• Why Panoramix is Best for Your Seeds

  February 8, 2019

  from the sun) for about 20-30 minutes before planting or bagging. NB: Sow the seeds immediately or in not more than 30 days! For more information about [...] minute and measure the right quantity of Panoramix Put the seeds in a drum or any other mixing equipment and add Panoramix Mix for about five minutes until

• Proactive management of Downy mildew & Botrytis in Flowers

  November 19, 2018

  anti-fungal properties, it is used to reduce microbial contamination or infection in plants or plant parts and can also fight soil related diseases. Since its [...] usual practice. Downy mildew manifests itself on the leaves in yellow, green or white patches on the upper surfaces. On the undersides, these areas are covered [...] crops growing on vines such as cucumbers, grapes and passion fruit. Botrytis , or gray mould as it is commonly known, on the other hand, generally attacks above

• The cost-saving potential of biological crop protection for your IPM strategy

  June 23, 2025

  , parasitic wasps targeting caterpillars ), and pathogens (e.g., bacteria or fungi). Biological control agents are a proven strategy for managing target [...] data, such as crop yields, prices, and the costs associated with pesticides or alternative management strategies, to estimate costs and benefits. In some [...] disease management is not solely about reducing costs but also about maintaining or improving crop yields and quality. Biocontrol can help achieve this by keeping

• Meet Capirel! An effective addition to your arsenal in the fight against thrips!

  October 8, 2025

  crop protection products. Either because of their removal by international or resistance challenges. Special characteristics The beneficial nematodes in [...] biocontrol solution. Capirel is sprayed on crops using commonly used spraying or irrigations systems in the same way that conventional pesticides are introduced

• Equinox Farm Takes Soil Health Management To the Next Level With NatuGro Program

  January 8, 2026

  replanting cycles • Increased pressure to consider a shift toward hydroponic or soilless systems But Equinox farm believed that the solution lay beneath their [...] of the NatuGro system is a series of products that can be used on their own or in combination with other products. These products are micro-organisms and [...] is either achieved directly, with help from disease suppressing substances, or indirectly, by strengthening the plant both above ground and underground.

• Trial results Onion fly and Fusarium wilt

  Biological Crop Protection “The general conditions of Koppert (Koppert B.V. and/or of its affiliated companies) apply. Only use products that are permitted in [...] any loss of quality if the product is stored for longer than recommended and/or under incorrect conditions.” 02-2025

• A healthy plant starts with a healthy root system!

  October 11, 2018

  -either it is too late to save the plant, or only part of the population of the pathogen is killed and/or the pathogen develops resistance. “Prevention [...] the growing media. There is a community of organisms that inhabit the soil or substrate which form the soil food web. Healthy soil life The survival of [...] pathogens can survive in the soil for years and cause diseases of the roots or stem and disrupt uptake of water and nutrients from the soil. You can recognize

• Beneficial nematodes for biological pest control

  January 15, 2025

  nematodes are a common soil pest that affects plants, insect pathogenic nematodes or beneficial nematodes play an important role in the biological control of many [...] pests. Especially pests that are difficult to control and when chemicals fail or are simply not available anymore. Sophisticated and safe As partners with [...] have found a host insect, they penetrate it through its natural body openings or skin. The nematodes then release the pathogenic bacteria they carry with them

• Thrips: A tiny pest with big consequences

  February 9, 2023

  drenching or aerial spraying. The application must provide direct contact between the product and the target pests. Apply in the late afternoon or on cloudy [...] unique lifecycle that includes a resting pupa stage that resides in the media or is hidden under the crop canopy. The changing dynamics in the environment

• Koppert Kenya partners with Karura Forest for biological control in the urban forest

  October 11, 2018

  fruit and forest trees. These harmful pathogens cause diseases of the roots or stem and disrupt uptake of water and nutrients from the soil. This may lead [...] that are more resistant to stress caused by diseases, sub-optimal feeding or climatic conditions. Continued observation of tree seedlings treated with [...] more difficult to propagate than exotics. Some species can take several weeks or even months to germinate. For this reason, I think the biological control