• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  saw-like ovipositor that is used to penetrate the skin of the host fruit and for laying the egg into the fruit. Eggs are white, 0.6 long and 0.2 mm wide. Each

• Western flower thrips

  western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) is the most important vector for both tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV)

• Gerbera

  also used as a model organism with regards to botanical studies. Recommended for you Navigating the Whitefly Battle

• Cannabis aphid

  General Although it was first described in 1860, the cannabis aphid ( Phorodon cannabis ; a.k.a. bhang aphid or hemp aphid) is a very new pest to North America. It was first seen on cuttings originati

• Corn rootworm

  General The western corn rootworm ( Diabrotica virgifera virgifera ) is a chrysomelid beetle originating from North America, where it is regarded as the main pest of maize. Nowadays it is present in m

• Onion thrips

  leaf veins, with most damage evident where these veins join. Fruit damage, for instance in cucumber, only occurs if the crop is heavily infested. In some

• Impatiens thrips

  General Impatiens thrips (Echinothrips americanus) is an increasing problem in greenhouse cultivation, having spread to many countries within the last 30 years. The thrips have mostly been able to spr

• Yellow rose aphid

  General The yellow rose aphid , Rhodobium porosum , is probably of North American origin but is now widely distributed in Europe, North Africa, parts of Asia and South America. It attacks plants of th

• Black bean aphid

  with darker tips. Adult wingless aphids are 1.5-3.1 mm long. Recommended for you Chrysoperla carnea Adalia bipunctata Effective control with Chrysopa-E

• Soybean

  so-called legume and indigenous to East Asia. It is extensively cultivated for its edible beans. The fruit of the plant is a hairy pod, that grows clustered