Blackberry

Idaeobatus subgenera. The blackberry is actually not a berry botanically speaking. It is a so-called aggregate fruit that consists of small kernels.

Barley

L. Barley About This cereal grain is grown in temperate regions worldwide. It is one of the four most important cereal corps grown in the world, next to

Pine processionary moth

pityocampa), is a major pest of pine trees around the Mediterranean Sea. It is most conspicuously damaging on pine plantations, or amenity pines. Life [...] caterpillar is dull apple-green. After the second moult, the caterpillar assumes its definitive appearance and the reddish dorsal urticating hair patches on each [...] visible. Defoliation damage is extremely serious in young reforested areas where it may lead to death of trees, directly or as a consequence of attack by bark

Citrus mealybug

task is to fertilize the females and as soon as a male emerges from its cocoon, it goes in search of a female. A fertilized female lays several hundreds [...] produce little wax, so that the light yellow to pink body is visible through its waxy covering. There is often a darker longitudinal stripe running over the

Natupol Trio

size and pollination performance. After some weeks the colony will reach its maximum size and starts declining in size and pollination activity. Colony [...] sunlight and rain, and weigh down the hive for example with a stone, to prevent it from blowing away Open the ventilation openings on top of the hive during [...] place the liner back inside. Seal the entire hive in a plastic bag, remove it from the crop area, and dispose of the sealed bag and sugar water tank in

Outdoor crops pollination advice

protection Safeguard the hive against strong winds by placing it in a sheltered spot or securing it in place with weights or other stabilizing measures. Chemical [...] during warm periods. Ensure sufficient shade for the hive by positioning it in the shadow of the crop or providing additional cover. Read more about

How to protect bumblebees from heat

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 [...] great. We advise growers to protect the hive from direct sunlight and to place it in a cool spot. There are various methods available for growers to do so:

Anthurium

flowers on the spadix. Standard varieties of anthuriums are recognized by its uniform colours and heart-shaped spathes. In many markets, red is the most

Cabbage moth

brassicae) is a highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families, among them crops such as sweet pepper, [...] lettuce, beetroot, onion, rhubarb as well as chrysanthemum and carnation. It is a species found in Europe, North Africa (Libya, Canary Islands), Japan

Woolly apple aphid

apple pest. It is probably of North American origin and has been distributed to other parts of the world mainly via infested apple rootstocks. It can occasionally