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Aphids and How to Protect Your Crop

Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

for the health of the crop, its workers and the final consumer, who now can enjoy a product that is completely safe for consumption. The future of biological [...] part of an integrated pest management strategy (IPM). Although understanding the adaptability of insects in open field and the preventive approach of natural [...] friendly one. What was the most challenging at the beginning to reach the biological management we currently have, was to understand the adaptability of insects

Aphids—Go Time Appears in GrowerTalks Magazine

Downy mildew of Cucurbits

brown. On the underside of the leave fluffy growth appears which is first white and later turns grey-brown. This is actually the sporulation of the pathogens [...] downy mildews, the optimum temperature is around 15 o C and the closer the temperature is to this, the shorter the leaf wetness period that is required. Inside [...] directly and the germ tubes infect the plants either through the stomata or directly by penetrating the cuticula. For germination free water is required.

New Approach Significantly Reduces Aphids in Soft Fruits

Bacterial canker of tomato

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 [...] discolouration of the vessel tissue appears, especially when cutting the tubers. This discolouration is round, hence the name ring rot. Life cycle and appearance [...] then growing into the vessels of the plant. Plant growth is inhibited and the plant wilts because the xylem vessels become blocked. The bacterium can survive

Black leg of seedlings

easy stripping of the skin from the root cortex with a finger nail. Life cycle and appearance of Black leg of seedlings Pythium belongs to the Oomycetes, a [...] little of the root system survives. On the border between air and soil or substrate the plant turns brown. A typical symptom of a Pythium infection is the [...] bulbs. At first, the plants recover during the night, but later the plants wilt irreversibly. In potted plants the flower buds fall off. The side roots rot

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Treatment of bumblebee stings and allergies

case of a sting in the mouth or near the throat, specifically the pharynx, the patient should be taken to the hospital immediately; since the sting can [...] itchiness and redness at the site of the sting. This may last for only a couple of hours. Further, the reaction can occur directly after the sting, but more generally [...] sting. Further, the stinger is mainly used as a weapon for defense. When a bee stings, some venom is injected into the body through the stinger. In humans