News
NEW: nemamax® for the home and garden
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 12.10.2021
Beneficial nematodes for combating weevil and scarab beetle larvae.
Our new nemamax® nematode product contains the uniquely produced nematode Heterorhabditis downesi. Unlike other nematode products, it can be used at temperatures as low as 8°C.
Biological control of codling moths
e-nema GmbH, Friday, 10.09.2021
On professional fruit plantations beneficial nematodes (nemapom®) can be used against the last instar of Codling moths (Cydia pomonella) in apples, pears and plums.
Preventive control of sciarid larvae
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 04.08.2021
Biological innovation in plant protection. Flies of the Sciaridae family inflict the most damage on crops and are very common in greenhouses. In a dedicated cooperation, the German companies e-nema and Katz Biotech have developed nemaplus®depot.
Japanese beetle on the advance
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 19.07.2021
The invasive Japanese beetle is not yet a threat to our gardens and agriculture in Germany.
However, this may change, because the Japanese beetle knows no travel restrictions and is already on the advance in Central Europe.
A new generation of Scientists
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 07.06.2021
"INTERFUTURE" is an EU project entitled as “From microbial interactions to new-concept biopesticides and biofertilizers” with the aim of training a new generation of scientists with complementary and interdisciplinary skills in Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Organic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.
CABI BioProtection Portal launched in Hungary
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 17.05.2021
CABI is an international not-for-profit organization that improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.
Available: CABI Biopesticide Portal
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 10.05.2021
A free tool to enhance the awareness and uptake of biopesticide and biocontrol products by growers and advisors.
Entomopathogenic nematodes for fruit-fly control
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 30.03.2021
The EU-funded research project FF-IPM has the aim to protect fruit production and trade from threats posed by fruit flies.
Biocontrol of Oak processionary moth
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 16.03.2021
Infestations with this pest can cause oak defoliation. Older larvae have urticating hairs, which can cause serious skin and eye irritation and respiratory problems in humans and some animals. Our product Tp-Nema® controls caterpillars of the Oak processionary moth.
Protecting a medical cannabis crop with beneficial nematodes
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 16.02.2021
“Protecting a medical cannabis crop from harmful pathogens is one of the biggest challenges that growers face on a daily basis. The impossibility to use any chemical crop protection, in addition to the necessity to ensure high-quality consistently, makes it a hard task.
Video: Nematodes against the Western corn rootworm.
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 09.02.2021
The "Innov.AR" project aimed to offer innovative agro-ecological methods to farms in a Rhine region in Germany.
Product news in Biocontrol: New Formulation – Beneficial Nematodes in Capsules
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 20.01.2021
The biotech companies e-nema GmbH and Katz Biotech AG have started a cooperation to develop a new, innovative product for biological pest control:
Beneficial nematodes, formulated in capsules, offer long lasting efficacy against sciarid gnats and are ideal for preventative treatments.
Discover the world’s natural pest control solutions
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 06.01.2021
The CABI BioProtection Portal is a free web-based online resource aimed at raising the awareness and uptake of biocontrol and biopesticide products by growers and advisors.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
e-nema GmbH, Thursday, 17.12.2020
We will remember 2020 as an extraordinary year. The pandemic has grounded us and reminded us on our dependencies; on each other and on our natural environment.
FF-IPM Press Release
e-nema GmbH, Friday, 04.12.2020
Closer to Rapid detection of Fruit flies invading Europe’s crops
A Successful Breeding Approach to Improving a Nematode Biocontrol Agent
e-nema GmbH, Friday, 27.11.2020
A research group at e-nema GmbH in Germany has succeeded in optimizing beneficial traits of the nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora.
BIOCONTROL OF SCIARIDS IN MUSHROOM CULTIVATION
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 17.11.2020
Our beneficial nematodes do their best in professional mushroom cultivation.
Biocontrol agent dianem® wins international award
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 19.10.2020
Our biological plant protection product dianem® has just won the Bernhard Blum Award. This award is presented annually by IBMA, the International biocontrol manufacturers association, to the most innovative biocontrol product of the year.
The product dianem® contains a genetically improved strain of beneficial nematodes against the Western Corn Rootworm and replaces chemical pesticides banned by the EU.
Visionary in microbiome research
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 28.09.2020
Gabriele Berg, professor at the Graz University of Technology, gave the e-nema staff an insight into her extraordinary field of research.
Problem: fruit flies on the advance
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 21.09.2020
We are an active partner in the EU-funded research project FF-IPM.
The project targets three highly polyphagous fruit fly species (Tephritidae)
that cause devastating losses in the fresh fruit producing industry.
Successful: Silver Medal Beach Volleyball
e-nema GmbH, Friday, 11.09.2020
The German championships in beach volleyball took place in Timmendorfer Strand from September 4th – 6th under special conditions.
e-nema belongs to the CABI network of partner biocontrol manufacturers
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 03.08.2020
CABI is an international not-for-profit organization that improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.
Premiere: Beneficial nematodes in sugar beet cultivation
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 23.06.2020
Beneficial nematodes as antagonists to invasive cicadas in sugar beet cultivation – a running project in Germany will show, how it works.
Farm-to-Fork Strategie: Sustainable EU Agriculture by 2030
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 02.06.2020
EU agriculture will (have to) change. The goal is sustainable food production by 2030.
Flat-headed Rootborer (Capnodis tenebrionis)
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 20.04.2020
In Mediterranean countries the beetle Flat-headed Rootborer (Capnodis
tenebrionis) has become an important pest in stone-fruit plantations (cherry, apricot, peach, nectarine, plum, almond).
A call to action for world leaders
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 15.04.2020
Because of the prevailing pandemic, there is a current call to action for world leaders to prevent a global food security crisis.
Early close season
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 07.04.2020
Because of the corona crisis there are no competitions and our german national beach volleyball team Nils Ehlers / Lars Flüggen is currently in close season.
Dear Customers,
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 24.03.2020
we hope this message finds you, your staff and your families well and in good health!
We would like to update you about the current state of e-nema dated Monday March 23rd.
Responsible packaging
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 25.02.2020
When shipping our nematode products, we rely on sustainable materials.
NEW SALES MANAGER IN OUR TEAM
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 05.02.2020
We have recently strengthened our sales team to expand our business with our national and international sales partners: Hannes Popken will help our customers to be even more successful in the future and will also ensure new, innovative product developments.
New product nemamax®
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 27.01.2020
nemamax® - biocontrol of larvae of weevils and scarab beetles with entomopathogenic nematodes.
MoPlaSa: Nematodes against the seabuckthorn fruit fly
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 22.01.2020
The seabuckthorn vitamin C bomb is at great risk. Especially in the east of Germany there are high losses due to the ever-expanding seabuckthorn fruit fly (Rhagoletis batava).
Biocontrol in space!
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 10.12.2019
On Thursday, 05 December 2019, nematodes of the species Steinernema feltiae were sent to the International Space Station ISS for a biocontrol research project.
Global warming: New species of fruit fly threaten fruit cultivation
e-nema GmbH, Friday, 29.11.2019
e-nema GmbH is one of 21 partners in the European research project Fruit-Flies In-silico , called ‘FF IPM’.
Trees against climate change
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 27.08.2019
Our Beach Volleyball Team Lars Flüggen & Nils Ehlers has a problem with too much flights. But for the big dream - The Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 - there is no other opportunity than flying around the world to play all the important tournaments.
Young kestrels at e-nema
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 07.08.2019
Surprise at e-nema GmbH, several young kestrels have left their nearby nesting site and are now exploring our company grounds.
Silver medalist
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 31.07.2019
Our beach volleyball-team Ehlers / Flüggen wins the silver medal.
Great overall result for the German beach volleyball national teams at the 4-star tournament in Tokyo, which was also considered the Olympic test event for 2020.
Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg
e-nema GmbH, Tuesday, 02.07.2019
In Hamburg (Germany) a total of 96 teams from 38 countries fight for the world title in beach volleyball - and a ticket for the Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo.
Opening ceremony in the Netherlands
e-nema GmbH, Friday, 07.06.2019
Sabrina Sieger and Michael Barth accepted an invitation from Lambert Spawn and traveled to the Netherlands for the opening ceremony of this large American mushroom brood producer.
Tradeshow for the Mushroom Industry
e-nema GmbH, Friday, 24.05.2019
From the 22nd to the 24th of May 2019, the international mushroom industry meets at the "Mushroom Days" in the Netherlands. New technologies and services for the global mushroom sector are presented. The e-nema GmbH is also represented at this event.
Use of nematodes in mushroom cultivation
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 06.05.2019
In April, an exhibition of professional mushroom breeders and their suppliers took place in Moscow. Participants came from Russia, Holland, China, Hungary, Belarus and Poland. On the agenda were lectures and an industrial exhibition.
New Photovoltaic System
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 29.04.2019
In the spring of 2019, e-nema GmbH commissioned its own photovoltaic system with 99.75 kWp. Thus, depending on the weather conditions, about 100,000 kWh of electricity can be generated annually and thus a part of our total energy demand can be covered.
Competition for the best bioreactor
e-nema GmbH, Monday, 08.04.2019
Researchers from the Technical University of Dresden (Germany) have sent a special challenge to all bioprocess engineering students: How to build a bioreactor with a mini-budget of just € 99. e-nema GmbH is one of the sponsors of this original competition.
40,000-year-old worms awakened from deep sleep
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 20.03.2019
Researchers have revived nematodes that have endured for millenniums in Siberian permafrost. Biological sensation: In a cave buried for 40,000 years, Russian researchers have discovered viable nematodes.
Proposal for a new EU regulary framework
e-nema GmbH, Wednesday, 09.01.2019
“Bioprotection technologies provide effective and innovative plant protection for modern agriculture.
This makes them a vital tool in the EU’s work to support farmers and effectively implement the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (SUD, Directive 128/2009/EC).
"Shifting to pesticide-free agriculture
e-nema GmbH, Friday, 07.12.2018
In preparation for the European Commission’s €100 billion Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme, set to be launched in 2021, European institutes have come together with the ambitious target of moving towards chemical pesticide-free agriculture in Europe."
Waste heat of bioreactors becomes heating energy
Simone Sander, Wednesday, 07.11.2018
e-nema GmbH makes a contribution to climate protection and provides the waste heat from its bioreactors to a neighboring Trade and Technology Center (GTZ) in Schwentinental as heating energy.
Highly effective biocontrol technology
Simone Sander, Thursday, 27.09.2018
In the latest edition of New Ag International magazine, a publication on high tech agriculture, Prof. Ehlers (e-nema GmbH) gave an interview on the potential of useful nematodes in biological crop protection.
ESN (European Society of Nematologists) Conference in Ghent
Simone Sander, Monday, 10.09.2018
Currently the symposium of the ESN takes place in Ghent (Belgium).
The ESN is the association of european nematologists. (Nematology = scientific discipline that deals with the study of roundworms). ESN’s president is Prof. Dr. Ralf-Udo Ehlers (e-nema GmbH).
Our successful beachvolleyball team
Karen Duncker, Thursday, 06.09.2018
The beach volleyball players Nils Ehlers and his partner Lars Flüggen, who are supported by us, came up to the winners' podium: They get third place at the German beach volleyball championships in Timmendorfer Strand.
Corn rootworm spreads in maize cultivation
Simone Sander, Wednesday, 05.09.2018
The corn rootworm (lat. Diabrotica virgifera) is an introduced beetle, which is increasingly becoming a threat as a pest in maize cultivation (2017: + 350% in Baden-Württemberg, a region in Germany).
Expertise from e-nema is in demand in Peru
Karen Duncker, Monday, 27.08.2018
For two weeks, Prof. Dr. Ehlers is on a journey concerning biocontrol in Peru. In Arequipa, a city in southern Peru, he attended the annual meeting of the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America (ONTA).
Dynamic - Trendy – Professional
Karen Duncker, Friday, 06.07.2018
e-nema supports committed young people with great goals: we promote
the german national beach volleyball team Ehlers-Schümann.
Energy use and energy consumption
Karen Duncker, Tuesday, 26.06.2018
e-nema also focuses on to go easy on resources when it comes to energy consumption. Wherever savings are possible in the company, an energy audit reveals - an exact analysis of all energy consumers in the company. E-nema has undergone such an audit on a voluntary basis.
Nematodes as live food in aquaculture
Karen Duncker, Friday, 09.03.2018
Our project NEMAQUA has long been concerned with nematodes as live food in aquaculture.
Innovative Measuring System “Sens-o-Spheres” for use in bioreactors awarded
Karen Duncker, Wednesday, 28.02.2018
Last fall, the project “Sens-o-Spheres” was awarded the Technology Transfer Trophy (T³).
Master students from the University of Ghent
Karen Duncker, Thursday, 08.02.2018
Until September of this year, some students of the subject "Nematology" of the University of Ghent (Belgium) will write their master's theses at e-nema.
Molecular biotechnology: research fields, innovative use and career opportunities
Karen Duncker, Monday, 22.01.2018
Under this excursion topic, master students of the University of Osnabrueck (Germay) visited our company and took part of a lecture and a guided tour with Professor Ralf-Udo Ehlers, e-nema GmbH. The excursion was organized and led by Professor Hildgund Schrempf, geneticist at the University of Osnabrueck.
Genetics for trait improvement of EPN
Karen Duncker, Tuesday, 05.12.2017
The entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) Heterorhabditis bacteriophora is a BCA for insect pests widely used in greenhouse-environments and orchards. Industrially, this EPN is produced in liquid culture in large bioreactors and is delivered to the end- user as powder-formulated product.
New aerial video of our construction site
Karen Duncker, Wednesday, 22.11.2017
Our new buildings will be ready soon. Our inner courtyard has been designed and additional buildings have been raised. The video shows aerial views of the construction site and a 3D simulation of our future production facility.
Organic agriculture and feeding the world
Karen Duncker, Friday, 17.11.2017
Sustainable agriculture is only possible in combination with consumption - but then there are promising opportunities. Organic agriculture can play a central role here.
Video about Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera)
Karen Duncker, Friday, 10.11.2017
The Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) is an invasive corn pest. In the USA it causes a yearly damage of more than 1 billion US$. Since its introduction in 1992 in Serbia the Western Corn Rootworm invaded large parts of Middle and Eastern Europe.
ABIM - The global biocontrol industry meeting
Karen Duncker, Friday, 20.10.2017
ABIM - 23. - 25. October 2017 at Basel - is the premier global meeting for the biocontrol industry. Like every year, e-nema GmbH will be represented there with a stand at the exhibition.
Masters successfully finished
Karen Duncker, Tuesday, 10.10.2017
As every year, students of the University of Ghent got the opportunity to write their master theses at e-nema GmbH.
Start of new careers
Karen Duncker, Wednesday, 13.09.2017
This year, two young scientists, Olianiyi Olarewaju and Sitram Aryal, have written their master theses in the field of breeding improvement of the nematode Heterorhabditis Bacteriophora at our company. Now a doctoral candidate position was offered to both.
Red Palm Weevil - spontaneous operation at a holiday resort
Karen Duncker, Wednesday, 06.09.2017
Originally planned was a relaxed vacation at Portugal, faraway from his daily business with pests and nematodes. But then, in the garden of his holiday lodge, our Sales Manager Michael Barth discovered a Red Palm Weevil (lat. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in a palm tree.
A look ahead into the future - our new buildings
Karen Duncker, Monday, 28.08.2017
The expansion of our company is going on. The new big bioreactors for production of microorganisms and nematodes are mounted, now new buildings for preparation, harvest, drying and storage are raised.
Biocontrol of Ants with Nematodes
Karen Duncker, Friday, 04.08.2017
In the following video e-nema demonstrates biocontrol of ants with nematodes. Prof. Dr. Ralf-Udo Ehlers explains vividly how to control ants with nemaplus®, a product that contains nematodes (Steinernema felitae) which chase away ants. Application sides are terraces, lawns, stone walls and plant tubs.
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research supports e-nema project
Karen Duncker, Tuesday, 25.07.2017
Our research project Nema-SMART will be supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research for 3 years.
Nematologists-to-be came to see e-nema GmbH
Karen Duncker, Monday, 10.07.2017
Recently, an international group of young scientists came to see e-nema GmbH. Professor Ehlers had invited his students from Ghent (Belgium) to get an impression of a biotechnology enterprise.
Nematodes against european leaf miner in chinese leaf
Karen Duncker, Tuesday, 04.07.2017
In springtime we got a call from a leader of the European Chinese Leaf market. The European leaf miner (Scaptomyza flava) had attacked wide areas of his Chinese Leaf fields.
We completed our Sales Team
Karen Duncker, Tuesday, 27.06.2017
Recently we completed our Sales Team to expand our business with national and international distributors. Sabrina Sieger and Jan Burmeister will manage sales and distribution in close co-operation with international partners and will support also development of new, innovative products.
e-nema visible from far away
Karen Duncker, Thursday, 01.06.2017
e-nema GmbH is now visible also from far away! Sky-high our company logo was recently mounted to our biggest building.
e-nema takes part in development of a new monitoring system for bioreactors
Karen Duncker, Tuesday, 02.05.2017
Dr. Arne Peters and his production team are testing a new, free-moving pea-size measuring bead under industrial conditions in their bioreactors.
e-nema is project partner and industry tester in the project Sens-o-Spheres, a project from the area of bio-economy.
nemapom® against codling moth (Cydia pomonella)
Karen Duncker, Thursday, 20.04.2017
The following video presents very interesting pictures of nematodes, their microworld and their fight against larvae of codling moths. Please follow Professor Ralf-Udo Ehlers and watch the application of biocontrol nematodes in a professional orchard.
Working group Conference “Biological Plant Protection” at e-nema GmbH
Karen Duncker, Wednesday, 29.03.2017
This year the annual working group conference “Biological Plant Protection” of the “German Scientific Society of Plant Protection and Plant Health” took place at e-nema GmbH in Schwentinental (Germany).
Resolution on low-risk pesticides of biological origin
Karen Duncker, Monday, 13.03.2017
"On 15 February 2017, the European Parliament adopted the Motion for a Resolution on faster access to the European market for biological low-risk pesticides during its plenary session in Strasbourg."
International assistance for our research projects
Karen Duncker, Wednesday, 15.02.2017
Every year e-nema GmbH supports young scientists from all over the world during their studies. The students, primarily from the universities of Kiel and Ghent stay for 6 month to gain deep insight into the areas of microbiology, biotechnology and nematology.
YouTube-Channel "e-nema biotech"
Karen Duncker, Monday, 02.01.2017
On YouTube there is a channel called „e-nema biotech“ where we established different playlists. Here you can find interesting videos on the subjects of practical application of nematodes, the expansion of our company and science videos about biocontrol.
We are hiring: Senior Sales Manager (f/m)
Karen Duncker, Wednesday, 14.12.2016
Biological revolution in plant protection: Join us to further grow in our biocontrol market as Senior Sales Manager (f/m) for distribution of our unique, advisory-intensive biocontrol product line to our international partners.
Aerial view of the construction of new bioreactors
Karen Duncker, Wednesday, 07.12.2016
The expansion of our production site is going on. The new bioreactors are mounted, next time new buildings will be added. The following video shows aerial views of our construction area and a 3D simulation of the final production site.
Review: ABIM 2016 at Basel
Karen Duncker, Tuesday, 22.11.2016
The e-nema GmbH was represented with an exhibition stand and a team of seven experts at the ABIM 2016 (Annual Biological Industry Meeting) at Basel. International business connections were intensified, new connections were attached and we had interesting conversations.
e-nema GmbH Exhibition stand at the international conference ABIM at Basel
Karen Duncker, Thursday, 20.10.2016
We will be present at Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting in Basel with an exhibition stand and within the scientific program Prof. Ralf-Udo Ehlers will speak about „Genetic improvement of biocontrol nematodes.”
e-nema GmbH becomes finalist 2016 in competition for a big economy award for german-medium-sized Companies
Karen Duncker, Monday, 12.09.2016
We are very proud! The award belongs to the most prestigious german economy awards.
Mounting the big pots
Karen Duncker, Monday, 05.09.2016
Early in the morning many busy workers and great cranes were mounting our new bioreactors. Here are some impressions.
New fermenters for the e-nema GmbH
, Wednesday, 03.08.2016
Investment for the Future: The constant growth of our company is going on. We just build several new big bioreactors.
2nd BIOCOMES annual meeting
Michael Barth, Wednesday, 11.11.2015
The second BIOCOMES annual meeting took place at e-nema from the 4th till the 6th of November 2015. BIOCOMES is supported by the EU with nine million Euro for the development of eleven new products against plant-damaging insects and fungal diseases.
You will not be able to contact us on Tuesday 15. April 2014
Tillmann Frank, Monday, 14.04.2014
Dear partners, friends and customers! Our enterprise is changing continuously: The team is growing, new and bigger bioreactors have been installed, further equipment and processing plants widen our service potential. For almost everything, however, we need electricity and we have now reached the limit of the current capacity of the power supply to the building.
Research for greater biological control
Ralf-Udo Ehlers, Friday, 14.02.2014
e-nema GmbH is a member of a further extensive research project called BIOCOMES. This project aims to develop new biological plant protection agents to combat a host of key plant pests and diseases.
Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting
Dirk Jende-Holzmann, Thursday, 17.10.2013
e-nema GmbH is going to attend the Annnual Biocontrol Industry Meeting and discuss modern developments on the global market of biological plant protection in Basel on 21-23 October 2013.
Hello and welcome!
Dirk Jende-Holzmann, Wednesday, 26.06.2013
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