False codling moth

fruit and pupate. Excreta can be found within the larvae tunnels in the fruit. An infested fruit usually falls from the tree 3-5 weeks after penetration by

Consumers

and diseases in a natural and sustainable way. In this way, we hope to make an active contribution to a sustainable society, with safe food in sufficient [...] high-quality and costly scientific research. Assignments/school Are you working on an assignment for school? If so, visit www.natureslittlehelpers.info for information

Rice

especially in Asia. Rice is a monocotyledon and is usually cultivated as an annual plant. In tropical climates however, it can be grown as a perennial

Onion

or perennial plan. When cultivated however, the plant is mostly handled as an annual and harvested at the end of its first production season. Onions are

Bugs

Heteropteran bugs are hemimetabolous insects. Their life cycle consists of an egg, usually five nymphal instars and the adult insect. Several species of

Citripar

mummified skin of the host and look like swollen mealybug larvae. Empty pupae have an irregular exit hole at the posterior end of the mummy after the parasitic [...] 0.1-0.5 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated at least 3 times at an interval of 1-2 weeks. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor

Cottony soft rot

on the ground. Sclerotia germinate at temperatures between 4 and 26 °C with an optimum between 13 and 15 °C. Germination and infection mostly take place

Southern European marshland pyralid

for the caterpillars to inflict damage to the roots of crops cultivated in an ebb-and-flow irrigation system. The damage threshold varies considerably according [...] burrow into the stem to emerge at ground level. The caterpillars pupate in an earthen cocoon, concealed either within the crop or in another suitable spot

Grapes

between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes, but only a few play an important commercial role when it comes to the production of wine, but also

Chrysanthemum

or pompoms or buttons. This particular genus consists of many hybrids and an extensive range of cultivars that are produced for commercial, horticultural