Cut flowers

originates from Central and South America. It is a bulb plant from the large family of the Amaryllidaceae, the narcissus family. The Hippeastrum comes from America [...] America, from northern Argentina to Mexico and the Caribbean. Is grown from a bulb as a cut flower or sold as a pot plant. Freesia : The freesia is a herbaceous [...] perennial flowering plant from the Iridaceae family. The cultivated freesias are graceful funnel-shaped hybrids, descended from a number of freesias. Lily

Fusarium head blight or scab

chlamydospores and ascospores in crop residues. Primary infection is from this inoculum or from infected seed. Infected seed doesn’t germinate well and seedlings [...] the root tip or in small wounds, for example where lateral roots branch off from the tap root. Gibberella zeae (Fusarium graminearum) overwinters as chla

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Aphidius colemani

wool slabs or in Diboxes Make sure the material remains dry and is not moved from its introduction site for at least a few days The dosage of Aphipar depends [...] preventively soon after planting of the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 0.25-4 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated at least 3 times. Consult [...] and deposits an egg. All this happens in less than half a second. Apart from the parasitization itself, the disturbance of the aphid population by the

Oat

About This important cereal is grown for its seed and is used in food production, as oatmeal and rolled oats, and most commonly in livestock feed, especially for horses to boost their energy. It is ma

Grapes

vine ( Vitis vinifera ) is a species of Vitis . The plant comes originally from the Mediterranean region, central Europe and southwestern Asia and thus has [...] of wine production around the world. All the usual wine varieties are made from (different) types of Vitis vinifera.

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Obscure mealybug

appearance of Obscure mealybug Mealybugs get their name from the fact that the body of the females from the third nymphal instar onwards are covered with a [...] Pseudococcus viburni ) (formerly known as Pseudococcus affinis) originates from South America, but can now be found in many parts of the world with a temperate [...] on the aerial parts of the plant, some species extract their nourishment from roots, whilst others are gall-formers. A few species can also transmit harmful

Root and crown rot of strawberry

leaf spots, such as leaf spot of strawberry and fruit rot reported mainly from Brazil. The genus is quite complex, so the taxonomy may change. Pestalotiopsis [...] is mostly found in plants that have been weakened by some form of stress, from underfertilization to water stress (either too much or too little water)

Oak processionary moth

However, this is usually less of a problem as the trees normally recover from this. More important is the health risk posed to both human and animal health [...] laid in contiguous rows along one to two year old twigs and covered by hairs from the female. The first instar larvae overwinter within the eggs and hatch [...] newly emerged larvae are brown. In later instars, their body becomes grey. From the third instar onwards, each larva starts producing thousands of very small