• Predatory mites

  crops, using a blower for dispersion is an available option. This approach proves particularly effective when a swift response is required due to a pest invading [...] pests, so knowing the target pest is crucial. Scouting is essential to know where the pest is, how severe the infestation is and to identify the pest. Select [...] deutonymphal and adult stages the mites feed almost continuously. Protonymphs and deutonymphs are similar to the adults in appearance, but smaller in size. Predatory

• Tobacco aphid

  aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. When reproduction is asexual, the young [...] matt, never glossy. Winged individuals have a brown-black head and thorax and a reddish abdomen. There is a dark brown spot on the abdomen and several [...] ) probably evolved from the peach potato aphid in the Far East and is a key pest of tobacco crops in both the United States and South America. The tobacco

• Diamond back moth

  species. It is highly migratory and wind-borne adults can travel long distances to invade crops in other regions. Damage symptoms The caterpillar is a surface [...] xylostella) is suggested to have its origin in Europe, South Africa or East Asia, but is now present wherever its cruciferous hosts exist and it is considered [...] stems or petioles. There are four larval instars. The body tapers at both ends and is green, sometimes suffused with pale yellow, with a few short hairs and

• Protect your plants from Thrips with Horiver-TR®

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  imminent danger for a flower grower as the presence of thrips in the crop. Thrips are still a major pest in a many greenhouse crops in Kenya. Thrips damage [...] choice for effective monitoring of adult thrips population densities. Why mass trapping works With every adult thrips that is trapped, you dramatically reduce [...] thrips infesting individual plants. Therefore, successful management of thrips is a matter of maintenance and vigilance. First, inspect any planting material

• Tomato leafminer

  or on the surface of a leaf, in a curled leaf or in a mine. If they leave the mines they build silk cocoons on the leaflets or in the soil. When pupation [...] build cocoons. Pupae have a greenish coloration at first, and then turn chestnut and dark brown shortly before adult emergence. Adult moths of the tomato leaf [...] leaf miner (Tuta absoluta), a major pest of field- and greenhouse-grown tomatoes, belongs to the family of Gelechiidae . It is oligophagous, feeding mainly

• Herbs

  food products. In the culinary world, there is a strict difference between herbs and spices. Herbs are the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant, which [...] fruits. Botanically speaking, ‘herb’ is synonymously to ‘herbaceous plant.’ Recommended for you How Koppert Kenya is Empowering Small-holder Farmers Through

• Leaf miners

  the family Agromyzidae. This is a family of small flies whose larvae tunnel into the leaves of plants, creating ‘mines’. There are many species of leaf miner [...] species that cause damage in horticultural crops are mostly polyphagous; that is, they feed on many crops. However, this is not universal among the Agromyzidae [...] to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces yield. In full-grown plants of fruiting vegetable crops, however, a considerable

• Potato/tomato psyllid

  Overview It is a pest of huge economic importance, which initially affected potatoes and in recent years has become a problem for other Solanaceae crops [...] Liberibacter is considered a quarantine pest. Damage symptoms The main direct damage, caused by potato psyllid nymphs when feeding, is known as ‘psyllid [...] and there are no ‘solutions’ or ‘cures’ for the problems caused. Psyllids spread purple-top disease in potatoes and permanent yellowing disease in tomatoes

• Rose

  the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred rose species and thousands of different cultivars. The rose is a woody, perennial plant which [...] which usually develops as a shrub, climbing or trailing with a stem that has sharp thorns. The flowers of the rose plant can vary in shape and size, but are [...] colour. Recommended for you Meet Capirel! An effective addition to your arsenal in the fight against thrips! How Trianum Helps Rose Growers Defeat Crown Gall

• Precautionary measures for product allergies

  respiratory equipment with a P3 filter as a minimum, but preferably a full mask with a P3 filter. Exposure via skin If there is a risk of exposure via your [...] diagnose or treat a health-related problem, as it is not a substitute for medical care. If you have or suspect you have a health problem, consult a doctor. This [...] and take them home in a closed plastic bag. Moistening the clothes in the bag prevents allergens and other particles from dispersing in the air when you