• Diamond back moth

  xylostella) are initially yellow or pale green and later darken. They are deposited singly or in small groups of two or ten eggs on both the upper and lower [...] back is marked with a broad cream or light brown band along the back, which is sometimes constricted to form one or more light-coloured diamonds, thus [...] (Plutella xylostella) is suggested to have its origin in Europe, South Africa or East Asia, but is now present wherever its cruciferous hosts exist and it

• Codling moth

  under loose bark, cracks in trunks or supporting stalks, or other places. Depending on the climate, there are one, two or more generations per year. The fully [...] whitish opalescent when laid. Later, the developing embryo is visible as a red ring. The larvae are up to 20 mm long, initially whitish and later pale pinkish [...] generation adults appear from mid May onwards. Eggs are laid singly on leaves or developing fruitlets and hatch after 10-14 days. The first instar larvae burrow

• Herbs

  ingredient, natural medicine or fragrances. They often have savory or aromatic characteristics and are used for flavouring dishes or food products. In the culinary [...] between herbs and spices. Herbs are the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant, which can be used fresh or dried. Spices derive from other parts of herbal

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  the leaves. Late instar larvae burrow into soft woody or herbaceous plant stems causing withering or drying of crowns and possibly stem collapse. The holes [...] laid singly or in groups of 5 to 10 eggs, overlapping in a tile-like fashion on both the upper and lower surface of leaves close to the veins, or low on the [...] the stem or stalk close to the ground. The pinkish red eggs are about 0.5 mm in diameter and become steadily darker. Just before hatching, which occurs

• Cutworms

  forewings with a faint kidney-shaped marking and a red spot. They have broad hindwings, evenly light or dark grey or orange-yellow with a broad dark marginal stripe [...] at first but rapidly turn darker. They are laid separately or in batches on the ground, or on the plant close to ground level. The larvae are yellowish [...] populations of cutworms can destroy entire stands of crops, such as cotton or maize. As plants become larger, older instars will occasionally tunnel into

• Carnation tortrix

  olive-green to bright or yellow green colour, with a black head that later turns yellowish brown with dark spots. After emerging, they move or are carried by [...] by wind to the young growing points or flowers where they spin silk around terminal leaves or petals. [...] dense silken mass. The larvae hide inside the rolled leaves, growing tips or flowers that have been spun together. The feeding caterpillars of the carnation

• Thrips

  the species. Most of them are brown or black. Some species may have distinctive markings or stripes on their bodies or wings. Movement: Thrips are strong [...] frass looks like small black or white specks on the surface of leaves or flowers and can sometimes be mistaken for fungal spores or other types of debris. Thrips [...] growth, discoloration, or scarring. They may also transmit plant viruses. Recognise thrips larvae Thrips larvae are usually pale or transparent in color

• Woolly apple aphid

  arising from the trunk or main branches, are very frequently attacked. The aphids mainly spread through young, wingless nymphs which crawl or are blown by the [...] galls split they may allow entry of pathogenic fungi such as Gloeosporium rots or apple canker. Woolly aphid does little direct harm to mature trees but the [...] sheltering in cracks and under loose bark. The nymphs become active in late March or April (in the northern hemisphere) and around the end of May, large colonies

• 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 [...] belonging to the cucumber family. It is also referred to as marrow or summer squash and it is eaten as a vegetable. Together with a number of other varieties of

• Aphids

  black, brown, pink, or red, depending on the species and their stage of development. Some species may have distinctive markings or stripes on their bodies [...] out the sap. This can result in stunted growth, curling or distortion of the leaves, yellowing, or discoloration. They may also excrete a sugary substance [...] of aphid damage: Yellowing or distorted leaves: Aphids feed on the sap of plants, which can cause the leaves to turn yellow or become distorted. The damage