Biobest has announced a major upgrade to its Side Effects app, reaffirming its commitment to support growers, crop advisors, and IPM specialists with advanced digital tools for sustainable crop protection. Originally developed as a decision-support platform, the app provides instant access to Biobest’s comprehensive and continually updated database of chemical pesticide side effects on beneficial organisms — an invaluable resource for those implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes. With this latest update, users gain access to more data points, new side effect combinations, and expanded language options to support international teams. The upgrade also introduces enhanced functionality for seamless sharing of compatibility reports, enabling growers and advisors to collaborate in real time and align field-level practices with strategic crop protection goals. By offering mobile, accurate, and user-friendly information, the Side Effects app empowers the industry to make smarter, faster, and more sustainable pesticide decisions, reducing risks to beneficials while optimising long-term crop performance and yield quality.
Biobest’s upgraded Side Effects app safeguards beneficials & strengthens IPM programmes
Biobest upgrades Side Effects app to power smarter pesticide decisions while protecting beneficials
Biobest has upgraded its Side Effects app, the powerful decision-support tool designed to help users make informed choices regarding pesticide use, while protecting beneficial organisms critical to IPM programmes. The app update offers more data points, additional user languages, and easy sharing of compatibility reports.
“Our updated app provides growers, crop advisors, and IPM specialists with mobile, instant access to Biobest’s updated and expanded database of chemical pesticide side effects on beneficial organisms,” says Martin Zuijderwijk, Business Development & Global Technical Services Director.
“By simply selecting an active ingredient, or commercial product name, users can immediately see its potential impact on our full range of beneficials. This allows for fast, informed decision-making in the crop or during IPM planning, which is especially important in high pest pressure situations where conventional chemistry may still be required.”
“The key benefit lies in helping users avoid unintended harm, or even elimination, of beneficial populations carefully established in the crop. With this tool, IPM strategies can be fine-tuned to balance pest control with long-term biological sustainability — ensuring crop protection without compromising future performance.”
Providing accurate and up-to-date information, this upgraded Biobest app features new side effect combinations. Free of charge to Android and iOS users, it is now available in multiple languages to support international teams and enables easy sharing of compatibility reports.
“Users can export search results in PDF or CSV formats, enabling advisors and growers to collaborate, using shared compatibility report data, across platforms including email and WhatsApp,” says Martin. “This feature enhances transparency and consistency across teams, aligning field actions with strategic goals.”
This new release of the Side Effects app reinforces Biobest’s commitment to sustainable agriculture, providing industry professionals with tools to optimise crop yield and quality while minimising/eliminating chemical residues.
ABOUT BIOBEST: Biobest is a division of the BioFirst Group, a global leader in biological pest and disease control and bumblebee pollination. With 40 subsidiaries and a network in 50 countries, they export to more than 70 countries every week. The organisation provides solutions for both covered and outdoor crops through its Biobest, BioWorks, Plant Products and BIOTROP brands. Their 3,000 employees, including 600 in-house expert consultants, provide global support to growers, backed by ongoing investment in research and development. Biobest (and its subsidiaries) focuses on the production and sale of biological control agents (macro-organisms such as insects, predatory mites and nematodes) for the control of plant diseases and pests in horticultural crops, as well as bumblebee pollination.
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