Poinsettia. Main pest pressures
May 21, 2019
their scales and white waxy deposits are, unfortunately, highly visible on the undersides of the leaves, which can result in rejection and lost sales. Control [...] killing them. The larvae feed on the young roots of the plants, and can then progress into the stem, if not controlled adequately. Control Strategy at Propagation [...] damage Whitefly The glasshouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum , and the tobacco whitefly , Bemisia tabaci , a non-native notifiable pest, are reported to