the largest of all lepidopteran families. Most adults of this family are nocturnal. The caterpillars mostly pupate in the ground. Another family…
and desirable taste and aroma. Most mushrooms sold in supermarkets have been commercially grown on mushroom farms. The most popular of these, Agaricus…
the colonies mostly occur in these crops. In covered roses, the colonies appear first and foremost on the upper side of the leaves. In most crops, the…
underside of the leaf, this is where most fluffy symptoms are found. Damage symptoms Downy mildew pathogens infect mostly the leaves but occasionally…
family Asteraceae . Garden mums have been around for centuries, with the most diversity found in East Asia and China. They are also native to…
plant. Most Fusarium species only make asexual spores. Some also produce ascospores. The Fusarium oxysporum life cycle, is similar to that of most…
and with other forms of controlled environment agriculture. For this reason most commercial produced tropical plants are grown is southern states.…
horticulture. The Western flower thrips ( Frankliniella occidentalis ) is the most damaging species. Thrips form the order Thysanoptera, a name that…
pests. The leaf miner species that cause damage in horticultural crops are mostly polyphagous; that is, they feed on many crops. However, this is not…
daisy family, Asteraceae. It is a hardy annual that is easy to cultivate and most often grown for its leaves. It is, however, often plagued on by a…
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