Tomato pinworm

be found on the underside of the leaves. When the presence of the pest is high, they can be found on any part of the plant. They emerge 4 to 7 days after [...] continue to feed. More severe damage is caused to the crop when older larvae penetrate fruits by burrowing under the calyx into the fruit. The name tomato [...] usually used to disrupt the mating of adults, preventing oviposition. Life cycle and appearance of the tomato pinworm The eggs are whitish in colour to start

Fall Armyworm

symptoms The developing larvae eat different parts of the host plant, depending on the crop, the stage of crop development, and the age of the larvae. On maize [...] on the underside of the leaves. The larvae ( caterpillars ) are 30-40 mm long. They have six instars that vary in colour from light tan to green to black [...] Y-shaped mark on the front of the head and four large spots on the upper surface of the last segment. Pupae are reddish brown and measure 13 to 17 mm in length

Spider mites and other mites

During this stage, the larvae start to feed on plant sap and undergo molting to transition to the next stage. Nymph: After the first molt, the mite larvae become [...] overview of the life cycle of plant mites: Egg: The life cycle begins with the female mite laying eggs. The eggs are usually spherical and laid on the underside [...] become more distinct. The adults continue feeding on the plant sap and reproduce to lay new eggs, starting the life cycle over again. The life cycle of plant

Whitefly

fatter, and the cuticle hardens. The growth of hairs on the insect depends on the leaf: the longer the hairs on the leaf, the longer the hairs on the insect [...] words, the larva adapts itself to the structure of the leaf on which it lives. On very hairy leaves, the larva can sometimes become deformed if the growth [...] obstructed by the stiff hairs. As soon as the red eyes of the adult whitefly are visible in the fourth larval instar, the stage is referred to as a ‘pupa’

Caterpillars

belong to the Noctuidae (the noctuid or owl moths), which is the largest of all lepidopteran families. Most adults of this family are nocturnal. The caterpillars [...] making them difficult to detect and control. In addition to consumption of the plant, caterpillars also spoil the plant with the large quantities of frass [...] pupate in the ground. Another family containing several species that damage greenhouse crops is the leafroller family, the Tortricidae. The name ‘leafroller’

Flies

can cause damage to crops both directly and indirectly. The type of damage depends on the species of the flies. Direct damage is the immediate result of [...] videos Take a look at the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our fly control products in action. How to get rid of flies The latest news about flies [...] problem due to their large number. Larvae of flies of the family Keroplatidae (mainly Lyprauta sp.) can cause damage in potted orchids. The Spotted Wing

Black leg of seedlings

enable the spores to move through water. The zoospores are chemically drawn to the growing roots of young plants and move towards them through the soil water [...] later the plants wilt irreversibly. In potted plants the flower buds fall off. The side roots rot and very little of the root system survives. On the border [...] content of the substrate below 70% and ensure good drainage Disinfect recirculating nutrient solutions Increase the distance to the main substrate at the start

Rhizoctonia solani

Thanatephorus cucumeris The mycelium infects the plant through wounds or the stomata but also directly through the cuticle after the formation of an infection [...] all plant parts that are in or close to the soil. Early infection of the growing tips of the roots shortly after germination causes death of seedlings [...] symptom of root infection is that the taproot is reduced to a thread. Reddish-brown lesions occur on the root just below the soil surface. A white collar of

Bacterial canker of tomato

efforts are used to prevent the bacterium from entering. When the occasional infection is found, strict measures are taken to eradicate the infection. In [...] brown centre. In potato, the disease usually only occurs in the second half of the season. The first symptoms are wilting of the lower leaves and subsequent [...] expansion of the wilt upwards. Cutting the stem at the foot shows whitish ooze with bacteria in the case of C lavibacter infection, but other than that the disease

Bacterial wilt, brown rot

roots on the stem. The vascular stem tissue is coloured brown and when the stem is cut, bacterial slime oozes from the wound. This is the way to distinguish [...] common with bacterial slime oozing from the cut. When the bacteria transfers to young plants through infected tubers, the wilting and collapse of plants happens [...] signs of wilting during the day which may disappear in the early stages of infection. Under conditions favourable for the bacteria, the whole plant will wilt