Western flower thrips

crops in greenhouses, and on various weeds. It is an especially significant pest in cucumber, sweet pepper, eggplants, and many ornamental crops. Life cycle

Enermix

Pests Greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ); Tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ). Mode of action Adult female parasitic wasps parasitize second

Mealybugs and scales

its sooty mould is usually the first sign of the presence of this type of pest. Among ornamental crops, ferns are particularly sensitive to soft scales

Plant Disease Management

harm beneficial insects, ensuring a thriving ecosystem that promotes natural pest and disease control.

Pollination checklist tomato

shortage, non-balanced nutrition, the influence of viruses, plant diseases, pest infestations, insufficient or extreme growth, extreme climate conditions

Coffee

Coffea spp. Coffee About Coffee beans are the source of one of the most popular beverages in the world. They are in fact, not actual beans, but the seeds of Coffea , a genus of flowering plants whose

Crane flies

General The larvae of crane flies , called leatherjackets, live in the soil and feed on roots and shoots (which they pull into the ground of mainly grasses and cereal crops. The adults do not cause an

Broad mite

General The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) occurs in the tropics and in greenhouses in temperate regions. The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) has a wide range of host plants, especially

Avocado

About The avocado ( Persea americana ), also named ‘alligator pear’ is a tree originating in South Central Mexico. Its nick name points to its fruit which is botanically speaking a large berry with on

Tropicals

About The definition of ‘Tropical Plants’, are plants that grow naturally in a tropical climate. Tropical plant is a typical north American term, whereas in other countries this group of plants is oft