• Leaf miners

  belong to the genus Liriomyza and are very common in temperate regions. Leaf miner damage Leaf miners cause damage to plants both directly and indirectly [...] can lead to desiccation, premature leaf-fall and cosmetic damage. In (sub)tropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss [...] essential to protect plant vitality and maintain marketable yields. Biological control of leaf miners combines effective natural enemies and monitoring

• Horiver – the most effective sticky trap for mass trapping

  October 16, 2016

  thrips, have the ability to detect and respond to UV light and colours using receptors. Western flower thrips in particular has good sensitivity to particular [...] s on insects enable them to identify slight colour differences. As such, to use sticky traps efficiently, it is important to choose the brand of cards [...] original shape and trapping capacity in all weather conditions and serve its purpose for a long duration of time. Scientific studies have proven that traps

• Sweet pepper

  pepper plant bear fruit in different colours ranging from vanilla/white and yellow to orange, green and red and even dark purple and brown. The sweet pepper [...] referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs to the species Capsicum annuum . These different cultivars [...] pepper is a very rich source of vitamin C and antioxidants. The level of carotene is even nine times higher in red peppers. Red coloured peppers also contain

• Tomato russet mite

  mite are extremely small and difficult to observe. They are elongated (torpedo-shaped), soft and segmented. The body appears to be divided into two parts: [...] lycopersici , also referred to as Vasates lycopersici, Vasates destructor and Phyllocoptes destructor in older publications) belongs to the family Eriophyidae [...] are slightly curled and acquire a silvery sheen on the underside. Later they become brown and brittle. Badly affected tomato leaves and stems lose their trichomes

• Blueberry

  The plant belongs to the section of Cyanococcus and the genus Vaccinium (cranberries, bilberries and grouseberries also belong to the genus Vaccinium) [...] centimeters (3.9 inches) to 4 meters (13 ft) in height. The berries are usually 5–16 millimeters (0.20–0.63 inch) in diameter and have a flared crown. The berries [...] Vaccinium). Species that belong to this section of Cyanococcus are commonly sold as ‘blueberries’ and originated in North America. Blueberries are usually elevated

• Impatiens thrips

  problem in greenhouse cultivation, having spread to many countries within the last 30 years. The thrips have mostly been able to spread as a consequence of the [...] hosts. In addition to many ornamental plants it also attacks sweet pepper, cucumber and eggplants. It lives exclusively on the leaves and is often present [...] found on both upper- and undersides of the leaves. This species of thrips is relatively large. Both males and females are dark brown to black in colour with

• Tobacco aphid

  aubergine, chrysanthemum, and various pot plants and cut flower crops. Damage symptoms Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance [...] viruses. Life cycle and appearance of Tobacco aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in [...] 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 transverse black

• Tomato leafminer

  malformations. Damage to fruit allows fungal diseases to enter, leading to rotting fruit before or after harvest. Life cycle and appearance of Tomato leafminer [...] creamy white to bright yellow, darkening in the embryonic phase and becoming almost black near eclosion. The first-instar larvae are whitish to yellowish [...] fruits, the prepupae do not build cocoons. Pupae have a greenish coloration at first, and then turn chestnut and dark brown shortly before adult emergence. Adult

• Managing Caterpillar infestations in your greenhouse

  June 24, 2016

  walls and/or roof material and use clean planting material and plants. b. Scouting and monitoring Deploy PHERODIS pheromones mounted on Delta traps to identify [...] times, growers have experienced sustained infestation of their crop by caterpillars of various species. This has led to significant losses to their enterprises [...] flying and so less obvious, but their larvae cause more economic damage to plants than butterfly larvae. Caterpillars are a major constraint to food, fiber

• Beet armyworm

  a regular problem for horticulturalists due to its resistance to nearly all insecticides, and its ability to develop on wild vegetation during the summer [...] of caterpillars, the damage can spread to the stems, and in the worst cases to the fruit. This often leads to the entire contents being consumed. In [...] roses and potted plants. In both the greenhouse and the field, it is a major pest of sweet pepper. Damage symptoms Older caterpillars migrate to the top