Effective thrips control with predatory mites

Thrips are one of the most challenging pests in horticulture and agriculture, causing both direct and indirect damage to a wide range of crops. Their ability to reproduce rapidly, damage plant tissue,

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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. Already about 10,000 years ago

Soybean

About The soybean ( Glycine max ) (North America) or soya bean is a so-called legume and indigenous to East Asia. It is extensively cultivated for its edible beans. The fruit of the plant is a hairy p

Cranberry

About Cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon) is a particular North American species of cranberry is also referred to as large cranberry, American cranberry or bearberry. The cranberry is indigenous to spe

Mushroom

Mushroom A mushroom, or toadstool, is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fru

Hop

About The hop is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the plant and are considered the main flavor ingredient in making b

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. Nowadays there are no less

Carrot

Grower experiences About The carrot ( Daucus carota subsp. sativus ) is a root vegetable and comes in a variety of colours, ranging from the regular orange to black and purple, but also red, yellow an

Potato

About The word ‘potato’ ( S olanum tuberosum ) is used to refer to the plant itself or its edible tuber. The plant is an herbaceous perennial and came to Europe from Latin America in the second half o