Avocado

Persea americana Avocado About The avocado ( Persea americana ), also named ‘alligator pear’ is a tree originating in South Central Mexico. Its nick name points to its fruit which is botanically speak

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of the macadamia’s development is effectively covered by biological control. Control thrips during macadamia flower development Swirski Ulti-Mite is the [...] destroyed. The newest addition to our biological control power pack is a parasitic wasp to control eggs laid by various stinkbug species, including the [...] for the macadamia and avocado industry. We did this by using biological control agents such as predatory mites and parasitic wasps. We are excited to share

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia About The macadamia plant (Macadamia integrifolia) belongs to the Proteaceae family, known for their richly flavoured edible seeds. The macadamia is a genus of four sp

Orchid

Orchidaceae Orchid About The orchid is part of an extremely large and diverse of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae or the orchid family . The plant’s flower are usually colourful and fragrant. Nowaday

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum About The chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum spp. ), also called mum or chrysanth, is a flowering plant that belongs to the genus Chrysanthemum of the family of Asteraceae. The

Lily

Lilium Lily About Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants. Most lily species originate from temperate regions in the northern hemisphere, but they also grow in the northern subtropics. The pl

Gerbera

Gerbera spp. Gerbera About The gerbera belongs to the family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape Province and Transvaal reg

Rose

Rosa Rose About The rose ( Rosa) belongs to the genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred rose species and thousands of differ

Grapefruit

Citrus paradisi Grapefruit About Known for its somewhat bitter taste, this subtropical citrus tree has a fruit that is sour to semi-sweet. Grapefruit ( Citrus paradisi ) is a hybrid between a pomelo (

Maize

Zea mays subsp. mays Maize About Maize or corn ( Zea mays subsp. mays ), is a large grain plant that divided in six main types: flint corn, dent corn, popcorn, pod corn, sweet corn and flour corn. Alr