• Entonem keeps young orchids free from fungus gnats

  little too much than not enough; infestations must always be prevented as much as possible. We certainly don’t skimp on the quantities of beneficials that

• Pollination checklist tomato

  bumblebee bites onto the flower and makes the flower vibrate. This is known as buzz pollination. The imprints of the bumblebee's jaw on the flower (bite [...] During periods with extreme temperatures, extra measures will be required such as active cooling. Position the hive so that it is easily visible both to the

• Shore fly

  symptoms Shore flies ( Scatella tenuicosta) do not attack plants directly, as they feed on green algae. However, they can transmit plant diseases and can

• Mottled arum aphid

  long. Immature Neomyzus circumflexus are usually the same background colour as their parents, but they lack the characteristic black markings.

• Shallot aphid

  aphid, Myzus ascalonicus , is extremely polyphagous. It feeds on crops such as onions, shallots, strawberries, lettuce, brassicas and potatoes and many

• Buckthorn-potato aphid

  relatively short and barely exceed half the body length. The aphids overwinter as eggs on buckthorn. After emerging in spring, the aphids mainly feed on the

• Cabbage looper

  pest in crucifers, their favourite host, it can also be found in crops such as tomato, pepper, some cucurbits, soybean, sesame and cotton. One of the reasons

• Black bean aphid

  extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth hormones. As a result, the plant’s growth is retarded giving rise to deformed leaves or

• Crop Monitoring and Scouting

  early issue identification and prompt action. By employing insect traps, such as sticky traps and pheromones, growers can promptly detect the presence of pests

• European corn borer

  windy weather. Larval feeding inside the maize stem destroys vascular tissue. As a result, heavily attacked plants are smaller and produce fewer kernels per