• Stop the spread of Botrytis with NoPath

  March 26, 2025

  fruit, e.g. as a result of damage by wind. Create the right conditions How do you stop Botrytis spreading and nip it in the bud? Preventing a humid climate [...] weather, such as a rainstorm. It’s also important to ensure your crop is strong and vigorous: crops like these are better able to withstand a Botrytis infection [...] sudden outbreaks usually don’t happen, an unexpectedly rapid advance could. As a grower, you have various ‘tools’ to stop the fungus. Humidity is key to Botrytis

• Cotton bollworm

  on leaves. They are almost spherical with a flattened base and a diameter of about 0.5 mm. They are at first a shiny yellowish white, with their colour [...] 18 to 19 mm in length and have a wingspan of about 40 mm. The grey-green males are smaller. The forewings are edged with a line of black spots, and the hindwings [...] bollworm ( Helicoverpa armigera ) are highly polyphagous, feeding on crops such as cotton, sorghum, tomato, sweet corn, beans, soybeans, tobacco, sunflowers

• Excellent Results with Trianum in Onions

  October 11, 2018

  the potential to be a highly profitable venture. Unfortunately, many farmers are yet to realize this. According to a local expert, a farmer who practices [...] quickly learnt that onions require a determined approach to maximize yield and quality. Effective disease management became a critical next step. They decided [...] Centre - a knowledge based agricultural training center- that the company came to learn of Koppert and our innovative biological solutions. A healthy plant

• Parasitic wasps

  wasp laying its eggs inside or on a host pest. Here's how it works: Egg laying: A female parasitic wasp seeks out a suitable host pest. The choice of host [...] damage caused by pests, ensuring a higher yield and product quality. Environmental sustainability : Parasitic wasps provide a natural and environmentally [...] growing environments can promote biodiversity, as the use of harmful chemicals decreases. This, in turn, creates a more balanced ecosystem in the crop, which

• Beneficial nematodes for biological pest control

  January 15, 2025

  conventional pesticides and even pesticide resistance, growers rely on nematodes as a permanent solution for crop protection . That solution is also safe for growers [...] large numbers. The pest insect dies within a few days. The nematodes that emerge then start their search for a new host. Beneficial nematodes are an important [...] experience show that it is possible to use them on leaves as well. This development opens up a world of new possibilities for biological control. High-tech

• Black sigatoka disease

  one month old. The symptoms run parallel to the veins. Within a few days, the spots become a few centimetres in size and turn brown with light grey centres [...] under-canopy (drip) irrigation to reduce splash dispersal Lower the humidity as much as possible by preventing the occurrence of puddles and ensuring optimal [...] General Mycosphaerella fijiensis also known as black sigatoka, is an ascomycete fungus that causes leaf-spot of banana. Damage symptoms Black sigatoka

• How Trianum Helps Rose Growers Defeat Crown Gall and Maximize Crop Performance

  May 7, 2025

  bud size as compared to the standard comparison area. The same study also showed a notable increase in the total number of harvestable stems and a general [...] T-22. This is a unique, patented, hybrid strain from Koppert. TRIANUM is not only useful for the control of soil-borne pathogens such as Pythium spp., [...] environmental conditions. Trichoderma harzianum T-22 grows in a wide temperature range (10-34°C), at a pH between 4 and 8, in many types of growing media. Effect

• Angular leaf spot

  humid, a viscous bacterial exudate forms on the underside of the leaf. This exudate changes to a white film when it dries. Lesions may merge as they grow [...] types of vascular tissue of the crown can be infected, creating a look similar to that of a Phytophthora fragariae infection. Life cycle and appearance of [...] General Xanthomonas fragariae is a leaf spot disease found in strawberry. Damage symptoms Xanthomonas fragariae initially causes small, water-soaked lesions

• Rainy Woes – Conquering Downy Mildew and Botrytis Naturally

  November 3, 2023

  often see a greyish mould. This disease thrives on a combination of high humidity and low temperature. It is prevalent in unheated crops, such as those grown [...] them providing conducive conditions for the occurrence of a pandemic in the crop. Therefore, as you prepare for the rainy season, downy mildew and botrytis [...] Resistance (ISR)? Various natural agents such as plant essential oils induce ISR in plants. Discover NoPath: NoPath is a Koppert product that contains such essential

• Early blight

  humid conditions. Infection may take place within a few hours, with lesions occurring as rapidly as two to three days later and sporulation within five [...] during harvest (in potato and carrot). Post-harvest storage at 0-1 o C. A. brassicae and A. brassicicola : adjust the sowing date to avoid conditions conducive [...] causes early blight of potato and early blight of tomato, which presents itself as spots on leaves, petals and stems. These spots can be distinguished by the