flowering plant. Nowadays, a wide range of other colours is available such as white, purple and red.
and often deformity of fruits affects market value. In olives this is seen as green spots on purple fruits. Damage to foliage is particularly important
General The cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha) , also known as the doodlebug or May bug is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family S
ly producing new generations of females. The strawberry aphids overwinter as parthenogenetic forms. There is no sexual stage and no eggs are laid. Adult
related to watercress and mustard. Garden cress is in some regions also known as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, or poor
to tropical America. Pepper plants are perennials, but are typically grown as summer annuals. Pepper plants are propagated by seeding direct into the soil
should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction as soon as the first pest mites are detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically
Europe from Latin America in the second half of the 16th century. Potatoes as a food crop were introduced by the Spanish. Now this starchy, tuberous crop
and damage symptoms. Here, the Boisduval scale is described in more detail, as it is the most important one. The Boisduval scale, Diaspis boisduvalii , occurs
long. Immature Neomyzus circumflexus are usually the same background colour as their parents, but they lack the characteristic black markings.
