• Potato/tomato psyllid

  of the potato/tomato psyllid The eggs are egg-shaped with a bright orange-yellow colour. They are attached to a strand which connects them to the surface [...] affected potatoes and in recent years has become a problem for other Solanaceae crops such as tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, and tobacco. The potato psyllid [...] found to be responsible for serious crop damage, both directly and indirectly, the latter causing the greatest concern and proving difficult to control

• The Silent Threat to Kenya’s Avocado Industry: How Koppert is Leading the Fight Against Persea Mite (Oligonychus perseae).

  March 27, 2025

  cost is competitive, and its long-term benefits far outweigh chemical alternatives. Myth: “Biological solutions take too long to work.” Fact: Koppert’s natural [...] helping farmers to ensure compliance with international market standards. What’s Next? How can you take action? Persea mite may be new to Kenya, but with [...] have hope & a sustainable way to protect their crops against this pest. Koppert is commited to working with avocado growers to secure the future of Kenya’s

• Breeding Beauty: How United Selections Protects Innovation with 100% IPM

  February 9, 2026

  and stable growing conditions to allow genetic potential to fully express itself. From a business perspective, it is a long-term investment, often taking [...] where success depends on patience, precision, and an uncompromising attention to detail. From an agronomical perspective, it requires years of controlled selection [...] taking seven years or more to develop a single viable variety where quality, consistency, and risk management outweigh speed. It is within this delicate balance

• How Koppert Kenya is Empowering Small-holder Farmers Through Biological Innovation

  May 12, 2026

  y and declining soil health to rising input costs and pest resistance linked to conventional chemical use. In response to these challenges, Koppert Kenya [...] Agribusiness Institute remain committed to one goal: To empower farmers with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to grow healthier crops, restore their soils [...] by: Lack of hands-on exposure Limited access to practical training Uncertainty around performance compared to conventional methods This project directly

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

  May 7, 2025

  contributing to the overall management of FCM. Versatile Formulation Due to its superior formulation, TRIANUM completely disperses in water to give a uniform [...] spp. and Microdochium spp., but also to improve root system development, nutrient uptake and plant growth. Due to its unique formulation, TRIANUM performs [...] the ratio of pathogens to the biocontrol agents, the strains and the host plant. Kenyan rose growers using TRIANUM have been able to reduce and manage Crown

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  their crops. "Koppert products are easy to implement, as long as we go hand in hand with the consultant to be able to release in a timely manner... we have [...] pest control has helped us to have a better yield by lengthening the harvest weeks. We have managed to reach 42 weeks thanks to the fact that agrochemical [...] diseases, making it a benchmark in know-how in the production of peppers. The harvest cycle for peppers varies according to region and production conditions.

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

  January 8, 2026

  How Koppert’s NatuGro Program has helped Equinox Horticulture to Extend Crop Life, Improve Yields, and Transform Soil Health Founded in 2008, Equinox [...] introduced, the timing was perfect. The farm needed: • A way to rejuvenate aging crops • A solution to restore soil balance (biological, physical, and chemical [...] enables you to cultivate your crop in a more natural manner. As a result, the input of chemical pesticides and fertilizers can be kept to a minimum. Part

• Growing for the Future—Koppert joins FreshCrop to plant trees for a Greener Tomorrow

  October 17, 2024

  success. Want to Learn More? At Koppert, we’re always exploring new technologies to help you grow sustainably. Contact us today to find out how solutions like [...] about how modern farming techniques can help mitigate the challenges of climate change. By introducing them to cutting-edge solutions, we hope to inspire [...] activity also doubled up as a great opportunity to engage young people. We know that trees are vital to our ecosystem from absorption of carbon dioxide

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  xylem vessels. In potato, it is tuber-borne. Spread from plant to plant results from bacteria moving from the roots of infected plants to neighbouring plants [...] conditions are more favourable. This makes it more difficult to recognize infected fields. How to prevent Bacterial wilt, brown rot Use disease free propagation [...] help the bacteria to infect the crop Do not use cut potatoes for propagation, since cutting tubers can increase disease incidence with up to 250% Quarantine

• Aphids

  s. Potato virus Y (PVY) is transmitted by aphids in tomato in this way, as is the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) in cucumber. How to prevent aphids To prevent [...] the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our aphid control products in action. More aphid control videos Recommended for you How Koppert Kenya is [...] insects: the super- family Aphidoidea, belonging to the order Hemiptera . The aphids discussed here all belong to the family Aphididae, a family containing many