• Flies

  directly and indirectly. The type of damage depends on the species of the flies. Direct damage is the immediate result of larvae feeding on root hairs and [...] and leaf tissue and fruits. The lesions caused by feeding larvae provide invasion routes for various pathogenic fungi, for instance Fusarium sp. And Botrytis [...] fly larvae in the soil, while traps and attractants reduce adult populations and support monitoring. With Koppert’s biological solutions for flies, professional

• Wireless Beehome

  manual Dosage The range of the transmitter is 100-150 metres. Storage time after receipt The battery of the Wireless Beehome receiver can last for two seasons [...] construction. The moment of opening and closing the hive entrance can be controlled by a signal from the climate computer or a timer connected to the central [...] Presentation The Wireless Beehome system consists of a receiver for each active hive and a central transmitter. Application Download the manuals of the Wireless

• Whitefly

  on the leaf: the longer the hairs on the leaf, the longer the hairs on the insect. In other words, the larva adapts itself to the structure of the leaf [...] other at the pupal stage. The adult emerges from the hardened cuticle of the pupa through a characteristically shaped opening; the pupa splits on the upper [...] visible. In the fourth larval stage, the insect finally becomes flatter, then subsequently fatter, and the cuticle hardens. The growth of hairs on the insect

• Aphids

  throughout the world. Aphids form a single, very large group of insects: the super- family Aphidoidea, belonging to the order Hemiptera . The aphids discussed [...] larger than the other. For a large part of the season an aphid population consists of viviparous females. As reproduction is asexual, the progeny of a [...] plants in several ways, and the damage can vary depending on the species of aphid and the type of plant being attacked. The following are common signs of

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• Thrips

  hatching, the larvae begin to feed on plant tissue on the underside of the leaf. The larvae are smaller than the adults and lack wings. Depending on the species [...] cause damage to the plant by piercing the cells of the surface tissue and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting [...] opening in the plant tissue. The eggs are laid in leaves, flower petals and in the soft parts of stalks. On the leaves of sweet pepper, for instance, these

• Buckthorn-potato aphid

  barely exceed half the body length. The aphids overwinter as eggs on buckthorn. After emerging in spring, the aphids mainly feed on the underside of leaves [...] their presence in the crop. Wingless females of the buckthorn- potato aphid are 1.1-2.4 mm long and bright pale green to yellowish green. The antenna are relatively [...] usually found in the lower parts of the plants and are not very mobile. In autumn, winged males and females are produced, which return to the primary host

• Bugs

  their body when at rest. The wings overlap each other exposing the scutellum, a prominent triangular region of the thorax between the wing bases. This dis [...] residue-free production. Solutions for bug control Learn more about What are bugs? Heteropteran bugs form a group in the order Hemiptera , a highly diverse [...] consists of an egg, usually five nymphal instars and the adult insect. Several species of especially the families Miridae and Pentatomidae are found as pests

• Obscure mealybug

  wax, the filaments around the body are longer (20-50% of the body size) and the two tail filaments are always markedly longer than the others. The obscure [...] primarily at the foot of the stalk. In an overhead wire system of cultivation, the mealybugs are often located on the horizontal part of the stalk. These [...] their name from the fact that the body of the females from the third nymphal instar onwards are covered with a white waxy material in the form of powder

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