• Goat moth

  January 1, 1970

  larvae bore into the bark and down to the sap wood. Development takes 3 or 4 years. The larvae feed on the wood most of the time hibernating in their galleries [...] spines on the abdominal segment. The moths fly at night in June or July and lay eggs on tree trunks in batches of up to 50. After the eggs hatch, the larvae [...] General The goat moth ( Cossus cossus ), is a pest of broad-leafed trees. It is most often found in birch, ash, willow and elm but can also attack fruit

• Rapeseed

  January 1, 1970

  cultivars). Rapeseed is primarily grown for its oil rich seeds and nowadays the species is the third-largest provider of vegetable oil in the world. [...] ( Brassica napus ) belongs to the family of Brassicaceae and is a flowering plant with bright yellow flowers. The plant is also known as rape, oilseed rape

• Potato

  January 1, 1970

  About The word ‘potato’ ( S olanum tuberosum ) is used to refer to the plant itself or its edible tuber. The plant is an herbaceous perennial and came [...] America in the second half of the 16th century. Potatoes as a food crop were introduced by the Spanish. Now this starchy, tuberous crop is an integral [...] integral part of the world’s food supply and many people’s diet. In terms of volume, potato is the fourth-largest food crop in the world, after maize, wheat and

• Cut flowers

  January 1, 1970

  greatly. Important types are: Rose: The rose belongs to the genus Rosa from the Rosaceae family. The flowers of the plant are also called rose. There are [...] 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, [...] 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

• Black tea thrips

  January 1, 1970

  to remain in the shaded areas on the plant. The eggs are white and banana-shaped and are inserted singly in plant tissue by the females. The early larval [...] pads and larger eyes. It is yellowish and then darkens with age. The antennae are bent backward over the head in the pupal stage. The prepupal and pupal stages [...] symptoms The black tea thrips feeds primarily on the foliage of ornamental plants. It attacks the lower surface first and, as feeding progresses and the population

• Wheat

  January 1, 1970

  specifically the Levant region that lies east of the Mediterranean. The wheat plant is an annual plant which is sown either in spring or autumn. The plant flowers [...] flowers from about the end of May to the beginning of June. This flowering period is rather long (usually lasting longer than a week), because not all flowers [...] About Wheat ( Triticum spp., most commonly T. aestivum ) is a cereal grain, but botanically a particular type of fruit referred to as caryopsis. Wheat

• Tomato looper

  January 1, 1970

  white marks on the forewing that sometimes overlap each other. The hindwings are brown. The body is brown and hairy and, when at rest, the hairy dorsal plume [...] prolegs, instead of the normal five and therefore the caterpillar moves with the same looping motion as an inchworm (geometrid). The cocoon is usually attached [...] Older instars eat through the leaves, which make them appear skeletonized. The last two instars may eat the entire leaf except for the midrib or other large

• Chrysanthemum

  January 1, 1970

  About The chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum spp. ), also called mum or chrysanth, is a flowering plant that belongs to the genus Chrysanthemum of the family [...] family of Asteraceae. The plant is originally from Asia and northeastern Europe and the majority of the different species derive from East Asia. Especially [...] propagation and production. The current, commercially cultivated chrysanthemums are more striking than the wild varieties. The flower heads can look like

• Flowering potted plants

  January 1, 1970

  yellow and purple. Phalaenopsis is also known as the moth orchid. Its genus consists of some 60 species. The Phalaenopsis is an extremely popular flowering [...] especially around Christmas. Begonia is a perennial flowering plants and belongs to the family of Begoniaceae . The genus consists of 1,795 different plant [...] Kalanchoe is a tropical, succulent flowering plant and a genus that consists of about 125 species belonging to the family of Crassulaceae . Hibiscus is well

• Sugar beet

  January 1, 1970

  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