by transplanting seedlings in a greenhouse environment. Plant height can vary depending on species and variety. Tall varieties grown in commercial greenhouses
trumpet-shaped. These flowers have five or more petals and their colour varies from white to pink, red, orange, peach, yellow and purple. Phalaenopsis
yield reduction varies according to the season, culture method and the susceptibility of the host plant. This susceptibility can also vary considerably from
layer of the soil. The moths emerge after a couple of weeks. The life cycle varies between 5 weeks to 3 months depending on the time of year and temperature
They have an oval body that is rounded at the rear end. Their colour can vary from orange, light yellow or light green to dark green, red, brown, or almost
in the axils of leaf veins to rest. Their colour can vary according to the prey eaten, and varies from almost lucent whitish to opaque white or yellow
The larvae ( caterpillars ) are 30-40 mm long. They have six instars that vary in colour from light tan to green to black. They have a distinct white inverted
). These cornicles are always black, whatever the body colour, which can vary widely, from light yellow to light green, or even a green-black colour .
serious infestation the leaves themselves can shrivel, and there can be varying levels of fruit damage depending on the species of thrips and their population
of the tomato leaf miner ( Tuta absoluta ) are cylindrical. Their colour varies from creamy white to bright yellow, darkening in the embryonic phase and