• Impatiens thrips

  americanus) is an increasing problem in greenhouse cultivation, having spread to many countries within the last 30 years. The thrips have mostly been able to spread [...] thrips (Echinothrips americanus) has a wide range of hosts. In addition to many ornamental plants it also attacks sweet pepper, cucumber and eggplants. It

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  for disease development, the plants may show signs of stunting and produce many adventitious roots on the stem. The vascular stem tissue is coloured brown [...] it more dangerous in temperate regions. It survives well in water and in many different soil types and on alternative hosts like weeds. It invades the

• 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,

• Common bean

  for a very long time. Wild varieties often tend to grow upwards, however many types are identified as ‘bush beans’ or ‘pole beans’, depending on how they

• Melon

  fruit) is actually a berry, or more specifically even, a "pepo". Nowadays many different cultivars are being produced on a commercial scale, especially

• Green peach aphid

  persicae ) is an important insect pest in sweet pepper, tomato, cucumber and many other greenhouse crops. The aphid may originate from Asia, where its winter-hardy [...] transmit at least 100 different viruses and is thus rightfully feared by many growers. Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  Fontanel was one of the early Koppert France customers and still is, using many of Koppert’s IPM solutions, including Capsanem to control the Nesidiocoris [...] Capsanem means chemical treatment can be avoided, which is the objective of many companies.’ The nematode protection method for Nesidiocoris was eagerly awaited

• Gerbera

  viridifolia. The result is generally known as Gerbera hybrida and there are now many cultivars that differ greatly in size, shape and colour. The main colours

• Chrysanthemum

  look like daisies or pompoms or buttons. This particular genus consists of many hybrids and an extensive range of cultivars that are produced for commercial

• Caterpillars

  than 150,000 species, that are easily distinguishable from other insects. Many of the butterfly species that are active during the day can be strikingly [...] biting and chewing mouthparts and can devour large amounts of plant tissue. Many species cause damage to crops. The most harmful caterpillars that occur in