pepper cultivars of Capsicum frutescens can both be annual or perennial (short-lived) plants. The plant’s flowers are white and have a greenish white…
hed from other mealy bugs by their possession of 18 pairs of relatively short wax rods round the edge of the body, and two slightly longer ‘tail…
Visual effect The presence of Diglyphus isaea in the crop is signalled by short mines that contain dead leaf miner larvae. Older larvae and pupae are…
and yellow or cream-coloured. Cotton aphids have red eyes and relatively short antennae. Damage symptoms The cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii ) is an…
have a greenish coloration at first, and then turn chestnut and dark brown shortly before adult emergence. Adult moths of the tomato leaf miner ( Tuta…
caused by extensive mines, leaving the outer layers of the leaf intact. Shortly before pupating, the grown larva cuts a sickle-shaped exit hole in the…
plants have an unnaturally dense appearance because the petioles remain short. Severely attacked leaves become brittle, turn brown or silvery and die.
parasitic wasp can be seen clearly within the parasitized whitefly pupae shortly before it emerges. Pack size 3,000; 15,000 pupae. Presentation…
both ends and is green, sometimes suffused with pale yellow, with a few short hairs and small white patches. The larva has five pairs of prolegs; one…
Treatment: Control plant diseases When prevention and early detection fall short, it's crucial to have effective treatment strategies at your…
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