BIOLOGICAL CONTROL Safe and healthy crops with natural solutions Growers around the world increasingly apply biological crop protection. As a result, the use of insecticides and artificial fertilizers in horticulture and agriculture has declined significantly. Produce grown with the help of biological crop protection is healthy and safe for both consumers and the environment. Our extensive knowledge and individual advice are the key to success. One of the best examples of our positive impact has been in tomato cultivation where the use of crop protection chemicals has decreased by 95%. Biological control, or as we more often call it, biocontrol, is the cornerstone of plant protection not only in greenhouses, but increasingly in large-scale outdoor crops such as soft fruits, soya, sugar cane and cotton, and now reaches into orchards, vineyards, field vegetables and other arable crops in an integrated and holistic approach for growing healthy crops. We successfully produced natural enemies such as parasitic wasps and predatory mites for more than 5 decades to help growers restore the natural balance in their crops. 35
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