Akanthomyces muscarius

, thrips and aphids in vegetables, ornamentals , nursery trees and soft fruit in protected cultivation. Mycotal is safe and easy to use and can be applied [...] applied using existing spraying equipment. It is compatible in the tank mix with a wide range of other plant protection products, making it easy to integrate

Pepper weevil

detect a threat. Damage symptoms The most significant damage occurs with the loss of fruit, whether they fall to the ground or contain holes where eggs are [...] in flower buds and young fruit, causing the stalk and calyx to turn yellow before wilting and dropping off. When you see fruit on the ground, it is clear [...] The larvae are whitish and plump, with large black spots and brown mandibles. When they hatch inside an immature fruit, they move towards the middle of

Spotted Wing Drosophila

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, [...] healthy, unripe fruits. The larval development takes place in the fruit. The larvae pupate either fully or partly in the fruit, or outside the fruit on the ground [...] occurrence of larvae within the fruit makes them unmarketable. The punctures made by the oviposition by D. suzukii exposes fruits to secondary pathogens (e.g

Pepino mosaic virus

protection. With this technology, the plants are purposely inoculated with a mild isolate of the PepMV. This prevents subsequent infections with aggressive [...] damage can be more severe during a certain period of the year, with 50-60% non-marketable fruits. Moreover, some tomato varieties are more susceptible to quality [...] Necrosis of the stems Fruit Yellow or orange mottling on the tomatoes Flame-like pattern on the tomatoes Cracks and damage to the fruit (splitting open) Symptoms

Codling moth

ly of pear, quince, peach and other fruits. It is very common in Europe. Damage symptoms After invading the fruit, the larvae first form a small cavity [...] later pale pinkish white, with a brown head and a pale anal plate. The pupa is 8-10 mm long and yellowish brown to dark brown, with several hook-tipped bristles [...] point is then greatly enlarged as the tissue beneath is eaten away. Infested fruits usually ripen prematurely and drop off. Life cycle and appearance of Codling

La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

agronomic management can be seen. Good management not only results in quality fruit with longer shelf life, but also in the number of productive weeks and, therefore [...] the quantity and quality of its fruits and the time in which they can be produced and harvested, the price of the fruit in the market and the production [...] recent years, our country has been the main exporter of peppers with a 29% share globally, with the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom being the main

Grey mould

common symptoms are grey-brown lesions. The lesions occur on leaves, stems, fruits and flowers. On flowers, usually small round specks occur first, called [...] These may or may not grow into larger grey-brown lesions. The symptoms on fruits, flowers and on various parts of potted plants often only become visible [...] strawberry, grey mould ( Botryotinia fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea ) affects the fruit. In potted plants, the cuttings die due to carry-over infection from infected

Mushroom

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 fruit bodies [...] several species of macrofungi (fungi which bear fruiting structures that are large enough to be observed with the naked eye). They can appear either below

Cottony soft rot

They can easily be seen with the naked eye and look like rat droppings. The symptoms may occur on stems but also on leaves, fruits and pods. Root infection [...] or on the ground. Sclerotia germinate at temperatures between 4 and 26 °C with an optimum between 13 and 15 °C. Germination and infection mostly take place [...] The sclerotia germinate directly and form mycelium or produce apothecia (fruiting bodies) containing ascospores. The mycelium infects the stem base and the

European red mite

eggs are about 0.15 mm in diameter, dark red, and oval with small ridges running top to bottom, with a thin stalk on top. They look a bit like an onion. Adult [...] name implies, the European red mite, Panonychus ulmi , is mainly a pest of fruit trees (apple, pear, plum and cherry). However, it can attack a large scale [...] all important apple growing areas of the world. European Red Mite Control with Predatory Mites Damage symptoms Feeding of European red mites on leaves of