• Sugar beet

  consists of the root and a rosette of leaves. Sugar is formed by photosynthesis in the leaves and is then stored in the root. Sugar beets are the second only [...] belongs to the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet. Beta vulgaris (beet) is a plant which is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae [...] ae family. The root of sugar beets contain high levels of sucrose. It has a conical, white, fleshy root (a taproot) with a flat crown. The plant consists

• Protected vegetables

  Common pests in vegetable crops Vegetable pests can inflict serious damage in terms of plant growth and crop yield. The most common pests in vegetable crops [...] Attracker ) in combination with traps ( Deltatrap , Funnel Trap) or sticky traps (Horiver) play a crucial role in monitoring and scouting for plant pests in agriculture [...] revolutionized modern agriculture. In the context of professional vegetable cultivation, IPM plays a pivotal role in ensuring both crop health and environmental

• Horiver Drystick

  Insect pests are attracted to the colour of the sticky trap and get caught in the glue. Presentation Polysterene cards coated with dry sticky glue. Available [...] Horiver Wetstick as the glue gets saturated earlier with insects or dust and debris The silicone cover paper is perforated and can be removed in sections for [...] cm; 25x40 cm White: 10x25 cm; 25x40 cm Numbers per package 10x25 cm: 10 pieces 25x40 cm: 12 pieces Application Place traps in areas with high risk of pest

• Green potted plants

  Dieffenbachia is a very popular ornamental plant and usually sold as houseplant. The leaves of the Dieffenbachia have white spots and specks and turn the plant [...] indoor object. The plant itself is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a straight stem. Croton belongs to the spurge family of Euphorbiaceae and is an extensive [...] About There are many species of green potted plants, the most common are: Ficus Skimmia come in many varieties and are usually used as garden plants, because

• Rose

  About The rose ( Rosa) belongs to the genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred [...] cultivars. The rose is a woody, perennial plant which usually develops as a shrub, climbing or trailing with a stem that has sharp thorns. The flowers of [...] of the rose plant can vary in shape and size, but are often ornate and bright coloured. Colours range from white to yellow, pink and orange to red, the most

• Downy mildew of Cucurbits

  around 15 o C and the closer the temperature is to this, the shorter the leaf wetness period that is required. Inside the plant, the pathogens produce haustoria [...] brown. On the underside of the leave fluffy growth appears which is first white and later turns grey-brown. This is actually the sporulation of the pathogens [...] through the stomata or directly by penetrating the cuticula. For germination free water is required. For most downy mildews, the optimum temperature is around

• Rose aphid

  deep pink to red-brown. The antennae and sometimes the head is dark in colour. The siphunculi are black and bent outwards. The rose aphid usually overwinters [...] before reaching adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. Wingless females of the rose aphid are 1.7-3.6 mm [...] General The rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae , is a serious and often abundant pest of roses. It is virtually cosmopolitan and widely spread in Europe. Damage

• Common cockchafer

  covered with short hairs, and reddish brown elytra with four longitudinal ribs each. The abdomen is black, with typical triangular white spots below the elytra [...] 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 is 25 to 35 mm long [...] General The cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha) , also known as the doodlebug or May bug is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family S

• Greenhouse whitefly

  sugar, 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 [...] rods. This is called the pupa stadium and these pupae are found on the oldest leaves. The adult emerges from the pupa via a T-shaped fissure. The adult whiteflies [...] General The greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) is one of the major pests of vegetable and ornamental crops in greenhouses throughout the world

• Apple

  introduced the tree to North America. The deciduous apple tree belongs to the rose family and is now cultivated for its fruit all over the world. It is the most [...] About The apple tree (often named Malus domestica by mistake) is best known for the apple, the tree’s usually sweet and pomaceous fruit. Apples originate [...] tri-colored cultivars. The skin of the apple is protected by a layer of epicuticular wax. Apples usually have a yellowish-white coloured exocarp. Sometimes