and thus also causes post- and pre-emergence damping off and dwarfing. Other Ascochyta species may also infect peas. Ascochyta pinodes causes…
caterpillars Leaf miners Leaf miners cause damage to plants both directly and indirectly. The most direct damage is caused by the larvae mining the…
Lyprauta sp.) can cause damage in potted orchids. The Spotted Wing Drosophila has recently invaded Europe and the Americas where it is causing serious…
miners Leaf miner damage Leaf miners cause damage to plants both directly and indirectly. The most direct damage is caused by the larvae mining the…
infection. Early fruit infection may cause early reddening, after which the fruits die and shrivel. Later infections cause the berries to split and…
backs. Damage symptoms The damage caused by the broad mite ( Polyphagotarsonemus latus ) can look similar to the damage caused by viruses. The typical…
potato psyllid amplifies the feeding damage and causes ‘zebra chip’ in potatoes Indirect damage causes the most harm, since the consequences are…
Thrips damage Thrips cause damage to the plant by piercing the cells of the surface tissue and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding…
A very small population can thus cause considerable loss of value. Soft scales feed mostly on leaves and twigs, causing discolouration of foliage,…
there. Damage symptoms Leaf miners cause damage to plants both directly and indirectly. The most direct damage is caused by the larvae mining the leaf…
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