Diglyphus isaea

the first mines are visible in the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 0.25-3 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated at least 3 times at [...] host’s internal tissues. As they develop, the larvae consume the leafminer from within, leading to its death. This feeding behavior is highly effective in [...] larva hatches, it remains beside its host, punctures it and sucks it empty from the outside, as a result of which the leaf miner larva dies. A few days after

Cut flowers

originates from Central and South America. It is a bulb plant from the large family of the Amaryllidaceae, the narcissus family. The Hippeastrum comes from America [...] America, from northern Argentina to Mexico and the Caribbean. Is grown from a bulb as a cut flower or sold as a pot plant. Freesia : The freesia is a herbaceous [...] perennial flowering plant from the Iridaceae family. The cultivated freesias are graceful funnel-shaped hybrids, descended from a number of freesias. Lily

Stable fly

yellowish-white larvae will generally emerge from the eggs in 1–4 days. They are typical maggots ranging in size from 5–12 mm long, and they pass through three [...] Stomoxys spp. on livestock includes: Weakened animals and potential anemia from continual irritation, stress and blood feeding. Lower livestock feeding due [...] and, most significantly, they have long, piercing mouthparts that protrude from the front of the head. Additionally, Stomoxys flies will rest on surfaces

Aphidius colemani

wool slabs or in Diboxes Make sure the material remains dry and is not moved from its introduction site for at least a few days The dosage of Aphipar depends [...] preventively soon after planting of the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 0.25-4 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated at least 3 times. Consult [...] and deposits an egg. All this happens in less than half a second. Apart from the parasitization itself, the disturbance of the aphid population by the

Grapes

vine ( Vitis vinifera ) is a species of Vitis . The plant comes originally from the Mediterranean region, central Europe and southwestern Asia and thus has [...] of wine production around the world. All the usual wine varieties are made from (different) types of Vitis vinifera.

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Tarnished plant bug

America, and it is especially common across the eastern half of the continent, from northern Canada to southern Mexico. It is one of the most damaging Hemiptera [...] goldenrod, fleabane, etc.) nearby, cultivating preferred host plants away from the edges of nurseries, and destroying favourable overwintering sites. Damage [...] incurred: Buds turn white, fail to develop and drop off; Leaves developing from damaged buds are ragged and discolored; Flowering is delayed, flowers fall

Plant health

Powdery mildew

structures are produced, the haustoria, from which the fungus penetrates the plant cell and takes up nutrients from the epidermal layer of plant cells. Most [...] grows inside the leaf. Later, the conidiophores in this case also protrude from the stomata. Conidia are the main means of dispersal. They are dispersed

Citrus mealybug

on the aerial parts of the plant, some species extract their nourishment from roots, whilst others are gall-formers. A few species can also transmit harmful [...] inflict damage on the crop in various ways: Nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and / or yellowing of [...] with a fine waxy material. They move very little. They can be distinguished from other mealy bugs by their possession of 18 pairs of relatively short wax