• Pea leaf miner

  cosmetic damage. In tropical and subtropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces yield. In full-grown [...] millimetres long. When the adult females feed or lay eggs, they bore a hole using their toothed ovipositor, usually in the upper side of the leaf. Egg spots [...] exit hole in the leaf with its mouth parts. After roughly one hour the larva crawls out of the leaf and falls to the ground. This occurs in the early morning

• False spider mites

  are a clear red colour and elliptical in shape. They are laid in a fold in the leaf or along the mid-vein, often in dense clusters of several hundreds. [...] plant. In some crops, plants can become misshapen, presumably because the mites secrete a substance while feeding, that is poisonous to the plant. In places [...] places where mites have been feeding, collapsed patches can often be found. The false spider mite ( Brevipalpus phoenicis) also feeds on fruits of for instance

• Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles)

  gnats) The predatory mites feed on larvae of sciarid flies, thrips pupae and other soil-dwelling insects. The mites appear in and on the soil and at the [...] Stratiolaelaps scimitus is a generalist predator. In addition to soil-dwelling thrips stages, it also feeds on fly larvae, mites, springtails, nematodes and [...] and other small soil-dwelling organisms. The larvae do not feed. Nymphs and adults prey mainly in the upper 1-2 cm of the soil. Adult females consume up to

• Cutworms

  'shotholes' while feeding on tender leaves of seedlings. Third to seventh instars become negatively phototaxic and feed mostly at night and hide in the ground [...] reach 4 cm or more when fully grown. The caterpillars may be encountered in the soil in a characteristic, circular position. Pupa are brown to dark brown and [...] ipsilon and the turnip moth Agrotis segetum . The larvae of these moths usually feed on roots and plant parts close to the ground, thereby often cutting the stems

• Anagyrus vladimiri

  death of the host. Anagyrus vladimiri also engages in host feeding, where the adult female wasp feeds on the body fluids of its mealybug hosts. This behavior [...] female is about 1.5-2 mm in length and brown, with distinctive black and white banded antennae. The male is 0.8 mm in length and black in colour. Anagyrus vladimiri [...] vladimir is available in a bottle ( Citripar ). Remove the label from the bottle according to the instructions Hang the bottle in the crop, out of direct

• Adalia bipunctata

  Aphids Adalia bipunctata feeds on all aphid species, but the product Aphidalia is especially designed for the control of aphids in trees. How to use Adalia [...] bipunctata 's feeding behaviour is characterized by its ability to rapidly reduce aphid numbers, making it a highly effective biological control agent in integrated [...] bipunctata eggs are very small, elongated, and yellowish orange in color. They are typically laid in clusters on the undersides of leaves near prey concentrations

• Common asparagus beetle

  asparagus in most asparagus producing regions of the world. Damage symptoms Both adults and larvae feed on the leaves of asparagus. As the larvae feed, they [...] yellow spots. Eggs are oval and black to greenish brown and laid singly or in rows of 3 to 10 eggs, standing perpendicularly on the branches and leaves

• Box tree moth

  starts in the lower part, where the oldest leaves, which contain high concentrations of toxic compounds, are found. Typical symptoms include feeding damage [...] Cydalima perspectalis ) belongs to the family of Crambidae . It originates in the temperate and sub-tropical regions of East Asia (Japan, Korea, China) [...] The box tree moth ( Cydalima perspectalis ) is an oligophagous species feeding on the leaves of box tree ( Buxus spp. ) species mainly. Severe defoliation

• Aphidalia

  . Mode of action The ladybirds feed on aphids and lay eggs in the aphid colonies. After emergence, the larvae also feed on aphids. Visual effect Aphids [...] stored for 1-2 days. Storage temperature 8-10°C/47-50°F. Storage conditions In the dark. Recommended for you Adalia bipunctata Predatory insects

• Common cockchafer

  genus Melolontha, in the family Scarabaeidae. Damage symptoms The common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) does most of its damage in the larval stage [...] stage, when it feeds on roots of grasses and clover. The adults feed on the leaves of trees, mainly on oak, maple, beech and plum. Life cycle and appearance [...] fully develop. The grubs are 10 to 20 mm in the first autumn, 30 to 35 mm by the following autumn, and 40 to 46 mm in the spring of their third year. The pupa