• American serpentine leaf miner

  between these ‘plate mines’ and normal mines, making it an unreliable criterion for the identification of the species. Indirect damage arises when disease causing

• 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)

• Cyclamen mite

  the hind legs reduced to slender threadlike structures that are not used for walking. The males are smaller than the females and their hind legs are modified

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  cinerea . In gerbera, the flower buds may also be eaten. It has even been known for the caterpillars to inflict damage to the roots of crops cultivated in an

• Sweet pepper

  About The sweet pepper, also referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs to the species Capsicum annuum . These different cultivars of the sweet pe

• Diamond back moth

  Throughout their development, larvae remain quite small and active. Except for the first instar, which mines in the leaf tissue, the larvae are voracious

• 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

• 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

• 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