Sweet pepper

The sweet pepper, also referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs to the species Capsicum annuum . These [...] orange, green and red and even dark purple and brown. The sweet pepper is a very rich source of vitamin C and antioxidants. The level of carotene is even

House fly

Houseflies are a well-known pest of farm and home. Believed to have originated in central Asia, the insect expanded its range worldwide long ago as a commensal [...] common species of fly found on livestock farms, they represent both a nuisance and a risk for disease transmission. High-density housing systems and abundant [...] buildings, they are considered a serious pest because: They can form flying swarms inside barns and hen houses, making them a particularly annoying deterrent

Cabbage moth

becoming steadily darker until they are a brown-black or sometimes even a purple colour. They are ridged and have a light network of markings. First instar [...] youngest a transparent yellow to grey-green with a characteristic brown-black head capsule. After the third moult, the caterpillar is green with a dark back [...] General The cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families

Natutec Airobreez

and patented rigg ensures a very precise distribution of carrier material containing natural enemies. The bucket wheel gives you a constant and accurate amount [...] lost. The Double Duct provides an airflow that guarantees a uniform distribution of material up to a distance of at least 4 metres from the Airobreez. Product [...] belt over your shoulder Select the right blowing speed and start walking in a constant pace Hold blower horizontally and at the right angle to cover crop

Citrus mealybug

development. After the second instar, a male nymph forms a dark brown ‘prepupa’ from which a pupa rapidly develops, inside a white cottony cocoon. Females undergo [...] is to fertilize the females and as soon as a male emerges from its cocoon, it goes in search of a female. A fertilized female lays several hundreds of [...] Planococcus citri ) has a world-wide distribution and many and diverse host plants. In temperate regions of the world this mealybug poses a problem in greenhouse

Cabbage looper

plants. The pupae have a green colour and then change to a coffee brown colour when close to adult emergence. Finally, the adult has a mottled grayish-brown [...] upper leaves of plants. The eggs have a spherical shape, with the flattened part attached to the leaf, and are a yellowish or greenish white colour. The [...] they move in a “looping” manner. They take 15 to 20 days to pass through 5 instars, changing colour from yellowish green to pale green with a white band

Pea

vegetable is a bright green colour, sometimes yellow or purple and widely grown as a cool season vegetable crop. Immature peas are consumed as a vegetable [...] This popular vegetable is a round seed in the seed pod of the fruit, Pisum sativum . Pods of this plant develop from the ovary of a pea flower and carry numerous

Thrips

larval instars, a pre-pupa and a pupal instar, and finally the adult insect. The eggs are kidney-shaped and have a white or yellow shell. Before a female deposits [...] This species is a major pest of onions and other allium crops Chilli trips ( Scirtothrips dorsalis ): This is a polyphagous species and is a pest in berries [...] in length. They have a distinctive elongated shape, with long, narrow wings that are fringed with fine hairs. Color: Thrips can be a variety of colors, depending

Tomato leaf miner

appearance of Tomato leaf miner The life cycle of a leaf miner has the following stages: egg, three larval instars, a pupal instar and the adult fly. Adult leaf [...] emerges from its tunnel just prior to pupating, is known as a prepupa. This stage lasts only a few hours. [...] tomato leaf miner has been found in greenhouses for decades, but has become a common pest since the 1960’s, particularly in sweet pepper, lettuce, melon

Black vine weevil

around the end of October. The larvae that hatch have a white, translucent to pinkish body and a reddish brown head. These larvae live in the root zone [...] white to cream coloured and 7 - 10 mm long. Outdoors there is a single generation each year. A population of black vine weevils consists entirely of females [...] material. Because Otiorhynchus sulcatus is parthenogenetic a single female is enough to start a new population.