Chrysanthemum

About The chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum spp. ), also called mum or chrysanth, is a flowering plant that belongs to the genus Chrysanthemum of the family of Asteraceae. The plant is originally from Asi

Municipality Venray: biological control of oak processionary caterpillars

In the Municipality of Venray a third of the tree stock in the area, some 11,000 trees, is oak. ‘We’ve been using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem as a curative measure against the oak processionary

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Shore fly

General Shore flies ( Scatella tenuicosta ) occur very commonly, often in the vicinity of water. They feed on algae. Other shore fly species have diverse feeding habits but the larvae of most species

Turnip

About The turnip ( Brassica rapa subsp. rapa ) or white turnip can be categorized as a root vegetable. Turnips are usually produced for its white and bulbous taproot in temperate climates around the w

Wheat

About Wheat ( Triticum spp., most commonly T. aestivum ) is a cereal grain, but botanically a particular type of fruit referred to as caryopsis. Wheat originates from southwestern Asia, or more specif

Cress

About Cress, at time also named garden cress to distinguish it from similar plants, is an edible herb and its cultivation around the world is growing fast. Garden cress is genetically related to water

Rapeseed

About Rapeseed ( Brassica napus ) belongs to the family of Brassicaceae and is a flowering plant with bright yellow flowers. The plant is also known as rape, oilseed rape, rappi, rapa, rapaseed and ca

Conifer

About Conifers are also referred to as Pinophyta, Coniferophyta or Coniferae . The plants are so-called gymnosperms or seed-bearing vascular plants. This means that their seeds are not enclosed in an

Zucchini

About Courgette or Zucchini (also called marrow or summer squash) is actually an unripe fruit (that can be yellow, dark green or light green) belonging to the cucumber family. It is also referred to a