• Steinernema feltiae

  kill the host within a few days. They are often applied to the soil as a biological control method to target pest larvae, offering a natural and environmentally [...] s can be applied using an airblast sprayer, a vehicle-mounted spray unit, a backpack sprayer or through a sprinkler system To avoid blockage, all filters [...] performs best at temperatures between 14-26°C/57-79°F Soil or air temperature below 5°C/41°F and above 35°C/95°F can be lethal Nematodes are susceptible

• Sugar beet

  conical, white, fleshy root (a taproot) with a flat crown. The plant consists of the root and a rosette of leaves. Sugar is formed by photosynthesis in the [...] (beet) is a plant which is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae family. The root of sugar beets contain high levels of sucrose. It has a conical [...] and subtropical zones. The soil must contain a large supply of plant food, be rich in humus and must retain a great deal of moisture.

• Cabbage leafroller

  into the plant: young caterpillars eat a path from an opening bud to the growing tip, while older caterpillars eat a hole in the shoot and hollow it out, [...] covered with a gelatinous layer on the upper side of leaves, preferably on major veins or depressions in the epidermis. The caterpillar has a dark green [...] cabbage leafroller (Clepsis spectrana) is native to North-West Europe. It is a highly polyphagous species causing damage to field grown cabbage, apple, pear

• Cutworms

  forewings with a faint kidney-shaped marking and a red spot. They have broad hindwings, evenly light or dark grey or orange-yellow with a broad dark marginal [...] observed as a cutting of young seedlings, often causing death of the cut seedlings. Sometimes wilting is observed because of partial cutting. A larva often [...] where their common name comes from. Cutworms are vey polyphagous and have a wide host range. Damage symptoms Early instar cutworm larvae can create 'shotholes'

• Box tree moth

  20 eggs in a translucent gelatinous mass on the leaves of box trees. The light green larvae have black stripes with white dots and hairs and a black head [...] brown with a dark pattern towards the end of pupation. There are two variants of adults. The most common one is mostly iridescent white with a dark brown [...] brown band at the outer margin and a characteristic white spot on the forewing, while the other is mostly light brown with a white spot on the forewings. The

• Fusarium head blight or scab

  between 4 and 35 °C, with an optimum between 25 and 28 °C. Germination only occurs at relative humidity (RH) above 80%. Warm (25-30 °C) and humid (RH above [...] General Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species [...] spores. Some also produce ascospores. In general, most Fusarium specieshave a similar life cycle. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the soil and on

• Steinernema carpocapsae

  Nematodes can be applied using a watering can, an airblast sprayer, through a sprinkler system, with a backpack sprayer, or a vehicle-mounted spray unit To [...] between 14-34°C/57-93°F but performs best at temperatures between 19-31°C/66-88°F Soil or air temperature below 5°C/41°F and above 35°C/95°F can be lethal [...] often applied to the soil or sprayed onto plant foliage as a biological control method, offering a natural and environmentally friendly approach to pest management

• Capyphor

  active between 16-35°C/61-95°F but performs best at temperatures between 19-33°C/66-91°F Soil temperature below 5°C/41°F and above 35°C/95°F can be lethal [...] an airblast sprayer, through a sprinkler system, with a backpack sprayer, or a vehicle-mounted spray unit To avoid blockage, all filters should be removed [...] be stored for 7 weeks. Storage temperature Refrigerate at a temperature of 2-6°C/35-43°F in a ventilated refrigerator/cold room. Storage conditions Upon

• Pea

  vegetable is a bright green colour, sometimes yellow or purple and widely grown as a cool season vegetable crop. Immature peas are consumed as a vegetable [...] This popular vegetable is a round seed in the seed pod of the fruit, Pisum sativum . Pods of this plant develop from the ovary of a pea flower and carry numerous

• Pine processionary moth

  caterpillars move in a file searching for a suitable site to tunnel underground and pupate in the soil. Pupation takes place at a depth of about 10 cm [...] processionary moth The female moth has a wingspan of 36-49 mm; the wingspan of the male is 31-39 mm. Both sexes have a hairy thorax. The forewings are dull [...] General The Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa), is a major pest of pine trees around the Mediterranean Sea. It is most conspicuously damaging