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Vereijken Kwekerijen
To control Turkish moth more effectively, Vereijken Kwekerijen implemented PATS-C three years ago. Instead of relying on trap checks, the system detects moth activity in real time, allowing earlier intervention and more precise timing of Bt applications...
Beatrix Büte
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Delphy
At Delphy, research and innovation go hand in hand. The company continuously explores new ways to make crop protection more efficient and sustainable. One of its latest challenges is understanding and tackling grubs...
Beatrix Büte
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Vertify
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is one of the world’s most damaging pests. Each year it causes over €4 billion in crop losses, particularly in cabbage and related crops. To make matters worse, the moth has developed resistance against commonly used biological agents like Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), leaving growers with fewer effective tools.
Beatrix Büte
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Florensis
Florensis Kenya is part of the international Florensis family, supplying young plants and cuttings to professional growers in Europe. From its production site in Naivasha, north of Nairobi, cuttings of perennial plants are produced on approximately 14 hectares. The operation is supported by more than 400 employees and focused on quality and meeting strict export standards...
Beatrix Büte
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Stofbergen Plants
At Stofbergen in Bergschenhoek, 4.5 hectares of bromeliads are grown with a strong focus on sustainability. For Robert van Velzen, who leads crop protection, one pest stood out: the banana moth (Opogona sacchari). Its larvae live deep inside the plant, causing damage long before it is visible...
Beatrix Büte
2 minuten om te lezen


LKP Plants
LKP Plants in Moerkapelle is, with 8 hectares, one of the largest and most modern Bromelia nurseries in the Netherlands. The company is fully committed to automation and digitization, and has invested heavily in automatic cultivation systems in recent years...
Beatrix Büte
2 minuten om te lezen


Ammerlaan TGI
In March 2021, Ammerlaan The Green Innovator in Pijnacker started using two PATS-C systems in two of its greenhouses. The monitoring of insects went so well that in June systems were also placed in the two other sections...
Beatrix Büte
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SEF
The Center for Horticultural Innovation, a division of South Essex Fabricating (SEF), is an advanced research facility dedicated to the study and development of horticultural practices, technologies, and innovations. Located in Leamington, Ontario, the Center brings together expertise from genetics, plant science, data science/AI, nutrition, and crop trials.
Beatrix Büte
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Rijk Zwaan
Rijk Zwaan is a globally recognized player in vegetable breeding and seed production, operating across more than 100 countries, with over 30 leafy and fruit crops in its portfolio. Sustainability is integral to their mission...
Beatrix Büte
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Lans
Lans is one of the leading tomato producers in the Netherlands, operating seven high-tech sites with a total cultivation area of 88 hectares. Founded in 1976, Lans has grown into a modern, innovative family business that continues to invest in new technologies and sustainable growing practices...
Beatrix Büte
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Bosch Komkommers
At Bosch Komkommers in Berkel en Rodenrijs, Daan van den Bosch is responsible for crop protection. In the spring of 2024 he decides to try something new: PATS-C. This is an advanced camera system that monitors moths at night, particularly the Tomato looper (Chrysodeixis chalcites)...
Beatrix Büte
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Hortipower
Hortipower is a Belgian grower of plum tomatoes and affiliated with Coöperatie Hoogstraten. The company has been working with the PATS-C system for 2 seasons now...
Beatrix Büte
1 minuten om te lezen


Alvonto
With over 60 hectares of tomato cultivation across three Dutch locations, Alvonto is always looking for ways to improve quality and sustainability. At their Dinteloord site, tomato specialist Tobias Wieman tested PATS-Vinder, our new AI-based pest prediction tool, to time interventions more precisely...
Beatrix Büte
1 minuten om te lezen


Breugem Horticulture
This is the second season Breugem Horticulture, a Dutch tomato grower, has been working with the PATS-C system. In 2024, Sebastiaan Breugem decided to implement this solution to automatically monitor the most important moth pests in his crop across the entire company. The goal? To have a crop protection strategy based on solid facts...
Beatrix Büte
2 minuten om te lezen


The Westland
Nursery the Westland will start a large-scale field trial for biological control of caterpillars in bell peppers in January 2024. Tomato looper and Tuta absoluta cause considerable economic damage in bell pepper cultivation. With the disappearance of chemical agents, it is important to make the most of the possibilities of biological control....
Beatrix Büte
3 minuten om te lezen


Vink Sion
At Vink Sion, a pepper grower in Friesland, a combination of biological control and automated monitoring is yielding promising results against one of the most persistent greenhouse pests: the Tomato looper (Chrysodeixis chalcites)...
Beatrix Büte
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Jansen Paprika
Marvin Koot, a technical crop protection specialist at Biobest Netherlands, has been consulting Jansen Paprika for years. Located in Andijk in The Netherlands, Jansen Paprika cultivates an impressive 25 hectares of red and yellow bell peppers...
Beatrix Büte
2 minuten om te lezen


Nini
At rose grower Nini, part of Herburg in Naivasha, Kenya the PATS-C system is being used to monitor False Codling Moth (FCM). Two greenhouses at the 60-hectare farm are now equipped with the automated cameras as part of a project to improve early detection...
Beatrix Büte
1 minuten om te lezen


Redwing
At Redwing Limited in Kenya, cultivating delicate flowers like lisianthus and geraniums for propagation comes with its set of challenges, notably the management of nocturnal insect pests. To address this, the company has integrated PATS-C, an advanced automated monitoring system, into their pest management strategy...
Beatrix Büte
2 minuten om te lezen


Flower Harmony
At Flower Harmony, everything revolves around growing beautiful gerberas in a sustainable way. What started as three independent growers within Colours of Nature grew into one collective in January 2024. By joining forces, they’ve been able to specialize more, scale up reliably, and build a company culture focused on....
Beatrix Büte
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