• Cabbage looper

  attached to the leaf, and are a yellowish or greenish white colour. The Larvae hatch after 3 to 4 days. Since their legs are confined to the front and rear [...] the leaf. They have a voracious appetite and can daily consume up to three times their body weight. Plants can be severely defoliated and stunted. Life [...] underside of the host plants. The pupae have a green colour and then change to a coffee brown colour when close to adult emergence. Finally, the adult has

• Corn earworm

  feeding and descends onto the ground to bury itself around 10-12 cm deep. This prepupal stage takes one to two days. It then pupates for ten to fourteen [...] or three to five months in areas with very cold winters. The pupae measure around 18 mm and have a slightly shiny brown colour. The adults have a brown-coloured [...] with a wingspan of 35 to 40 mm and a dark stripe on the side edge of the forewings and hindwings; they live for around two and a half weeks.

• Orius insidiosus

  in various agricultural and horticultural crops worldwide. Both adults and nymphs are voracious predators, capable of piercing and feeding on the soft bodies [...] wool slabs, leaves and/or in application boxes ( Dibox ) Apply in groups of at least 50 insects in order to establish a population and encourage mating Make [...] The dosage of Thripor-I depends on climate, crop and thrips density and should always be adjusted to the situation. Start introduction as soon as the first

• Aphidoletes aphidimyza

  will leave the bottle and spread The dosage of Aphidend depends on climate, crop and aphid density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation [...] relative humidity, age and size of the aphids, and the aphid species. The time required to consume an aphid can vary from a few minutes to several hours, depending [...] between 20 and 30°C (68 and 86°F), effectivity decreases significantly at higher temperatures. As gall-midges are active at night, it is crucial to keep the

• Sweet pepper

  pepper plant bear fruit in different colours ranging from vanilla/white and yellow to orange, green and red and even dark purple and brown. The sweet pepper [...] referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs to the species Capsicum annuum . These different cultivars [...] pepper is a very rich source of vitamin C and antioxidants. The level of carotene is even nine times higher in red peppers. Red coloured peppers also contain

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  spread extensively in North and South America and Europe where it has caused severe yield losses in many berry crops, cherries and grapes. Damage symptoms [...] from the fruit but are difficult to see. Larval feeding in the fruit leads to fruit tissue collapse. Even if the fruits have not collapsed, the occurrence [...] exposes fruits to secondary pathogens (e.g. bacteria, fungi and yeasts). Finally, deterioration of fruit can increase its susceptibility to attack by other

• Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

  seizing their prey and consuming them entirely. Adult ladybirds and young larvae prefer the eggs and young larvae, while older larvae appear to prey on all stages [...] dark brown or black coloration. Larvae have prominent mandibles and actively hunt and feed on mealybug nymphs and adults. Pupal stage: Larvae pupate in [...] than 25 second and third instar mealybug nymphs. The larvae of the late third and fourth in stars are the most voracious, consuming up to 30 mealybugs per

• Yellow rose aphid

  strawberries and roses. Life cycle and appearance of Yellow rose aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great [...] Wingless yellow rose aphids have a brownish head; the body is bright yellow to yellow-green or green and rather shiny. Winged aphids have a bright green abdomen [...] North Africa, parts of Asia and South America. It attacks plants of the family Rosaceae and is a pest of strawberries and roses. Damage symptoms The yellow

• Cutworms

  Life cycle and appearance of Cutworms The adults of Agrotis spp. have pale grey to grey-brown forewings with a faint kidney-shaped marking and a red spot [...] cutworm Agrotis ipsilon and the turnip moth Agrotis segetum . The larvae of these moths usually feed on roots and plant parts close to the ground, thereby [...] on tender leaves of seedlings. Third to seventh instars become negatively phototaxic and feed mostly at night and hide in the ground during the day. Damage

• Tomato russet mite

  mite are extremely small and difficult to observe. They are elongated (torpedo-shaped), soft and segmented. The body appears to be divided into two parts: [...] lycopersici , also referred to as Vasates lycopersici, Vasates destructor and Phyllocoptes destructor in older publications) belongs to the family Eriophyidae [...] are slightly curled and acquire a silvery sheen on the underside. Later they become brown and brittle. Badly affected tomato leaves and stems lose their trichomes