By means of a holistic approach -combining knowledge, advice, and solutions - Koppert is playing an ever-increasing role in boosting the sustainability of
on the farm. Hendriks releases Montdorensis every week on half of his crop – the even rows one week, the odd rows the next. He hangs a sheet of insect netting
a two-pronged spider mite IPM program. A few months later, another product – Swirski-Mite was successfully registered for the effective control of thrips
Fusarium spp. is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered weak pathogens and can only infect wo
General Peronospora sparsa is a plant pathogen that causes plant diseases, such as downy mildew of rose and diseases on blackberries, raspberries and other Rubus species. Damage symptoms Downy mildew
General Late blight (Phytophthora infestans f.sp. infestans) is also known as Phytophthora blight, tomato blight, early / late blight tomato, potato blight and late / early blight of potato. Damage sy
General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress, caused for example by too much water, too hig
General Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora has recently been renamed Pectobacterium carotovora . It is one of the pectolytic bacteria causing extensive bacterial rots (bacterial soft rot, bacterial
General Xanthomonas fragariae is a leaf spot disease found in strawberry. Damage symptoms Xanthomonas fragariae initially causes small, water-soaked lesions on the underside of the leaf. They enlarge
General Ascochyta pisi is a fungal plant pathogen that causes A scochyta blight on pea (leaf blight or pea blight) and lesions of stems, leaves, and pods (pea leaf spot and pea pod spot). Damage sympt