• Hop

  a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the plant and are considered the main [...] ingredient in making beer. Although frequently referred to as hops “vine”, this plant is technically a bine. Bines have stout stems with stiff hairs to aid them [...] Hemisphere where currently the most acreage of production occurs. Although these plants have a very long life cycle, with the continued popularity of microbrews

• Large blackberry aphid

  and drop from the plant when they are disturbed. Winged aphids usually appear in June and July and migrate to new canes or host plants where they produce [...] aphid Amphorophora idaei . As both aphid species are host specific the host plant is the simplest method to distinguish these two species. The large blackberry [...] cauda is short and triangular. The aphids overwinter as eggs on blackberry plants. After emerging in spring, the aphids mainly feed on the underside of leaves

• Oleander scale

  belongs to the Coccoidea and has an almost worldwide distribution. Host plants include olive, apple, mango, palms, oleander and citrus. Damage symptoms [...] and stems may cause wilting and may reduce the photosynthetic area of the plants, leading to lower yield. Damage to fruit occurs in heavy infestations, where [...] n can lead to yellowing, leaf and shoot malformation or shrivelling and plant death. Life cycle and appearance of Oleander scale Adult oleander scales

• Strawberry aphid

  most serious pests affecting strawberry plants. Direct damage is caused by the aphids sucking sap from the plant, which reduces the yield and quality of [...] on the honeydew. The strawberry aphid is an important vector of several plant viruses affecting strawberries. Life cycle and appearance of Strawberry aphid [...] s, winged aphids appear in May and June; these aphids disperse to other plants and fields. Winged aphids appear again from October to December.

• Strawberry

  strawberries are aphids , fruit flies , leafhoppers , caterpillars, plant bugs , plant parasitic nematodes, beetles, spider mites and other pest mites , [...] porosum) . These aphids feed on the sap of strawberry plants, extracting vital nutrients and weakening the plant's overall health. They reproduce rapidly, leading [...] internal damage and making the berries unsuitable for consumption. Plant bugs Plant bugs , particularly those belonging to the genus Lygus , can pose a

• Cress

  man's pepper. Garden cress is an annual plant and can grow up to 60 cm (24 inches) high. The upper part of the plant has many branches. Land cress ( Barbarea [...] About Cress, at time also named garden cress to distinguish it from similar plants, is an edible herb and its cultivation around the world is growing fast [...] cress, is a biennial herb and belongs to the family of Brassicaceae . This plant originates in southern Europe and western Asia and has been domesticated

• Asparagus

  spring. It is a flowering, perennial plant species that belongs to the genus Asparagus . In the past, the asparagus plant was classified as a lily species [...] onion-like plants belong to the Amaryllidaceae and asparagus are classified as Asparagaceae . Asparagus officinales is an indigenous plant in most of Europe

• Shallot aphid

  Feeding of shallot aphid on strawberries invokes a strong host plant reaction. Infested plants become severely stunted when growth starts in spring. Petioles [...] often occur at the end of the storage period causing malformation of new plants. Life cycle and appearance of The shallot aphid Aphids have a complex life [...] swollen towards the apex. The shallot aphid does not alternate to another host plant for overwintering and there is no sexual stage in the life cycle. No eggs

• Tomato russet mite

  of the plant family Solanaceae may be affected to a lesser extent. Damage symptoms Damage is caused by the mites sucking out the contents of plant cells [...] Eriophyidae. It does not produce galls but lives freely (vagrant) on tomato plants. Aculops lycopersici was detected for the first time in Australia and is [...] leaves dry out quickly. The damage is first seen on the lower part of the plant and moves upwards as the mites ascend. Life cycle and appearance of tomato

• Black tea thrips

  to remain in the shaded areas on the plant. The eggs are white and banana-shaped and are inserted singly in plant tissue by the females. The early larval [...] temperate areas, is highly polyphagous, and has been recorded from more than 100 plant species. Seriously damaged crops include tea, citrus, avocado, as well as [...] symptoms The black tea thrips feeds primarily on the foliage of ornamental plants. It attacks the lower surface first and, as feeding progresses and the