• Escarabajos

  000 known species, Coleoptera is the largest of all insect orders and displays an enormous variety of form, size and habit. A number of species are a serious [...] mostly feed on the same food as the adults. The pupae do not make a cocoon and will already display many similarities with the adults. The adult beetles [...] and adults of beetles can cause damage to crops. The larvae of some species feed on growing tips and roots or chew and bore into stems, but in other species

• False spider mites

  pattern. The eggs are a clear red colour and elliptical in shape. They are laid in a fold in the leaf or along the mid-vein, often in dense clusters of several [...] found on the underside of leaves where they cause a brown, scabby discolouration spreading from both sides of the main vein into the leaf blade. The damage [...] are mostly found along the veins on the underside of leaves. The mites are flattened and egg-shaped when seen from above, with their dorsal surface showing

• Shore fly

  often in the vicinity of water. They feed on algae. Other shore fly species have diverse feeding habits but the larvae of most species feed on rotting [...] occur on such a scale that growth, particularly of young cuttings, can be retarded. Life cycle and appearance of Shore fly The life cycle of the shore [...] less translucent and their body is cylindrical. The larvae are found in the top layer of damp soil, where they also pupate. The adult shore fly is black

• Moscas

  directly and indirectly. The type of damage depends on the species of the flies. Direct damage is the immediate result of larvae feeding on root hairs and tender [...] Ephydridae (shore flies). The larvae of these insects generally live on rotting plant material and are mostly found in the soil. The spotted wing drosophila [...] major pest on soft fruits in Europe and North America. Sciarid flies and shore flies are mainly a problem in greenhouses. Their larvae live in the ground and

• Antracnosis del haba

  pisi causes spots on leaves, stems and pods of peas. The spots on leaves and pods are round, on the stems they are more elongated. The lesions are light [...] transmitted on the outside of the seed coat and cause primary infection. The conidia germinate and infect through the stomata or directly through the cuticle [...] ) causes foot rot in peas, whereas Ascochyta pisi does occur sometimes at the stem base but is not part of the foot rot syndrome in peas. Infected seeds

• FAQ Nematodes

  larvae, especially in the case of large insects. Do entomopathogenic nematodes only work as a soil application? In nature they live in soil and are therefore [...] any doubt, remove all filters. What pressure can be on the pump and the spray boom? The pressure on the nozzle may not exceed 20 bar (190 psi), with conventional [...] Infected larvae will change color because of the growth of the bacteria and nematodes. In case of Heterorhabditis pink-reddish and Steinernema yellow-brownish

• Black tea thrips

  to remain in the shaded areas on the plant. The eggs are white and banana-shaped and are inserted singly in plant tissue by the females. The early larval [...] primarily on the foliage of ornamental plants. It attacks the lower surface first and, as feeding progresses and the population increases, moves to the upper [...] droplets of black excrement from the thrips. Life cycle and appearance of Black tea thrips Adult black tea thrips are dark brown with the apex of the abdomen

• Apple scab

  infect the plant by direct penetration of the cuticula and then grow between the cuticula and the epidermis of the plant cells. This causes lesions, on which [...] through the cuticula. The asexual conidia are released and repeat the cycle of infection of new plant parts and spore production. In autumn, the fungus [...] pseudothecia in leaves that have already fallen off the trees. In response to the infection, the plants produce cork as a defence against further growth of the

• Trial_and_Field_results_nematodes_in_fruit_orchards_EN_-_Koppert.pdf

  fruit grower in Moissac in the Tarn-etGaronne, region of France. Here he grows organic apples on 5 hectares used for baby compotes, and plums on 2 hectares [...] that the benefit of using Capirel nematodes is that it can also be used as a preventive treatment in the autumn to reduce the pest pressure for the following [...] fully diluted, we add the mix into the tank. The sprayer is filled halfway and the bucket with the nematodes is injected into the preparation. And finally

• Oriental fruit moth

  Australia, central Europe, the east coast of the USA and Brazil at the beginning of the twentieth century. Since then, the pest has been introduced into [...] Infested fruits have frass-filled holes on the surface. On peach, the larvae destroy buds in spring and disrupt the growth of young shoots, causing them to wilt [...] fruit moth The adult has a wing span of 10-16 mm, and is dark-grey. When at rest, the wings are held in a roof-like position over the body, and the antennae