Fusarium wilt

for the plants Ensure there is adequate soil drainage Apply nitrogen in the form of nitrate instead of ammonium Prevent damage during harvest and during

Beetles

is the largest of all insect orders and displays an enormous variety of form, size and habit. A number of species are a serious pest in crops or stored

Codling moth

common in Europe. Damage symptoms After invading the fruit, the larvae first form a small cavity just under the skin. The entry hole can be seen and is usually

Lyprauta

number of flower stems and a longer vegetative stage. The root damage can also form entry points for pathogens. Life cycle and appearance of Lyprauta The adults

Grey mould

content of the plant cells as nutrients. On the infected area, new spores are formed within a few days. Under circumstances unfavourable for germination, the

Shore fly

through three larval stages and then pupate inside the final larval skin (forming a protective puparium). The puparia can be found on or just below the soil

Caterpillars

Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths. Butterflies and moths form the order Lepidoptera, a very large group with more than 150,000 species

Long-tailed mealybug

therefore ingest large quantities of sap, getting rid of the excess sugars in the form of honeydew. Characteristically, dark sooty moulds ( Cladosporium spp .)

Poultry Red Mite

deutonymphs, which in turn require a blood meal before maturing into the adult form. The poultry red mite can live between 5–17 days, depending on the temperature

Leaf miners

leaf miners? Leaf miners belong to the order Diptera (the true flies ) and form the family Agromyzidae. This is a family of small flies whose larvae tunnel