to function optimally and carry [...] crucial to ensure effective pollination to support crop production and maintain high yields for growers. To ensure a positive result, it is crucial to protect [...] their ability to transfer pollen effectively. These challenges can lead to reduced pollination rates and lower crop yields. Bumblebees try to maintain a

• How to protect bumblebees in cold

  pollination activity and climate To achieve the best pollination results, it's essential to allow the majority of bumblebees to focus on their pollination [...] will remain inside or around the hive to incubate the brood. It's crucial to protect the brood during such conditions to avoid damage Keep in mind that the [...] it's essential to keep an eye on the bumblebees. Sometimes, worker bumblebees may get lost through the vents and won't be able to return. To mitigate this

• How Does Buzz Pollination Work?

  July 10, 2024

  sound energy to agitate particles), which may be misleading, as the sound they make does not contribute to pollen extraction. It is important to note, only [...] access to certain pollinators, specifically honeybees. Honeybees require four times more visits to transfer the same amount of pollen compared to a buz [...] transfer on each visit, both from the anther to the stigma in self-pollinating species, and from flower to flower in plants requiring cross-pollination

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 11, 2024

  work here. We do it together. To innovate, to bring something new to the market, that’s in our genes. The commitment to finding solutions for growers – [...] vegetables. This forced growers to look for safe solutions, and we were more than ready to help them.’ A perfect location to start Operating from the largest [...] growers to serve on our doorstep. As our IPM programmes became more and more successful, we decided to make our biological solutions available to everyone

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

  May 19, 2025

  are still many more to discover, ” he says. “ We will continue to innovate and adapt. That’s the only way to stay ahead .” This drive to innovate paid off [...] 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 [...] with secure supply, superior quality, expert guidance and advice, and access to continuous innovation that keep growers ahead of the game ’. The crisis that

• Unauthorized Sellers: A Notice to Our Loyal Customers

  May 7, 2024

  this wouldn’t normally be a problem, however almost all of our products need to be used within 1-2 days after receipt from us. Storing any products for any [...] viable. Please do not purchase any sachets from resellers if you do not know how they were stored OR if they are past their expiration date. Online Customers

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  pest control has helped us to have a better yield by lengthening the harvest weeks. We have managed to reach 42 weeks thanks to the fact that agrochemical [...] their crops. "Koppert products are easy to implement, as long as we go hand in hand with the consultant to be able to release in a timely manner... we have [...] diseases, making it a benchmark in know-how in the production of peppers. The harvest cycle for peppers varies according to region and production conditions.

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  clear about their goal: to produce high-value fruits, where they help ecosystems and offer a qualified product to consumers. To achieve this, the implementation [...] Looking for a reliable partner To be consistent with its philosophy, HyFood needed to minimize its agrochemical applications. To achieve this, the implementation [...] complied with these requirements thanks to biological control," said Salazar. In addition to the benefits of access to export markets, HyFood improves its

• A life-long commitment to help growers thrive with sustainable growing practice

  January 14, 2025

  Koppert allows me to carry on his legacy. I’m passionate about educating growers on how natural methods, like predatory mites , enable them to cultivate their [...] required a shift from a curative mindset to a preventive approach — aiming at a natural balance in their crops and how to maintain it," she explains. Yet, the [...] it comes to cultivating greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals . Our consultants are at hand to let individual growers and companies know when to introduce

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

  July 4, 2024

  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 [...] disease spread as they are attracted to feeding on diseased plants and will further spread disease spores through defecation to surrounding plants. In some situations [...] be addressed first to control the fungus gnats. As Shore Fly rarely (if ever) feed on plant roots, they are primarily a concern to growers in terms of