Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

and feed on mealybug nymphs and adults. Pupal stage: Larvae pupate in various places, on any convenient stalk or on the underside of leaves or on even greenhouse [...] older larvae appear to prey on all stages of mealybugs equally. Adult ladybirds are good fliers and can disperse over a large area in search of prey. Although [...] individually or in clusters on plant foliage or near mealybug-infested areas. They are typically yellow-white in color and may be found attached to leaves. Larval

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Southern blight

was first observed in tomato crops in Florida in 1892, and it has been regularly reported as causing rotting to the root and stem in tomato plants. Significant [...] generally close to the surface of the stem. In favourable conditions, the sclerotia can germinate in two forms, hyphal or eruptive, causing infection in the plants [...] losses occur in soils infested by the pathogen, which have a light texture and humidity close to field capacity. In the southern USA, losses can reach 5% of

Millet

Millets are important in semiarid tropics of Asia. Most of the millets are of short duration taking 3 – 4 months from sowing to harvesting under dry, [...] highly tolerant to drought and other extreme weather conditions. Millets has incredibly rich composition of nutrients. Millets play a role in preventing and

Tomato

year in temperate climate, but in greenhouses they can sometimes sustain up to three years. A great number of tomato varieties is now cultivated in temperate [...] lycopersicum) belongs to the nightshade family of Solanaceae . The tomato is the edible fruit of this plant. The plant is native to Central and South America [...] Tomato plants usually grow to a height of between 1-3 metres (or 3-10 feet). Their stem is not so strong, so if not supported (like in a greenhouse) the stem

Beet armyworm

rs, the damage can spread to the stems, and in the worst cases to the fruit. This often leads to the entire contents being consumed. In ornamental crops [...] regular problem for horticulturalists due to its resistance to nearly all insecticides, and its ability to develop on wild vegetation during the summer. It [...] or pinkish, are laid at night, preferably low in the crop on the underside of leaves, in groups of 10 to 250 eggs. They hatch after several days, revealing

Black rot of carrots

lead to death of seedlings. From the primary infection of leaves, this type of carrot disease can spread to the flowers (especially dangerous in crops [...] General The only known stage in all Alternaria species is the asexual stage. Conidia and mycelium overwinter in the soil and on crop residues and cause primary [...] infection of the leaves. Survival can be several years, in the case of black rot of carrots ( Alternaria radicina ) up to 8 years. Life cycle and appearance

Oleander aphid

aphid is cosmopolitan, and can be found in tropical to warm temperate regions throughout the world. It probably originated in the Mediterranean region, [...] of abdomen). Nymphs are similar to apterae in appearance except that they are smaller. Size ranges from 1.5 to 2.6 mm in length. Females are viviparous [...] of oleander aphids to build up quickly on infested plants. Damage symptoms The colonies of bright yellow aphids can easily be seen on the shoots of the

Orange

About The orange and in particular the sweet orange is the fruit that derives from the citrus species Citrus X sinensis that belongs to the family of Rutaceae [...] pomelo ( Citrus maxima ) and mandarin ( Citrus reticulata ). Its genes can be traced to about 25% pomelo and some 75% mandarin. The hybrid however is not a [...] Rutaceae . The Citrus X sinensis can be divided into four subgroups, that each have their own characteristics: common oranges, navel oranges, blood/pigmented

Gummy stem blight

Damage symptoms Mycosphaerella cucumis in cucumber causes brown lesions on the foot and higher up on the stem. On the lesions, golden-brown gummy drops [...] blight. On the lesions, black specks, the new fruiting bodies with spores, become visible. On the leaves, round and extending lesions may occur. In cucumber [...] internal fruit rot, which can only be recognized from the outside by the small narrowing of the tip of the mature fruits. The symptoms on stems, leaves and inside