Natupol

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 accordance with local waste [...] the brood in the weeks after the introduction, increasing both colony size and pollination performance. After some weeks the colony will reach its maximum [...] maximum size and starts declining in size and pollination activity. Colony development depends on environmental conditions and the amount and quality of pollen

Cactus mealybug

succulents. It was first described in England but its origin is not clear. It is now found on many greenhouse-grown succulents around the world as it was probably [...] distributed by the trade in ornamental plants. Damage symptoms The cactus mealybug usually infests stems but can occasionally be found on crowns, roots. and [...] covered with a white waxy material in the form of powder, threads, spiky projections or platelets. Eggs are laid in a sticky, foamy mass of wax threads

Damping-off

aphanidermatum mostly occurs in young plants and damage is more extensive in young crops. Damage symptoms Pythium affects roots, in particular those of seedlings [...] Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress, caused [...] temperatures or sudden fluctuations in temperature. Pythium aphanidermatum mostly occurs at higher temperatures in the soil or irrigation water. Pythium

Crane flies

Eggs are black in colour, oval, 1mm long and deposited on the soil surface. Larvae are cylindrical, tapering toward the head, and grey-brown in colour. Larvae [...] during the autumn.. Larvae overwinter in the soil, usually in the third instar stage. and start feeding again in spring. They become active again and feed [...] General The larvae of crane flies , called leatherjackets, live in the soil and feed on roots and shoots (which they pull into the ground of mainly grasses

Horse-chestnut leaf miner

miner overwinters in the pupal stage in a cocoon in dead leaves. The emergence of adults in spring occurs in April and May, depending on climatic conditions [...] horse-chestnut in Greece, Albania and Macedonia. It was first observed attacking ornamental horse-chestnut trees in Macedonia in the 1970s, from where it spread [...] larvae mine in horse chestnut leaves go to four (occasionally five instars) and their size varies form 0.5 mm in the firsts instar up to 3.5 mm in the fourth

Transeius montdorensis

montdorensis is also available in breeding sachets ( Montdo-Mite Plus, Montdo Ulti-Mite). In this case the predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse [...] mites. They can also feed on pollen, which is useful, for instance, in sweet pepper crops, as the predatory mite can establish in the crop before the pest [...] species of predatory mite utilized in biological pest control . These predatory mites are known for their effectiveness in controlling pest populations, including

Bacterial wilt, brown rot

makes it more dangerous in temperate regions. It survives well in water and in many different soil types and on alternative hosts like weeds. It invades [...] quarantine organism in Europe and considered a bioterrorist organism in the United States. It is a commonly found soil-inhabitant in tropical and subtropical [...] a plant pathogenic bacterium. It is a soil-borne disease and colonises the xylem, causing bacterial wilt and brown rot in a very wide range of potential

Cucumber

considerable damage on cucumber plants. These mites feed on cucumber leaves by puncturing plant cells and extracting their contents, resulting in stippling, d [...] ) are common pests in cucumber cultivation. These mites feed on plant tissues, causing distortion, discoloration, and deformities in leaves, stems, and [...] 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

Amblyseius andersoni

0.5 mm in size. Predatory mites are usually found on the lower surface of the leaves, often in the corner of the main vein and lateral veins. It is not [...] adult. Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves, often in the axil of veins. They are oval, white and are approximately 0.14 mm in diameter. The larvae [...] relative humidity below 65%. In tomato, use of Amblyseius andersoni is not recommended as it is hindered by the glandular hairs on the stems and leaves and

Predatory mites

and Neoseiulus californicus ( Spical ) are specialized in feeding on spider mites. They both prey on spider mites at every stage of their life cycle. Predatory [...] prey on the larvae of fungus gnats in the soil, preventing them from turning into adult fungus gnats. Predatory mites packaging Predatory mites in bottles [...] demonstrated its practical effectiveness, enabling the use of predatory mites even in suboptimal conditions. Examples of predatory mites in Ulti-Mite sachets