• Biological Pest Control

  not only reduces the environmental impact but also minimizes the risk of pesticide resistance, making it a sustainable and effective long-term strategy for [...] pest control methods do not harm the environment, ensuring the preservation of ecosystems. Sustainable Biocontrol reduces the need for continuous chemical [...] enhancing the presence of natural enemies and beneficial organisms in the environment to maintain a balance between pests and their predators. Instead of introducing

• Broad mite

  to the damage caused by viruses. The typical pattern of damage consists of malformation and distortion of the above-ground growth of the plant. The mites [...] appearance of Broad mite The life cycle of tarsonemid mites has the following stages: egg, larva, and adult. The larvae have three pairs of legs, adults [...] lay their eggs mainly on the underside of the leaf or on the fruit surface. The elongated, oval eggs are firmly attached to the surface and are rather large

• Phytoseiulus persimilis

  on spider mites. The quantity of prey consumed depends on the predator and prey populations, the sex and age of the predator, and the temperature and relative [...] larvae or eggs per day. Because the development rate of the predatory mite is roughly twice that of the spider mite, the number of predatory mites increases [...] use Push the centre of the cap to open the dosage hole Sprinkle material on leaves or pour into Diboxes Make sure the material remains on the introduction

• Lurem-TR

  Preparation Twist the top of the dispenser to activate the release of the kairomone. Application Hang the dispenser next to the sticky trap Place the sticky trap [...] Lurem-TR increases the attraction of thrips to blue and yellow sticky traps and thus ensures earlier discovery of the pest. Pests Several thrips species [...] trap and dispenser just above (max. 30 cm) the top of the plants Dosage Use 1 dispenser per 100 m 2 Replace after 6 weeks Combined use Use in combination

• About Koppert

  Biocontrol is our Nature The answers to many of today’s agricultural and environmental challenges are already out there: in nature itself. At Koppert,

• Predatory mites

  Quantity: Determine the appropriate quantity of predatory mites needed based on factors such as the size of your crop and the severity of the pest infestation [...] necessary: Depending on the severity of the pest problem, multiple releases of predatory mites may be required. Follow the recommendations of your crop consultant [...] development of predatory mite solutions, starting in 1967 with the rearing of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis . Over the years, we have further

• Koppert One

  Side Effects app Understand the impact of pesticides on beneficial organisms and pollinators Pesticides can have both direct and indirect effects on natural [...] enemies and pollinators. Our Side Effects app precisely evaluates the harmfulness of various pesticides, considering both direct impacts like mortality [...] knowledge Leverage years of accumulated knowledge to improve your Integrated Pest Management strategies. Go to web app Ask the Digital Assistant Koppert

• Corn earworm

  green ears of corn. The larvae feed on the hairs of the young corn and on the young kernels at the tip of the cob. During the third instar, the larvae turn [...] which makes it necessary to open the crop to detect the pest. Life cycle and appearance of the corn earworm The eggs of corn earworm are a milky-white colour [...] since the cold reduces or halts their development. Damage symptoms The female lays small quantities of eggs, between one and three, in the hairs of green

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  One of the key factors for the successful implementation of the biological control program was the training of personnel in pest monitoring and the release [...] successfully collaborated in the implementation of an IPM program, which has facilitated the protection of their crops without the use of agrochemicals and has [...] beginning of the establishment of the biological control tools, their consultants showed us the range of possibilities they had to establish in our crop. After

• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  for the health of the crop, its workers and the final consumer, who now can enjoy a product that is completely safe for consumption. The future of biological [...] part of an integrated pest management strategy (IPM). Although understanding the adaptability of insects in open field and the preventive approach of natural [...] What was the most challenging at the beginning to reach the biological management we currently have, was to understand the adaptability of insects to