• Thrip control in Strawberry with Orius laevagatus

  May 8, 2019

  insecticides, due to their inherent ability to develop resistance, and generally secretive nature, particularly so in the case of the western flower thrips [...] 18 0 C, and in view of this, the introduction of the predatory bug is generally not carried out until the second half of May, or early June. Introduction

• Cactus mealybug

  General The cactus mealybug Atrococcus mamillariae (formerly known as Spilococcus cactearum ) is a pest of cacti and other succulents. It was first described

• European red mite

  General As the name implies, the European red mite, Panonychus ulmi , is mainly a pest of fruit trees (apple, pear, plum and cherry). However, it can attack

• Black tea thrips

  General The black tea thrips , Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis , is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics; it also occurs in greenhouses of temperate

• Circular scale

  General The circular scale, Chrysomphalus aonidum is a tropical species, native to the Oriental region but it has been dispersed widely in tropical and

• Black bean aphid

  General The black bean aphid, Aphis fabae , is widespread in temperate regions, where it is a serious economic pest of beans. It is highly polyphagous

• Foot rot of cereals

  General Foot rot of cereals, caused by the fungal pathogen Microdochium nivale (formerly known as Monographella nivalis ), is a significant concern for

• Apple scab

  General Venturia inaequalis is an ascomycete fungus that causes apple scab disease Damage symptoms Venturia inaequalis causes apple scab disease, which

• Phytophthora blight

  General Late blight (Phytophthora infestans f.sp. infestans) is also known as Phytophthora blight, tomato blight, early / late blight tomato, potato blight

• Diglyphus isaea

  miner larva and then lays a single egg (occasionally more) next to it. In general, the wasp selects late second and third instar larvae to parasitize. An [...] black in colour and unlike D. sibirica has short antennae. The female is generally rather larger than the male and can be recognized by a broad black stripe