Fit roots for plant health Technical bulletin 2020 EN

states that the susceptibility of a plant to pests and diseases depends on its nutritional state. Pests and diseases will not attack a healthy growing [...] which is attacked by pests and diseases, but only those which could serve as food for the insect or pathogen. In other words, pests will attack the cultivated [...] cultivated plant only when the food that the pest or disease needs is richly available in the plant sap. Most pest and disease organisms depend for their growth

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici was detected for the first time in Australia and is a pest in tomatoes in all areas where they are grown. Other members of the plant

Cabbage moth

brassicae) is a highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families, among them crops such as sweet pepper

Cotton aphid

distributed throughout the world but prefers the warmer regions. It has been a pest in European greenhouses since the late 1980’s, particularly affecting cucumber

Oak processionary moth

General The oak processionary moth ( Thaumetopoea processionea ), is a major pest of oak in many European countries. The common and scientific names of this

Tobacco aphid

probably evolved from the peach potato aphid in the Far East and is a key pest of tobacco crops in both the United States and South America. The tobacco

Ercal

Pests Greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ); Tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ). Mode of action Adult female parasitic wasps parasitise the

Vine mealybug

Planococcus ficus can make the plants more susceptible to injury caused by other pests and fungal diseases. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage

Tomato looper

to several northerly countries and is now one of the most frequently found pest species in greenhouses. Damage symptoms The tomato looper (Chrysodeixis

May beetle

the death of the plant. From the third stage onwards, the impact of this pest increases. Damage symptoms Initial damage is not visible in the aerial parts