Biobest

13/10/2026

When thrips are on the leaves, you need a predator that follows🌱

At LG Flowers, thrips have long been a challenge. In this customer story, LG Flowers shares the challenge of managing thrips in gerbera, including invasive leaf-dwelling species such as Echinothrips.

That is where Vespiformis-System comes in. Vespiformis-System was developed as an additional biological tool for these situations. The predatory thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis targets a broad range of pest thrips, attacks multiple life stages and is active mainly on the leaves, exactly where invasive leaf-dwelling thrips can be difficult to reach.

🎥 Watch the testimonial to hear how LG Flowers and the Biobest team looked at this challenge and the role Vespiformis-System can play within an IPM strategy.

Discover how to effectively control thrips with Biobest's solutions...

12/10/2026

Better growing conditions don’t only benefit the crop.

This week, we joined growers and industry partners in Helsinki at the Nordic Horti Forum 🌱 to exchange ideas on the future of high-performance horticulture.

Biobest’s Koen Merkus shared why technologies like LED lighting and screens can also affect pollination, pests and beneficial insects. 🐝💡

Better conditions for crops can also mean faster pest development, making proactive biological control more important than ever.

06/10/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲?

At VGT Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Jonas and his team have been putting our new Aphidoletes-System packaging to the test in their sweet pepper crop.

His experience? Easier releases, more accurate distribution at each release point and more environmentally friendly packaging.

And there’s a smart detail inside: added sugars help give Aphidoletes a better start as they emerge.

Watch the video to see Aphidoletes-System in action and hear what Jonas has to say.👇

04/10/2026

Not all heroes are big. Some are really, really small. 🐞

This World Animal Day, we’re putting the spotlight on some of the smallest members of the animal kingdom: the beneficial insects and mites working hard in crops around the world.

They hunt pests, parasitize them, pollinate flowers and help growers protect their crops naturally.

Tiny? Absolutely.
Important? More than you might think.

Here’s to the beneficials. Our small heroes with a big impact. 🌱

📷 Photo: Ward Stepman

01/10/2026

🐝 A greenhouse full of heroes!

At aubergine grower T**A, some of the smallest workers make a big difference. Bumblebees help pollinate the flowers, while beneficial insects help keep pests under control naturally.

During VLAM’s “Helden van onze velden” press visit, Belgian media got a look behind the scenes at how this works in practice.

As our Biobest advisor Bart Elseviers put it: “It’s a bit like playing Stratego with insects.” It’s all about keeping the right balance in the greenhouse.
Great to see biological control and pollination in the spotlight!

A big thank you to T**A, VLAM and Bart for sharing the story.

🎥 Video: Focus TV. © Focus TV. All rights reserved. Thank you to the Focus TV team for the coverage!

21/09/2026

Small actions can make a big difference. 🌍💚

For World Cleanup Day, colleagues from our Belgian office stepped outside, rolled up their sleeves and took part in a local clean-up walk around our neighbourhood.

As a company focused on sustainable crop management, we believe sustainability also starts close to home. By working together to collect litter and care for our surroundings, we can all contribute to a cleaner and healthier environment.

A big thank you to everyone who joined in and helped make a difference. 🙌 And a special thank you to velden clubhuis for the delicious pizzas! 🍕

15/09/2026

100 Entomatic™ units sold. A milestone worth celebrating. 🎉

The 100th Entomatic™ has officially been delivered to Fresa, a Belgian strawberry 🍓 grower. A great moment to celebrate 🍰 together with their team.

Developed together with Hortiworld - Horticulture systems & machinery, Entomatic™ helps growers apply beneficial insects 🐞 and mites quickly, evenly and gently across the crop, while reducing the labour involved in manual application.

For Fresa, that makes introducing beneficials a lot easier. And for us, reaching 💯 units is a strong sign of how automation is becoming an increasingly important part of modern IPM.

Curious to know how we celebrated this milestone?

Watch the video and find out! 👇

Biobest and Hortiworld celebrate the 100th Entomatic at Strawberry ...

09/09/2026

🍅 How can you get more out of pollination in tomato crops?

On 22 September, Biobest and HORTIVEC are bringing tomato growers together in Sint-Katelijne-Waver for an evening of practical insights and innovation.

On the agenda:
🐝 Pollination in a warming climate with Ella Tuyttens
🌡️ The impact of heat on pollen quality and fruit set with Joëlle Muhlemann, KU Leuven
🍅 Lessons from the 2026 tomato season with Nick Nagels
🤖 Pollination trials with the Polly+ pollination robot with Simon Lauwers, Harvestis
🤖 Arruga pollination robot insights with Jorden van de Walle
📊 High-tech IPM developments with Sam Gui

Will we see you there?
📅 22 September 2026
🕕 18:00h-22:00h
📍 Harvestis Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Register now and join us. 👇
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8989818/Registration-Pollination-day-22-september-2026

04/09/2026

Scouting just got a GPS upgrade.📍

We’ve added GPS-powered scouting to Crop-Scanner™ to make scouting easier, more consistent and more insightful.

With Geo Scout, location data is captured as you scout. While Satellite map and Scout Activity add even more insight into scouting coverage, crop locations and scouting optimalisation.

Less manual input. Better visibility. More consistent scouting.

Discover what’s new in Crop-Scanner™ and how GPS can help make your scouting more efficient. 👇
https://www.biobest.com/en-BE/news/adding-gps-to-crop-scanner

01/09/2026

🌱 Great discussions and new insights at IOBC-WPRS 2026!

With more than 100 participants from around the world, the IOBC-WPRS Greenhouse WGM brings researchers and industry experts together to share the latest developments in biological control and IPM.

There is a lot of exciting progress being made, but also plenty of challenges still to tackle. That makes exchanging research, field experience and ideas more valuable than ever.

Today, we’re taking the discussions into the field during the field tour, sharing some of our own research and exchanging experiences directly with fellow experts.

A big thank you to the IOBC-WPRS, International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control for the excellent organisation and a packed programme.

And we’re not done yet. Two more days of insights, discussions and knowledge sharing to go! 🌱