Koppert Italia

What Koppert Italia does

Koppert Italia is the Italian sales and distribution subsidiary of Koppert Biological Systems, a Netherlands-based group founded in 1967 that pioneered commercial biological crop protection. Established in 1990 and headquartered in Bussolengo (Verona), Koppert Italia delivers the parent group's portfolio of natural pest-control, disease-control, and pollination solutions to Italian agricultural producers, ornamental growers, and municipal governments. The product portfolio is built around three technology stacks: beneficial organisms — including over seven species of predatory mites (Neoseiulus cucumeris, Phytoseiulus persimilis, Amblyseius swirskii), parasitic wasps (Aphidius, Encarsia, Eretmocerus, Trichogramma), predatory insects (Cryptolaemus, Chrysoperla, Macrolophus), and beneficial nematodes (Heterorhabditis, Steinernema); beneficial microorganisms such as the proprietary Trichoderma harzianum T-22 strain and Lecanicillium muscarium; and bumblebee-based pollination hives marketed under the Natupol line, including the Natupol Booster for outdoor crops and Natupol Tripol triple-hive system for fruit orchards. A newer digital layer is the Natutec Scout mobile application, which uses computer vision to automate pest identification on sticky traps and feeds remote crop consultants, and the Wireless Beehome connected hive system. Application equipment (Natutec Airobreez, Airbug, Mini-Airbug) and plant-health biostimulants (Vidi, Vici Rhyzoteam, Stingray, Veni Prisma) extend the offering into deployment tooling and crop-stress management.

Koppert Italia operates a sales-led, distributor-anchored go-to-market: products are sold through a network of authorized local distributors and direct crop consultants who provide on-site agronomic advice, with technical support and ordering handled through the koppert.it website. The customer base is segmented across greenhouse vegetables, open-field vegetables, fruits (including apple/pear and berry orchards), ornamental flowers, arable crops, and municipal/urban tree-pest programs. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set per channel. Revenue mechanics are product-sales driven across biocontrol agents, pollination hives, application equipment, plant-health inputs, and (at parent level) digital monitoring subscriptions. Koppert Italia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the privately held, family-owned Koppert group, which employs 3,000+ people globally, operates in 100+ countries, and runs an Experience Centre at its Berkel en Rodenrijs headquarters. The Koppert Foundation, established in 2017 on the parent's 50th anniversary, anchors the group's sustainability and corporate-responsibility positioning.

Name

Koppert Italia

Legal name

Koppert

Website

https://koppert.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Koppert Italia is the Italian subsidiary of Netherlands-based Koppert Biological Systems, distributing biological pest control agents (predatory mites, parasitic wasps, nematodes, beneficial fungi), bumblebee pollination hives, and digital crop-monitoring tools to Italian agricultural producers, ornamental growers, and municipalities through local distributors and crop consultants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biological Crop Protection

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320), Exterminating and Pest Control Services (561710)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture, Greenhouse & Nursery Commercial Pest Services (HSAMAKAO)

Keywords

• Biological crop protection
• Integrated pest management
• Crop pollination services
• Beneficial insects
• Biological fungicides

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkel en Rodenrijs

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Biological Pest Control Products: Sale of beneficial insects, mites, nematodes, and microorganisms for pest and disease control in agricultural crops
2. Pollination Services: Sale of bumblebee hives (Natupol products) for natural crop pollination in greenhouses and outdoor fields
3. Digital Monitoring Solutions: Natutec Scout application for crop monitoring and pest scouting

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Koppert Italia produces and sells biological crop protection and pollination solutions for commercial agriculture. The portfolio includes beneficial organisms (predatory mites, parasitic wasps, predatory insects, beneficial nematodes), beneficial microorganisms (Trichoderma harzianum T-22, Lecanicillium, rhizobacteria), bumblebee and fly pollination hives (Natupol line), digital crop monitoring tools (Natutec Scout app), sticky and pheromone traps, and mechanical application equipment (Natutec Airobreez). Products are sold to greenhouse growers, open-field crop producers, fruit orchards, ornamental plant growers, and municipal governments.

Product overview

Koppert Italia is a biological crop protection and pollination company offering an integrated portfolio of natural solutions for sustainable agriculture. The product portfolio includes: (1) Pollination products centered on the Natupol brand (including Natupol Booster, Natupol Tripol, Natupol Fly, Natupol Smart, Natupol Excel, Natupol Seeds, and Wireless Beehome) for bumblebee and fly pollination in greenhouse and outdoor crops; (2) Pest control products featuring predatory mites (Spical, Spidex, Swirski-Mite, Thripex, Entomite-M, Macro-Mite, Anso-Mite Plus), parasitic wasps (Aphipar, Entonem, Nesibug, Miglyphus, Tricho-Strip, Aphytis, Anagyrus), predatory insects (Chrysopa, Cryptobug, Mirical, Orius, Anthobug), and beneficial nematodes (Capsanem, Larvanem, Sportnem, Entonem, Palmanem, Casea); (3) Disease control products based on Trichoderma harzianum (Trianum-P, Trianum-G) and biological fungicides (Cedomon Plus, Triario); (4) Plant health biostimulants (Stingray 25, V10, Veni Prisma, Vidi Fortum/Parva/Terrum, Vici Rhyzoteam); (5) Digital monitoring via Natutec Scout app with image scanning for pest detection on Horiver sticky traps, pheromone traps (Deltatrap, Pherodis), and monitoring tools; (6) Application equipment (Natutec Airobreez, Airbug, Airobug, Mini-Airbug) for distributing biological control agents; (7) Shading and climate control products (ReduSol, SelectLine, Ombrasol). This integrated approach enables farmers to implement sustainable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies across vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, and arable crops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Natutec: Digital farming platform for crop monitoring and scouting applications
• Koppert One
• Koppert Foundation

Products and services

• Natupol Bumblebee Pollination Hives

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% tree cleaning rate achieved in municipal oak processionary caterpillar control programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MertensminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDutch distributor working with Koppert to supply Entonem nematode products to municipal governments for urban tree pest management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Certis Biologicals: Certis Biologicals develops and markets microbial and botanical-based crop protection products (Bacillus, Trichoderma, Beauveria-based biofungicides and bioinsecticides), competing directly with Koppert's Trianum line and broader microbial portfolio in integrated pest and disease management.
• Biobest Group: Biobest is one of the largest direct competitors to Koppert in biological pest control and bumblebee pollination, offering a comparable portfolio of beneficial insects, mites, and pollinator hives for greenhouse and horticultural growers worldwide. It is the most directly comparable peer on product, customer, and go-to-market.
• Andermatt Group: Andermatt is a Swiss-based producer of biological crop protection products (nematodes, viruses, beneficial insects, and biostimulants), competing directly with Koppert across European greenhouse and field crop markets with a similar IPM-oriented offering.
• Bioline Agrosciences: Bioline produces and supplies beneficial insects, mites, and nematodes for biological pest control across European horticulture and field crops. It is a direct competitor to Koppert in the macro-biologicals category and overlaps heavily in protected-cultivation and IPM programs.

Broad incumbents

• BASF Agricultural Solutions: BASF is a broad crop protection and seed incumbent with a growing biological and biostimulant portfolio (e.g., Serifel, Vault IPM, BeeHappy pollination partnerships). It is a wide-moat competitor that can bundle chemistry with biologicals, pressuring standalone biocontrol specialists like Koppert.
• Bayer Crop Science: Bayer Crop Science is a global agrochemical and seed incumbent that is investing heavily in biologicals and digital agriculture. It is a broad competitor to Koppert because its distribution, agronomic advisory, and digital farming platforms can substitute or complement biocontrol adoption.
• Syngenta (Crop Protection): Syngenta is a global crop protection incumbent with both chemical pesticides and a growing biologicals portfolio (acquired companies and in-house biocontrol). It competes with Koppert at the broader IPM level, particularly in greenhouse vegetables and high-value crops where biocontrol is gaining share against chemistry.

Emerging players

• Vestaron: Vestaron develops peptide-based biopesticides targeting insect pests in specialty crops, representing a newer generation of biological alternatives that competes for the same IPM budget as Koppert's macro-biologicals and microbial products in greenhouse and high-value horticulture.
• Novonesis (Novozymes BioAg): Novonesis (formerly Novozymes BioAg) supplies microbial crop solutions and biostimulants that compete in adjacent categories to Koppert's Trichoderma, biostimulant, and rhizobacteria products (Vidi, Vici, Trianum lines), with a stronger foothold in broad-acre row crops.
• Marrone Bio Innovations: Marrone Bio Innovations is a US-based biological crop protection company selling microbial pesticides and biostimulants. It is an emerging player that overlaps with Koppert's Trianum (Trichoderma) and broader microbial categories, particularly in specialty and open-field crops.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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