Grapevine powdery mildew

preventive measures and early-season management are critical to break the cycle before the pathogen reaches a high reproductive capacity.

New Approach Significantly Reduces Aphids in Soft Fruits

start of August, the crop of the second cultivation cycle was cleared on René’s farm. That cultivation cycle started with a single aphid. Jan Snijders, crop [...] is carried on to a new crop cycle. This is an advantage, although pests can also be transferred from one cultivation cycle to another. But all in all, [...] to the needs of the crop. And in both the spring and autumn cultivation cycles, I can achieve an even better quality and an increase in production. Pa

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 step-by-step guide to whitefly control

diverse control mechanisms to target various stages of the whitefly life cycle. The foundation of effective whitefly control Monitoring for early detection [...] their population and ability to reproduce. This interrupts the whitefly life cycle and lowers infestation levels, while also serving as a monitoring tool for [...] beneath whitefly larvae, penetrating the host at the fourth larval stage. Life cycle: Shorter lifespan than E. formosa, but exhibits faster egg-laying rates.

Plant Pests

Bacterial wilt, brown rot

This is the way to distinguish it from Verticillium or Fusarium wilts. Life cycle and appearance of Bacterial wilt, brown rot Ralstonia solanacearum is a

Bacterial canker of tomato

the tubers. This discolouration is round, hence the name ring rot. Life cycle and appearance of Bacterial canker of tomato Clavibacter is seed-borne and

Grey mould

cuttings die due to carry-over infection from infected parent plants. Life cycle and appearance of Grey mould Spores of grey mould ( Botryotinia fuckeliana

Atheta

move quite quickly and are capable of flight when needed. Life cycle The complete life cycle of Atheta takes about 21 days (at about 70°C). The sex ratio [...] up to 7 days. Typically, one application at the beginning of the growing cycle, and a small re-application at each transplant is sufficient to enable Atheta

Neoseiulus cucumeris

larvae per day and lays about two eggs per day. Life cycle of Neoseiulus cucumeris The life cycle of Neoseiulus cucumeris consists of the following stages: