• Cottony cushion scale

  January 1, 1970

  subtropical countries of the world. It is also periodically discovered in greenhouses in temperate regions, but is not generally a pest in these situations [...] General The cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi , is considered to have originated in Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about [...] symptoms Cottony cushion scale is a particular pest of citrus, Acacia spp ., Casuarina spp . and Pittosporum spp ., but it can damage many types of fruit

• How to protect bumblebees from heat

  January 1, 1970

  rise, it is crucial to ensure effective pollination to support crop production and maintain high yields for growers. To ensure a positive result, it is crucial [...] be reduced if the humidity is too low or radiation is too high. In conventional greenhouses, the recommended humidity range is 60-75%. Due to better air [...] environmental conditions. Above 28°C the pollination capacity is reduced as their activity is focused on cooling the hive. Above 32°C pollination may stop

• How to protect bumblebees in cold

  January 1, 1970

  incubating the brood when it gets colder. Balancing pollination activity and climate To achieve the best pollination results, it's essential to allow the [...] your crops < 0 °C: When it's extremely cold, all bumblebees will remain inside or around the hive to incubate the brood. It's crucial to protect the brood [...] 15 ºC for optimal plant development. When your crop is healthy and the average 24-hour temperature is at least 15 ºC, you can ensure that there won't be

• Tomato leaf miner

  January 1, 1970

  Europe and northern Asia. In warmer regions, the insect is found outdoors but in temperate regions it only occurs in greenhouses. The tomato leaf miner has [...] larva hatches from the egg, it begins to eat into the leaf at once, tunnelling down into the mesophyll tissue where damage is caused by extensive mines, [...] underside. The late third instar larva, that emerges from its tunnel just prior to pupating, is known as a prepupa. This stage lasts only a few hours.

• Greenhouse whitefly

  January 1, 1970

  deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of sooty moulds ( Cladosporium spp .) is encouraged, making it unsuitable for sale [...] and the excess is excreted as honeydew, with larger larvae expelling large quantities. The damage that whiteflies cause to a crop is the result of sucking [...] es: If the population is very large, feeding on plant sap can affect the physiology of the plant, as a result of which growth is retarded. In full sunlight

• Broccoli

  January 1, 1970

  About Broccoli is a tasty, green plant. When it comes to botanical classification, the broccoli plant is categorized as part of the Italica cultivar group [...] cultivar group of the same species. The plant has a large, flowering head that is usually green. The head looks a bit like a tree and branches out from a single

• Pine processionary moth

  January 1, 1970

  processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa), is a major pest of pine trees around the Mediterranean Sea. It is most conspicuously damaging on pine plantations [...] the full-grown caterpillar is about 40 mm in length. The head capsule is black. The body of the first-instar caterpillar is dull apple-green. After the [...] infested trees are clearly visible. Defoliation damage is extremely serious in young reforested areas where it may lead to death of trees, directly or as a consequence

• Silver-Y moth

  January 1, 1970

  temperate climates, the species produces one to two overlapping generations, and it is the second generation that inflicts much damage to agricultural crops, p [...] most distinctive feature is the irregular white mark. The hindwings are brown with a broad, dark band along the margin. The body is light brown and hairy [...] have a small head that is grey-green to brownish green, sometimes with a black lateral line. The body has stiff hairs and is usually greenish with a light

• Cherry

  January 1, 1970

  western Himalaya. The sweet cherry is regarded as the most important ancestor of today’s cultivated cherry and it is one of two cherry varieties most of [...] edible cherry cultivars derive from. The other variety is the sour cherry Prunus cerasus , which is primarily used for cooking. Every part of the cherry [...] Prunus avium , usually referred to as wild cherry, sweet cherry, or gean, is a species of cherry and a flowering plant that belong to the rose family of

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  January 1, 1970

  the total volume exported is destined. "One of the main challenges we face in exporting to the United States is that there is a legal framework that prohibits [...] Hydroponic Premium Crops is a company dedicated to the production of different varieties of habanero peppers in hydroponic system. Since its founding in 2017, [...] Looking for a reliable partner To be consistent with its philosophy, HyFood needed to minimize its agrochemical applications. To achieve this, the impl