• Phytophthora blight

  optimal for crop growth. Phytophthora overwinters in roots, infected tubers and bulbs or in the soil in different stages: as oospores (sexual overwintering [...] and white fluffy fungal growth on the leaves. The centre is grey-brown with a light-green edge. On the stem, elongated brown lesions occur, usually circling [...] blueish lesions appear, that can be seen through the skin. The Great Famine was a period of mass starvation caused by this disease which ravaged potato crops

• Box Tree Moth No More: Buxatrap and Capsanem

  June 13, 2024

  Kingdom. Now, it has been detected in Canada. It has mainly established in Ontario, between Toronto and Windsor. However, in the summer of 2023 this moth was [...] confirmed in Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Box tree caterpillars can develop in large numbers and in severe cases [...] Canadians commonly use in their gardens. If left untouched it causes severe defoliation which can lead to the death of the tree. Sadly, in the past few years

• Green peach aphid

  native, however it is now a pest with a world-wide distribution. The green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is a particularly polyphagous [...] green peach aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. When reproduction is asexual [...] grey-green, pink or red in colour. They appear matt, never glossy. Winged individuals have a brown-black head and thorax and a yellow-green to green or

• Click beetles

  6-10 mm long and yellowish brown to black. The eggs are laid in May or June in groups in the soil. They hatch about one month later and the larvae start [...] brown or light brown with a darker head. Larval development takes 4 to 5 years. When fully grown the larvae pupate in the soil in summer. The adults appear [...] General Click beetles are elongate beetles with a hard exoskeleton, with the head deeply retracted into the thorax. When disturbed they lie on their back

• Optimal placement of bumblebee hives

  the day. In case of insufficient shade, additional measures should be taken, especially in autumn when the Wireless Beehome System is closed. In times of [...] protect your bumblebees from heat . Low light condition (Winter) In winter, choose a spot where the hives receive early sunlight, typically on the north [...] hives can be placed higher inside the crop, at a minimum height of 1.4 meters above the ground, particularly in dense crop areas. On the darkest days of winter

• Blackberry

  and Idaeobatus subgenera. The blackberry is actually not a berry botanically speaking. It is a so-called aggregate fruit that consists of small kernels [...] About The blackberry is an edible fruit that originates from a wide range of species belonging to the genus Rubus that is part of the family of Rosaceae

• Apple

  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

• Shore fly

  flies of the genus Scatella are a common greenhouse pest found throughout the United States, Canada and northern Mexico. In Europe and Asia, the species Scatella [...] muddy lake shores and intertidal zones, and they breed readily in other moist environments. In greenhouses, adults feed on algae and their larvae on algae [...] quick fliers and can move throughout a greenhouse readily, they generally remain close to breeding sites. They breed in algae growing on soil, pots, benches

• Biofly

  develop on manure only. In contrast to the house flies Hydrotaea aenescens adults will not irritate the animals as they stay low in the pit. Pack size 4,500; [...] such as (climatic) conditions and the level of infestation. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best [...] 38°C/ 100°F. Side effects Pesticides can have (in)direct effects on biological solutions. Do not use Biofly in combination with products which contain cyromazine

• Melon

  (the fruit) is actually a berry, or more specifically even, a "pepo". Nowadays many different cultivars are being produced on a commercial scale, especially [...] About A melon can be any one of several plants belonging to the family of Cucurbitaceae . The melon plant produces a usually sweet and edible, fleshy fruit