• Cotton leafworm

  lower parts of the plant. The female covers the eggs with brownish-yellow hairs from her abdomen to make them less conspicuous and to protect them from

• Sciarid flies

  algae and fungi present in the soil. They, however, can also feed on root hairs, rootlets, and tender root, stem and leaf tissue. Later instars may even

• Tomato looper

  longitudinal stripes dorsally. The body is sparsely covered with a few stiff hairs. In older caterpillars , each segment has a clear black dot above the lateral

• Flies

  the flies. Direct damage is the immediate result of larvae feeding on root hairs and tender roots as well as stem and leaf tissue and fruits. The lesions

• Black vine weevil

  is disturbed. The body is covered with stiff white to light brown, bent hairs. Overwintering occurs in the larval stage, usually as medium sized instars

• Diamond back moth

  ends and is green, sometimes suffused with pale yellow, with a few short hairs and small white patches. The larva has five pairs of prolegs; one pair of

• Chrysoperla carnea

  the plant. Their efficiency is seriously impaired by the presence of leaf hairs. The larvae are not easily observed and are mainly active at night, sheltering

• Trichoderma harzianum

  a harzianum improves the root system through the formation of more root hairs, so that water and nutrients can be absorbed better. This leads to a stronger

• Neoseiulus cucumeris

  deutonymph and adult. Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves on leaf hairs or in the axils of main and side veins. They are oval, white and have a diameter

• Amblyseius swirskii

  Amblyseius swirskii is not recommended as it is hindered by the glandular hairs on the stems and leaves and does not build up a population. Amblyseius swirskii