Green potted plants

plant into a decorative indoor object. The plant itself is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a straight stem. Croton belongs to the spurge family of Euphorbiaceae [...] Dieffenbachia is a very popular ornamental plant and usually sold as houseplant. The leaves of the Dieffenbachia have white spots and specks and turn the plant [...] attractive foliage, flowers and ornate red fruits. These plants grow in the shade and need a moist, well-drained, humus-rich soils. Skimmia plants are strong

False spider mites

mites because their body is rather flat compared to other mites. Most species that cause damage to cultivated plants belong to the genera Brevipalpus and [...] found on the underside of leaves where they cause a brown, scabby discolouration spreading from both sides of the main vein into the leaf blade. The damage [...] damage often leads to premature ageing of the plant. In some crops, plants can become misshapen, presumably because the mites secrete a substance while feeding

Capsanem

solutions As a general rule for tank mixing, always add the nematodes to a fully filled tank containing the compatible product The product is safe for most [...] foliar pests simply fall to the ground. Infected pest insects in the root zone turn yellow to brown, but may be difficult to find due to rapid degradation. Pack [...] of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a food source

Caterpillars

belong to the Noctuidae (the noctuid or owl moths), which is the largest of all lepidopteran families. Most adults of this family are nocturnal. The caterpillars [...] pupate in the ground. Another family containing several species that damage greenhouse crops is the leafroller family, the Tortricidae. The name ‘leafroller’ [...] ‘leafroller’ refers to the fact that the caterpillars often live in rolled-up leaves. Although some species are restricted to a single crop, most are polyphagous

Crop Monitoring and Scouting

Understanding crop monitoring and scouting In the world of agriculture and horticulture, the phrase "knowledge is power" couldn't be truer. Crop monitoring [...] practices that can determine the success or failure of a harvest. These essential techniques provide growers with insights into the health and growth of their [...] their crops, enabling them to take proactive measures and optimise their yield. Crop monitoring and scouting is the systematic observation of crops throughout

Sweet pepper

About The sweet pepper, also referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs to the species Capsicum annuum [...] even dark purple and brown. The sweet pepper is a very rich source of vitamin C and antioxidants. The level of carotene is even nine times higher in red [...] These different cultivars of the sweet pepper plant bear fruit in different colours ranging from vanilla/white and yellow to orange, green and red and even

Mealybugs and scales

However, it is mainly the great quantity of honey-dew that causes the damage because of the sooty mould that grows on it. Ants are also attracted by the honeydew [...] form three important families within the superfamily Coccoidea. This superfamily belongs to the order Hemiptera (the true bugs ). Coccoidea are at first [...] on this honeydew, which, as well as the white, waxy secretion of the mealybugs, reduces the ornamental value of the affected plants. Fruit and flowers are

Geranium aphid

General Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii is a pest of strawberry that is widely distributed in northern and western Europe. Damage symptoms Wingless aphids [...] betraying their presence in the crop. Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii is holocyclic (i.e. they mate in autumn and produce eggs to overwinter) and monoecious [...] aphids are formed from May onwards and are responsible for spreading the infestation to other strawberry plants. Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii can spread

Leek moth

hatching, the young larva explores the surface and mines the green leaves. On reaching the third instar, the larva penetrates the young leaves, the flower [...] of the leaves or on the flower-stalk of the host plant. The pupa is 7-8 mm long, its colour varies from light yellow in the beginning to brown before adult [...] long, with a wing span of 15-16 mm. Their general colour is grey-brown with a typical white triangle in the middle of the posterior edge of the forewings

Tomato leafminer

place in the soil or on the surface of a leaf, in a curled leaf or in a mine. If they leave the mines they build silk cocoons on the leaflets or in the soil [...] mine inside the leaf, stem or fruit. In the second to fourth instars they become greenish with a black band behind the head. The prepupae of the tomato leaf [...] General The tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta), a major pest of field- and greenhouse-grown tomatoes, belongs to the family of Gelechiidae . It is oligophagous