Cut flowers

About Many plants with an ornamental value are specially grown as cut flowers. This concerns various types. Origin, cultivation method and substrate differ greatly. Important types are: Rose: The rose

Lemon

About Grown mainly for its juice, this well-known yellow citrus fruit is used widely for culinary and other domestic purposes throughout the world. Citrus limon is a medium, evergreen tree of the Ruta

Kiwi

About Kiwifruit, kiwi or Chinese gooseberry are all names that refer to the edible berries of various species of woody vines that belong to the genus Actinidia . The so-called golden kiwifruit or Acti

Herbs

About Herbs are actually all plants which are used as food ingredient, natural medicine or fragrances. They often have savory or aromatic characteristics and are used for flavouring dishes or food pro

Psyllids

Swirski-Mite

Pests Young larvae of various thrips species and eggs and larvae of whitefly . Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their

Biopar

Pests House fly ( Musca domestica ), biting stable flies ( Stomoxys spp.), lesser house fly ( Fannia canicularis ) and other Fannia spp. Mode of action When the adult parasitic wasps emerge from the p

False codling moth

General False codling moth ( Thaumatotibia leucotreta ) is native to sub-Saharan Africa and is found in all citrus production areas in Southern Africa. It also occurs on some of the Indian and Atlanti

Tomato leafminer

General The tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta), a major pest of field- and greenhouse-grown tomatoes, belongs to the family of Gelechiidae . It is oligophagous, feeding mainly on Solanaceae species . T

Fall Armyworm

General The fall armyworm is a polyphagous pest that is indigenous throughout the Americas. Recently, it has been found in Africa too. The caterpillars of fall armyworms feed on the leaves, stems and