• Horiver – the most effective sticky trap for mass trapping

  October 11, 2018

  to choose the brand of cards with the shade of colour that the thrips are most attracted to. Horiver offers top quality Horiver sticky traps are consistently [...] pest. Blue sticky traps are one of the most important tools commonly used for monitoring and controlling adult thrips. While most greenhouse growers know [...] certain wavelengths of blue are more effective at capturing thrips. This is because, most insects including thrips, have the ability to detect and respond

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

  October 8, 2025

  Special characteristics The beneficial nematodes in our product Capirel have some special characteristics. The nematodes are weather tolerant, meaning [...] Meet Capirel! Beneficial nematodes ; the natural move towards biological crop protection Beneficial nematodes are increasingly being used to control pests [...] contains the beneficial nematode Steinernema feltiae , widely used for the control of various insect pests such as thrips . For growers, one of the main

• Beneficial nematodes

  What are nematodes? Nematodes, commonly referred to as roundworms, are a diverse group of worms belonging to the phylum Nematoda. Nematodes are characterized [...] productivity. The most common types of plant-parasitic nematode are root-knot nematodes, cyst nematodes, lesion nematodes, spiral nematodes and dagger nematodes [...] species are in the millions. Nematodes are also referred to as roundworms, threadworms, and eelworms. Beneficial nematodes for pest control Nematodes for pest

• Black sigatoka disease

  conidia. The ascospores are wind-dispersed over longer distances, the conidia are splash-dispersed within the crop. Both types of spores cause the exact same [...] or streaks on leaves of about one month old. The symptoms run parallel to the veins. Within a few days, the spots become a few centimetres in size and turn [...] centres. These spots enlarge further and the tissue around the lesions turns yellow and dies. Lesions merge and the whole leaf turns brown and ultimately

• At a glance: Allies in the fight against Whitefly

  August 19, 2024

  control is at the rescue. Koppert offers several biological solutions that you can use to Combat whiteflies. The following is a brief overview of the key allies [...] allies in the fight against whitefly. 1. Predatory mites Predatory mites are known to control a variety of pests including spider mites , thrips , whitefly [...] gnats. Some predatory mite species are specialized on particular pest targets ( Spical , Spidex ), while others are generalists ( Swirski-Mite , Limonica

• Beneficial nematodes for biological pest control

  January 15, 2025

  release the pathogenic bacteria they carry with them. These bacteria kill the insect and digest it from the inside. The nematodes feed on the tissues of [...] parasitic nematodes are a common soil pest that affects plants, insect pathogenic nematodes or beneficial nematodes play an important role in the biological [...] host. Beneficial nematodes are an important aid in the fight against many kind of insect pests. Traditionally, they were mainly used against soil pests, but

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

  March 27, 2025

  Persea Mite damage: The Hass variety is known to be the most susceptible to this pest, and that is not great news because Hass represents the larger percentage [...] makes it a formidable challenge. The urgency to find an effective solution is steadily increasing. Persea Mite: What is it? Persea mite is a phytophagous [...] percentage of the export avocado in Kenya. 1. Feeding Damage: Circular chlorotic spots along midribs and veins on the undersides of leaves are initially observed

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  ing the interest in the method that we have validated in the field. The results are very clear. It is very effective on the larvae. The nematodes also [...] Koppert’s nematode product, Capsanem , is considered the ‘reference’ solution against Nesidiocoris tenuis in France; especially this year when the pressure [...] several blocks to regulate the bug and have tried several application methods: the small backpack sprayer directed at the head of the plant in a very localized

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  complex. The plants in the propagation phase enter the processing hall every nine weeks. During the nine week period that the plants are in the greenhouse [...] become noticeable once the plants are in the hall. Fantastic results with Swirski-LD The main pests are the Western flower thrips , aphids (predominantly [...] reassuring.’ The company still needs to take action against Echinotrips and anthurium thrips as the current thrips predators are not sufficiently effective against

• Boost Soil Health Naturally: Inside the Koppert Soil Health Program

  June 16, 2025

  farming practices. What are the experiences so far? Since the development of the Soil Health Program, Koppert Kenya has used the program to control soil [...] resilient, productive crops by nurturing the ecosystem beneath the soil surface. What Is the Koppert Soil Health Program? The Koppert Soil Health Program is an [...] does not harm the active mycelia of Trianum in the root zone. That means the two products can be used together with no negative effects on the beneficial