Vine mealybug

Pseudococcidae, and is also known by the names Mediterranean vine mealybug and Grapevine mealybug. As the name indicates, this mealybug is mostly found [...] (ovisac) containing from 300-500 eggs. The nymphs are very similar to the adult female, even if they are smaller. The prepupa and pupa stages are present only [...] with long tail filaments and transparent wings and has no mouthparts. The female is larger (3 mm) and voluminous, has an elongated oval shape and has no

California red scale

each other by their shape and subsequent development. The females moult into the grey stage, named after the colour of the edges of their shield. Mating occurs [...] locates the female by her pheromones and mates. The male does not feed and lives at most for a day. The population tends to be mostly female, at a ratio [...] serious, the leaves present some characteristic yellow dots around each gravid female, which may result in loss of shoots and branches. The fruit can be affected

Thrips

the most damaging species. Thrips form the order Thysanoptera, a name that literally means ‘fringed wings’, and refers to the eyelash-like fringe of hairs

Obscure mealybug

appearance of Obscure mealybug Mealybugs get their name from the fact that the body of the females from the third nymphal instar onwards are covered with [...] brief lifespan during which they are wholly engaged in seeking females to fertilize. The female second instar nymphs, on the other hand, settle on the leaf [...] viruses. Mealybugs inflict damage on the crop in various ways: Nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation

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Mealybugs and scales

bugs ). Coccoidea are at first sight barely recognizable as insects. The females are wingless and immobile, and covered with a hard scale (armoured scales [...] honeydew. The concealed habit and the protective covering of these insects mean that they are very well protected against natural enemies and also against [...] viruses. Mealybugs inflict damage on the crop in various ways: nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation

Damping-off

General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress [...] growth. Seedlings start falling over, also called ‘damping-off’, hence the name damping-off disease. In slightly older plants, the leaves lose their turgor

Tobacco thrips

and sweet peppers. Its short life cycle and high reproductive rate, with females capable of laying numerous eggs, make Thrips parvispinus a challenging pest [...] yellowish to orange-yellow, with a large head and bright red eyes. Adult females are brown, with the head and thorax lighter in color than the abdomen. Tobacco [...] disturbed. In the adult stage, both pairs of wings are fully developed. Adult females are brown, with a head and thorax lighter than the abdomen, and measure

Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

beneficials to keep these pests under control. Consultant Wim van der Meer names them for us. Amazone Plants uses Macro-Mite to combat the pupae of the Western [...] emerge from the insect netting at a good rate over a longer period. This means that there is always a strong population in the greenhouse crop and control

Diamond back moth

one-third of the forewing is ochreous-white, with a nearly white upper edge. In females, the upper two-thirds of the forewings are light ochreous and the markings [...] constricted to form one or more light-coloured diamonds, thus the common name diamond back moth. The moths are weak fliers and can disperse, on average