• Beetles

  to the control of aphids . Beetles undergo a complete metamorphosis, that is, the larvae do not resemble the adult at all, and must pass through a pupal [...] before reaching the adult stage. Larvae have biting mouthparts and mostly feed on the same food as the adults. The pupae do not make a cocoon and will [...] damage by feeding on fruits, flower buds and leaves depending on the species. Life cycle of beetles Beetle control videos Take a look at the video or go to

• Goat moth

  spines on the abdominal segment. The moths fly at night in June or July and lay eggs on tree trunks in batches of up to 50. After the eggs hatch, the larvae [...] larvae bore into the bark and down to the sap wood. Development takes 3 or 4 years. The larvae feed on the wood most of the time hibernating in their galleries [...] reddish brown. The caterpillars are up to 10 cm long, pink when young, later with yellowish sides and a dark red back with a black head. The pupa is 5-6 cm long

• Shore fly

  has the following stages: egg, three larval instars, a pupa and the adult fly. The eggs are laid singly and are bean-shaped. A first instar larva is translucent [...] translucent and their body is cylindrical. The larvae are found in the top layer of damp soil, where they also pupate. The adult shore fly is black, about 4 to [...] often in the vicinity of water. They feed on algae. Other shore fly species have diverse feeding habits but the larvae of most species feed on rotting material

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  overlapping in a tile-like fashion on both the upper and lower surface of leaves close to the veins, or low on the stem or stalk close to the ground. The pinkish [...] which occurs about a week later, the young larva is visible within the egg. The full-grown caterpillars are 20 to 30 mm long and have a creamy white colour [...] colour. Along the dorsal surface of the body there are pairs of dark dots. The dark head is also conspicuous, as are the four dark dots behind the head capsule

• Swirski-Mite Plus

  after 4 weeks if the pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for [...] multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of [...] in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory

• Chrysopa

  intervals until control is achieved. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your [...] difficult to find. Chrysoperla carnea is active mainly during the night. The larvae hide during the day. Pack size 1,000; 10,000 larvae. Presentation 500 [...] affected areas The product can be applied on the rock wool slabs, on leaves, via Dibox application boxes or distributed by Natutec Airobreez , Natutec Airbug

• Codling moth

  It is very common in Europe. Damage symptoms After invading the fruit, the larvae first form a small cavity just under the skin. The entry hole can be seen [...] seen and is usually plugged by dry frass. The larva then burrows towards the core and eats a large proportion of the flesh, leaving behind brown frass. [...] moth The adults have a wing span of 15-22 mm, blackish-brown forewings, suffused with ash-grey and a large, metallic, bronzy black ocellus on the hind

• Oak processionary moth

  months. From the 5th instar on, the larvae start building silken nests at the base of lower branches, on the trunks or at the base of the trunks, which [...] reducing the viability of oak trees. However, this is usually less of a problem as the trees normally recover from this. More important is the health risk [...] s. The larvae usually stay in their nests during the day leaving at night in a characteristic procession to feed in the canopy of the trees. If the leaves

• Horse-chestnut leaf miner

  in the firsts instar up to 3.5 mm in the fourth instar. The pupa is brown and is 2.9-4.5 mm long. The horse-chestnut leaf miner overwinters in the pupal [...] lower parenchyma. The mine starts to turn yellow and later brown. By this time, the damage is very visible. Eventually the mines may cover the entire surface [...] may lay up to 180 eggs singly on the upper part of the leaflets. Females of the second and third generations lay eggs on all leaflet surfaces. Larval

• Black vine weevil

  It belongs to the family Curculionidae. Damage symptoms The major damage is caused by the feeding of the larvae on the roots. After the roots have been [...] hatch have a white, translucent to pinkish body and a reddish brown head. These larvae live in the root zone in the soil where they feed on the roots. They [...] to approximately 12 mm. A larva is often curled into the typical C-shape which it assumes whenever it is disturbed. The body is covered with stiff white