• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  already using the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis and Sjaak himself has always used it. However, Sjaak recently made the switch to Spidex Vital . [...] his three-hectare farm in Pijnacker, the Netherlands, the predatory mite has always been a reliable beneficial. ‘I use it to combat spider mite in combination [...] to try the new product.’ Pest control starts sooner So far, Spidex Vital has done what Sjaak van Dijk expected of it. A week after the first deliveries

• IPM app

  information Optimized Scouting with Koppert iPM Pest and disease management has always been a great challenge in agriculture. A healthy crop is paramount [...] decisions and apply precision treatments. Koppert Biological Systems, Inc. has developed Koppert iPM, a unique scouting software application, to assist growers [...] Scout App and an online Dashboard. The Scout App works with GPS outdoors and has an intuitive user interface. The Dashboard gives the grower insight into pest

• Charcoal rot

  phaseolina is a common soil fungus in warmer regions, causing charcoal rot. It has a very wide range of host crops, many of which are economically important [...] crop residues as microsclerotia. In corn stalks, survival of up to 1.5 years has been reported. The density of the microsclerotia in the soil is directly related

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  size (1.8 - 3.0 mm long) and oval in shape. It has a light yellow-green to brown-green colour, and has an overall shiny appearance. Antennae are marked [...] are yellow-green, with a brown head, a dark thorax and a dark abdomen that has pale to dark transverse bands. The body shape is similar to wingless females

• Aphidius colemani

  A male wasp has slightly longer antennae, a rounded abdomen that is shorter than the wings, and is black with dark brown legs. A female has a more pointed [...] 30°C/86°F. Behaviour of parasitic wasp Aphidius colemani Aphidius colemani has a very effective searching behaviour, which enables the wasps to track down [...] information about whether the aphid is the right species, and whether it has not been parasitized before. If both criteria are met, then the second phase

• Melon thrips

  General It is polyphagous pest and has been recorded more than 36 plants families. Damage symptoms Nymphs and adults are damaging stage. Infested leaves [...] development time is dependent on temperature, but host plant quality also has an influence. After completion of nymph stage, it drops to soil and pupate

• Tobacco whitefly

  possibly Pakistan. The tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) has an enormous host range and has affected an extremely wide range of crops throughout the world [...] first identified on tobacco in Greece in 1889, hence the name tabaci . It has subsequently been found in most tropical and subtropical countries of the [...] the underside of the leaves. The adult tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) has well-developed piercing-sucking mouthparts and begins to feed on plant sap

• Working at Koppert

  company agrees: At Koppert you are regarded as an individual. Our company has grown into an international business over the past 50 years, but despite its [...] company in many fields. To develop your career within the company, Koppert has developed an internal career policy. New vacancies are preferably filled

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  implementation of an IPM program, which has facilitated the protection of their crops without the use of agrochemicals and has allowed them to comply with the [...] integrated pest management system supported by Koppert's natural solutions has been fundamental. For more than 4 years, Koppert and HyFood have successfully [...] supervisor, the willingness of Koppert consultants in this process was vital. "It has been a very good experience because we have acquired knowledge and skills

• Cut flowers

  hundred species and thousands of different cultivars. Hydrangea, or Hydrangea , has its origins in Asia and North and South America. Some species have developed [...] trees, others into small compact shrubs. In recent decades, the Hydrangea has been grown as a cut flower in all sorts of colors and sizes. Hippeastrum is