• Cress

  genetically related to watercress and mustard. Garden cress is in some regions also known as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper

• Cherry

  British Isles, in Morocco and Tunisia and up north in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway and in the Caucasus and northern Iran. Cherries even grow in a

• Raspberry

  but nowadays the fruit is being extensively produced in other temperate regions. In North America, the variety Rubus idaeus var. strigosus , is usually

• Common asparagus beetle

  is a major, host-specific pest of asparagus in most asparagus producing regions of the world. Damage symptoms Both adults and larvae feed on the leaves

• Olive scale

  a cosmopolitan pest of citrus and olives and occurs widely in tropical regions and in greenhouses throughout the world. It is a severe pest in coffee and

• Hemispherical scale

  hemispherical or helmet scale, Saissetia coffeae , occurs widely in tropical regions and in greenhouses throughout the world. It is a severe pest in coffee and

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  September 8, 2025

  entomology, José moved to Almeria for family reasons. There, he encountered the region’s intense greenhouse agriculture and a new world of crop pests. It was the [...] the cornerstone of many integrated pest management (IPM) strategies in the region. Behind these successes is a solid foundation of research. From lab screenings [...] Natural populations of predatory mites already exist in some crops and regions. But reinforcing them with strategic releases of Koppert’s solutions has

• Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

  dispersal. How to prevent Pea blight, leaf and pod spot Grow peas in arid regions Use clean seed Use a minimum crop rotation of four years with non-host crops

• Brown soft scale

  soft scale Coccus hesperidum is very common in tropical and sub-tropical regions and is also a common pest in greenhouses throughout the world. C. hesperidum

• Enhancing the efficiency of biocontrol applications with Natutec Airobreez

  we’ve accomplished that and more." Located in the Netherlands' Westland region, Labeau specializes in breeding and propagating young ornamental plants