Black tea thrips

Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis Black tea thrips General The black tea thrips , Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis , is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics; it also occurs in greenhouses of temperat

Common cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha Common cockchafer General The cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha) , also known as the doodlebug or May bug is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family Scarabaeida

Tomato leaf miner

Liriomyza bryoniae Tomato leaf miner General The tomato leaf miner (Liriomyza bryoniae) has many host plants and has caused crop damage in many parts of the world, including North Africa, Europe and n

Cabbage moth

Mamestra brassicae Cabbage moth General The cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families, among them c

Box tree moth

Cydalima perspectalis Box tree moth General The box tree moth ( Cydalima perspectalis ) belongs to the family of Crambidae . It originates in the temperate and sub-tropical regions of East Asia (Japan

Tomato moth

Lacanobia oleracea Tomato moth General The tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracea) is a particularly a pest in greenhouses but can also inflict damage on outdoor crops. It is a polyphagous species feeding on

Sciarid flies

Sciaridae Sciarid flies General Sciarid flies constitute the family of Sciaridae. The species that cause most damage to crops belong to the genera Bradysia and Lycoriella . Lycoriella species are main

Two-spotted spider mite

Tetranychus urticae Two-spotted spider mite What are two-spotted spider mites? Two-spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) is a pest of many crops throughout the world. Despite their small size, t

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici Tomato russet mite General The tomato russet mite (Aculops lycopersici , also referred to as Vasates lycopersici, Vasates destructor and Phyllocoptes destructor in older publicatio

Cutworms

Agrotis spp. Cutworms General Cutworms ( Agrotis spp.) are occurring worldwide. Important species are for instance the black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon and the turnip moth Agrotis segetum . The larvae of