Cottony soft rot

wilting and death of plants. Life cycle and appearance of Cottony soft rot Cottony soft root ( Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ) overwinters as sclerotia and mycelium [...] in dead and living plant material in or on the ground. Sclerotia germinate at temperatures between 4 and 26 °C with an optimum between 13 and 15 °C. G [...] plant and kills the host cells. On the infected plant tissue white, fluffy mycelium occurs with new dark sclerotia. The fungus also infects seeds and tubers

Click beetles

the roots and bore into the base of plants. This can cause the plants to wilt and die. Damage is more severe in young plants. Life cycle and appearance [...] are 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 [...] feigning death and then suddenly propel themselves into the air with a audible click. Hence their name. Their larvae are called wireworms and feed on the

Chafers

eggs. Eggs are shiny and white. The eggs hatch after about four weeks and the larvae start to feed on roots. The larvae are white-coloured, C-shaped grubs [...] the roots can lead to yellowing and wilting of plants. Damage can be severe on young plants and especially in grassland and turf. There, secondary damage [...] birds and small mammals digging for the grubs to eat them. Life cycle and appearance of Chafers Adult Amphimallon sostitialis are 14-18 mm long and yellowish

Aphelinus abdominalis

in length, with short legs and short antennae. Females have a black thorax and yellow abdomen. Males are slightly smaller and their abdomen is a slightly [...] material remains dry and at its introduction site for a few days The dosage of Aphilin depends on climate, crop and aphid density and should always be adjusted [...] their less swollen, more elongated form, and their black colour. Adult wasps prefer to walk rather than fly, and will jump if irritated.

Encarsia formosa

head that is dark brown to black in colour, a dark brown to black thorax, and a yellow abdomen. The male is entirely black. [...] whitefly populations in various agricultural and horticultural settings. This parasitic wasp, native to temperate and subtropical regions, has become an important [...] species ( En-Strip ) and in combination with Eretmocerus eremicus ( Enermix ). Open package carefully inside the greenhouse Bend and tear off the strips

Cabbage looper

voracious appetite and can daily consume up to three times their body weight. Plants can be severely defoliated and stunted. Life cycle and appearance of [...] to the leaf, and are a yellowish or greenish white colour. The Larvae hatch after 3 to 4 days. Since their legs are confined to the front and rear of the [...] be found in crops such as tomato, pepper, some cucurbits, soybean, sesame and cotton. One of the reasons why this plague can be serious is that the moth

European red mite

Adult females are about 0.4 mm long, brick red, and oval shaped with white hairs on their back and white spots (tubercles) at the base of the hairs; males [...] (apple, pear, plum and cherry). However, it can attack a large scale of other woody plants and is occasionally a problem on roses and other ornamentals [...] yellowish red, and more slender and tapered near the hind end. The development from egg to adult goes faster at higher temperatures and takes approximately

Horiver Drystick

Drystick for trapping and monitoring different flying insects. The traps work particularly well for bugs such as Lygus spp. and Nesidiocoris tenuis. Pests [...] Whitefly , Nesidiocoris tenuis White: Lygus spp. Mode of action Insect pests are attracted to the colour of the sticky trap and get caught in the glue. Pr [...] cards coated with dry sticky glue. Available colours and sizes Yellow: 10x25 cm; 25x40 cm White: 10x25 cm; 25x40 cm Numbers per package 10x25 cm: 10 pieces

Rice root aphid

Wilting; leaves become discoloured and yellow. “Honeydew” deposited on the plant by aphids promotes the growth of mould and fungus. Transmission of viral disease [...] between plants. Life cycle and appearance of the Rice root aphid Like most aphids , the rice root aphid appears in both winged and wingless forms. The wingless [...] It lives and feeds on the roots of the host plant. The winged form is about 1.8 mm long, darker than the wingless form, with a brown-black head. Aphids

Crane flies

soil in late summer to fall, and females mate and lay 200-300 eggs. Larvae emerge within one week and then feed on roots and crowns of grasses during the [...] leatherjackets, live in the soil and feed on roots and shoots (which they pull into the ground of mainly grasses and cereal crops. The adults do not cause [...] have long, spindly legs and one pair of narrow, clear wings with clearly visible veins. Eggs are black in colour, oval, 1mm long and deposited on the soil