General The black tea thrips , Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis , is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics; it also occurs in greenhouses of temperate areas, is highly polyphagous, and has been
General The large raspberry aphid, Amphorophora idaei, is the most important aphid species found on raspberries in Europe. It only feeds on raspberry. Damage symptoms Large raspberry aphids rarely rea
General The garden chafer ( Phyllopertha horticola ) is a beetle from the Scarabaeidae family. It does most of its damage in the larval stage when it feeds on roots of grasses and clover. The adults f
General The cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii ) is an extremely polyphagous aphid found on more than 700 plant species. Crop plants attacked by this aphid include cotton, citrus, coffee, cocoa, eggplant,
under the product name Limonica . This predatory mite is exceptionally effective against various insect pests, but is considered one of the most difficult
About This popular vegetable is a round seed in the seed pod of the fruit, Pisum sativum . Pods of this plant develop from the ovary of a pea flower and carry numerous peas. The vegetable is a bright
About Rye is grown extensively as a grain as a cover crop and forage crop. Rye ( Secale cereale ) is a member of the wheat family, Triticeae , a close relative to the cereal, barley and wheat. It is u
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About The orchid is part of an extremely large and diverse of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae or the orchid family . The plant’s flower are usually colourful and fragrant. Nowadays there are no less
About The rose ( Rosa) belongs to the genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred rose species and thousands of different cultiv