Sustainability Report 2024

don’t want to react to that change; we want to navigate it with purpose. That’s why the role of Director of Transformation was created: to prepare us for [...] help to advance this vision by developing and promoting sustainable growing practices in partnership with nature. Our mission is to contribute to better [...] nature to contribute to and bene昀椀t from each other equally. We have a deep respect for nature. Nature is smart and will provide us with solutions to our

Thrips Identification Guide

Head longer than width with short setae. Forewing first vein with 2 setae on distal half, second vein with about 8 setae. Pronotum with 1 pair of long setae [...] and very rare. Light yellow to brown in colour. 7 antennal segments. Upper part of pronotum with short setae. Comb complete with long microtrichia. Mainly [...] Yellow brown to black in colour. Head longer than width with clear red eyes. 8 antennal segments. Last segment tube-shaped. Adults migrate to terminal leaves

General Purchasing Conditions Koppert

unless it failed to comply with the provisions in article 23.2. 22.4. If the supplier is permanently unable to comply with the agreement due to force majeure [...] Koppert will be entitled to the penalty without prejudice to any other rights or claims, including a. its claim to fulfil the obligation to deliver goods which [...] conformity with the contract; b. its right to terminate the contract; c. its right to claim additional damages. 10.3. Koppert is entitled to set off the

Koppert Sustainability Report 2023

approach to sustainability Q&A with our Sustainability Officer Q&A with our Sustainability Controller Double Materiality Assesment 2023 Q&A with our Financial [...] the belief that nature holds the key to solving these agricultural dilemmas. We choose to partner with nature to restore the delicate balance that has [...] We know that in order to get closer to realizing our mission and vision, we need to work together. That is why we are open to building relationships,

Mycotal FAQ

Systems in greenhouses. How to use Mycotal How to use Mycotal with Low Volume Mist System What are the optimal conditions to apply Mycotal? • Mycotal [...] nature by which Mycotal interacts with the target pest. How to handle & apply Mycotal How to store Mycotal? Mycotal should be stored refrigerated, at a temperature [...] spread the infection to other vulnerable pests. Mycotal: how does it work? How long is Mycotal effective? Mycotal spores starts to germinate and grow

FAQ Nematodes

looking for a host or using an ambush strategy to reach their host. Once in contact with a host, they try to penetrate it through a body opening. In the host [...] can overwinter. However, this is never to the extent that enough nematodes are available in spring to be able to have a sufficiently controlling effect [...] efficacy will be strictly connected to survival time on the leaves. To ensure the best results, we therefore recommend to use the nematodes when: • • • •

Mycotal Brochure

of the product, spores reach the insect and start to germinate External sporulation may spread to other pests Growing hyphal threads of the fungus [...] Trial with Mycotal against white fly (Trialeurodes vaporarium) in cucumber, research station Anadiag in Italy, 2022. The crop was treated 3 times with a 7 [...] application Shriveled insect after Mycotal application 7 tips to reach the optimal results with Mycotal 35 30 1. Store the product refrigerated between 2

trial results wireworm control

Wireworm control with beneficial nematodes Results in irrigated potato Wireworms damage in irrigated potato (% of potatoes with holes) 2023, Italy 80 [...] efficacy against wireworms in irrigated potato (% damage reduction compared to untreated control) Emilia-Romagna Region - North Italy, Sagea 2022 40 17 [...] beneficial nematodes. Each of the nematodes produced by Koppert has been selected to target specific pest insects. How does it work? After application, the nematodes

Pollination checklist Growing lights

need max. 2 hours to return to their hive 15:00 Do not keep a hive closed for longer than one day unless additional pollen is fed to the bees. Bumblebee [...] later the lights are turned on, the more time (overlap with daylight) there is for the bumblebees to pollinate. For pollination, bumblebees need at least [...] the transmitter to the climate computer. Heat Do not turn the lights on before midnight Screens and filters Place the Natupol hive with the WBH on a Natupol

Manual Growing lights

it takes up to 60-90 minutes for the last foraging bumblebee to return to the hive. Under low light conditions, this time increases up to 120 minutes. [...] can be used for this. It is also important to give the bumblebees the opportunity to work during the hours with the most daylight. Therefore, we advise using [...] lights come on and start to close 10 to 12 hours later. Switching on the growing lights before midnight, causes the flowers to close as early as 10:00 in