• Lyprauta

  have a variation of dark-coloured markings spread over their wings. Adults of L. cambria have a large dark-coloured mark on the apical wing parts as well [...] sp. are a transparent greyish white and have a long slender body. The head is brown or reddish. The pupae are white to yellow and embedded in a dense web [...] large numbers of new branches. This ultimately results in a reduced number of flower stems and a longer vegetative stage. The root damage can also form entry

• Cyclamen mite

  General The cyclamen mite ( Phytonemus pallidus ) is a harmful strawberry pest as well as a common pest found in cyclamen, gerbera and other ornamentals [...] ) display a greater diversity of feeding habits than any other mite family. There are species that feed on fungi, algae, plants, as well as insect and [...] of the adult mite. They are oval in form, smooth, transparent and twice as long as they are wide. Both ends are equally rounded. The larvae are opaque white

• Green potted plants

  and specks and turn the plant into a decorative indoor object. The plant itself is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a straight stem. Croton belongs to [...] usually used as garden plants, because of their attractive foliage, flowers and ornate red fruits. These plants grow in the shade and need a moist, well-drained [...] drought, but also air pollution. Dieffenbachia is a very popular ornamental plant and usually sold as houseplant. The leaves of the Dieffenbachia have white

• Cabbage leafroller

  native to North-West Europe. It is a highly polyphagous species causing damage to field grown cabbage, apple, pear as well as maple, popular, spruce and many [...] cabbage leafroller has also become a pest in greenhouse crops. Great damage can be inflicted on ornamental crops, such as roses, alstroemeria, azalea, cyclamen [...] protected soft fruit cultivation, plants such as strawberry, currant, blackberry and raspberry can all serve as hosts. Damage symptoms Caterpillars feed mainly

• Cut flowers

  Mexico and the Caribbean. Is grown from a bulb as a cut flower or sold as a pot plant. Freesia : The freesia is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant from [...] decades, the Hydrangea has been grown as a cut flower in all sorts of colors and sizes. Hippeastrum is the Latin name for a bulbous plant that originates from [...] freesias are graceful funnel-shaped hybrids, descended from a number of freesias. Lily : Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants. Most lilies originate

• Coleobug

  Coleobug is an efficient predatory beetle that feeds on a wide range of prey such as aphids . It also consumes pollen and nectar, allowing it to survive [...] of prey and remain in the crop until pests reappear. It has a high reproduction rate and a relatively short life cycle, allowing populations to establish [...] control programs, as it acts quickly and can complement other agents like parasitoids or entomopathogens. Apparence Coleobug has a distinctive and easily

• Lesser house fly

  pupate (inside a puparium) in a week or more. Fannia puparia resemble the larval form, and the flies develop for another week before emerging as new adults [...] cases, large fly populations can even represent a public health concern for the communities surrounding a farm. Damage symptoms While the lesser house fly [...] are considered a serious pest because: The males form swarms above the ground at head height inside barns and hen houses, making them a particularly annoying

• Aphids

  aphids are known as apterous, and winged adults as alate. Alate aphids have two pairs of wings, one of which is much larger than the other. For a large part [...] have been described, and they can be found in a variety of habitats throughout the world. Aphids form a single, very large group of insects: the super- [...] length. They have a pear-shaped body with long antennae and two tube-like structures called tubercles on their rear end. Color: Aphids can be a variety of colors

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  particular. These aphids further affect ornamental crops, such as begonia, as well as potato, lettuce, beans, aubergine and sometimes tomato. Damage symptoms [...] the cornicles. Alate (winged) females are yellow-green, with a brown head, a dark thorax and a dark abdomen that has pale to dark transverse bands. The body [...] cycle Glasshouse potato aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. When reproduction

• Corn earworm

  instars, over a total period of two to three weeks, developing a greyish colour and a black cephalic capsule in the first stage, but later adopting a variety [...] around 18 mm and have a slightly shiny brown colour. The adults have a brown-coloured body, with a wingspan of 35 to 40 mm and a dark stripe on the side [...] tomato. They primarily feed on flowers and fruit from the host plant, as well as on the corn of immature cobs and ears. Adults of corn earworm are nocturnal