• Tomato looper

  The caterpillar passes through 6 instars. It has a green head capsule and a yellowish-green body with a clear yellow longitudinal stripe on either side [...] moth or tomato looper ( Chrysodeixis chalcites ) belongs to the family of Noctuidae . It is a tropical and subtropical species originating in the Mediterranean [...] distinct. The antennae are long and thin. The eggs are white to pale green, shiny, dome-shaped with 28 to 32 vertical ribs. They are deposited singly or in pairs

• Cabbage moth

  youngest a transparent yellow to grey-green with a characteristic brown-black head capsule. After the third moult, the caterpillar is green with a dark back [...] brassicae) has grey-brown to black forewings, with a kidney-shaped white-rimmed marking in the middle. The hindwings are light brown with a rather inconspicuous [...] becoming steadily darker until they are a brown-black or sometimes even a purple colour. They are ridged and have a light network of markings. First instar

• Chafers

  generally in June and July and land on trees to mate. During the night the females move to the ground to lay their eggs. Eggs are shiny and white. The [...] weeks and the larvae start to feed on roots. The larvae are white-coloured, C-shaped grubs, with a yellow-brown head, and up to 30 mm long when fully grown [...] They are a serious pest that can cause substantial damage. The adults are not harmful. Damage symptoms Larval feeding on the roots can lead to yellowing

• Anthurium

  About The anthurium is a flowering, perennial plant and has beautiful, long lasting flowers that come in a variety of colours. However, the ‘flower’ is [...] obake anthuriums which are larger than the standard ones and their spathe has a more prolonged shape that comes in two or more colours.

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  females by a large dark spot on each wing, where their common name is derived from. Females have a strong saw-like ovipositor that is used to penetrate [...] respiration tubes extend 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 [...] exposes fruits to secondary pathogens (e.g. bacteria, fungi and yeasts). Finally, deterioration of fruit can increase its susceptibility to attack by other

• Rose

  different cultivars. The rose is a woody, perennial plant which usually develops as a shrub, climbing or trailing with a stem that has sharp thorns. The [...] About The rose ( Rosa) belongs to the genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred [...] are often ornate and bright coloured. Colours range from white to yellow, pink and orange to red, the most popular colour. Recommended for you Navigating

• Poultry Red Mite

  chicken mite or roost mite, is a major pest of fowl, pigeons, and other caged birds worldwide. A parasite especially common to poultry breeding and egg production [...] adult. After mating, female mites lay 4–8 eggs per day over a period of three days, taking a blood meal between each batch. Larvae resembling the adult [...] hours and moult within 24 hours of hatching to become an eight-legged protonymph; the mites do not feed prior to reaching this stage. The protonymphs will

• Apple

  years, before European colonists introduced the tree to North America. The deciduous apple tree belongs to the rose family and is now cultivated for its fruit [...] tics. Ripe apples usually have a red, yellow, green, pink, or russetted coloured skin. Additionally there exists also a wide range of bi- or tri-colored [...] cultivars. The skin of the apple is protected by a layer of epicuticular wax. Apples usually have a yellowish-white coloured exocarp. Sometimes their

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  He decided to do this in response to his crop’s susceptibility to Pythium. ‘My crop gets 20 hours of light a day, which means it requires a lot of water [...] it susceptible to Pythium. A very acceptable level Kees grows Rijk Zwaan’s variety Skyson RZ, which has a lot of vigour and is suited to exposure levels [...] quantity of water makes the plant more susceptible to Pythium. That’s why I needed to use Trianum as a preventative measure against Pythium.’ Less damage

• Chrysanthemum

  ( Chrysanthemum spp. ), also called mum or chrysanth, is a flowering plant that belongs to the genus Chrysanthemum of the family of Asteraceae. The plant [...] majority of the different species derive from East Asia. Especially in China a wide range of varieties and cultivars has been developed for commercial propagation [...] Traditionally, yellow is the main colour of this flowering plant. Nowadays, a wide range of other colours is available such as white, purple and red.