• Southern European marshland pyralid

  General The southern European marshland pyralid or European pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is a polyphagous species feeding on a wide range of hosts [...] such as roses and gerbera, aquatic plants, vegetable crops such as celery, pepper and lettuce, and weeds. The secretive habit of the caterpillars of this [...] appearance of Southern European marshland pyralid Adults of the European pepper moth ( Duponchelia fovealis ) are light to dark brown with a clearly visible

• Angular leaf spot

  Remove sources of inoculum such as dead leaves In field-grown tomato and pepper, rotate fields to prevent infection from volunteer plants and crop debris [...] piles in the vicinity of the greenhouse or field Resistant cultivars of pepper are available and should be used Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant

• Impatiens thrips

  range of hosts. In addition to many ornamental plants it also attacks sweet pepper , cucumber and eggplants. It lives exclusively on the leaves and is often [...] shrivel. Echinothrips americanus is often found low in the crop. In sweet pepper the damage can be seen as discolouration of older leaves at the bottom of

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  a native European species of aphids , seriously affecting crops of sweet pepper in particular. These aphids further affect ornamental crops, such as begonia [...] potato aphid (Aulacorthum solani) pierces the leaves or the fruit of sweet pepper it secretes a toxic substance, which leads to deformations in the growing

• Tomato looper

  cauliflower , corn, crucifer, soybean, potato , strawberry , banana, sweet pepper and tomato but also chrysanthemum and geranium. An annual migrant from southern [...] primarily a foliage feeder but it also attacks fruits such as tomato and sweet pepper . Older instars eat through the leaves, which make them appear skeletonized

• New Strain Of Green Peach Aphid, Myzus Persicae, Requires More Aggressive Beneficial Insects

  September 1, 2023

  in the field. Newly Resistant Myzus Strain Affecting Sweet Pepper Growers Many sweet pepper growers started having serious problems with Myzus persicae [...] Strain Of Green Peach Aphid, Myzus Persicae, Recognised By Koppert Sweet pepper growers within the UK, and worldwide, are battling to control a new strain [...] of the cost factor.’ ‘We will communicate the first update of the sweet pepper protocol in time for the new growing season with a better strategy to tackle

• Cabbage leafroller

  this species is an increasing problem, and it has caused problems in sweet pepper since the mid 1980’s. In protected soft fruit cultivation, plants such as [...] general, the caterpillar has a rather dull appearance. In the fruit of sweet pepper, however, the caterpillars are much lighter and have dark lateral stripes

• Ulti-Mite: Revolutionising biocontrol with innovative predatory mite sachets

  has proven to be especially effective in crops such as cucumber , sweet pepper , rose , and gerbera, offering reliable pest control in biological pest [...] outperforming similar products in suboptimal climates. Whether you’re growing peppers, strawberries, melons, or citrus fruits, in tunnels or open fields, or in

• Plugging the plant propagation gap with Trianum

  July 5, 2019

  Fusarium in pepper crops: Protect your plants with Trianum Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber Trianum-P improves open field pepper production

• Mottled arum aphid

  ornamentals , including chrysanthemums, Begonia and Fuchsia, and also sweet pepper. Damage symptoms Large colonies of mottled arum aphids can greatly reduce