• Crop Monitoring and Scouting

  Understanding crop monitoring and scouting In the world of agriculture and horticulture, the phrase "knowledge is power" couldn't be truer. Crop monitoring [...] practices that can determine the success or failure of a harvest. These essential techniques provide growers with insights into the health and growth of their [...] yield. Crop monitoring and scouting is the systematic observation of crops throughout their growth cycle. This involves a close inspection of plants for signs

• Bugs

  their body when at rest. The wings overlap each other exposing the scutellum, a prominent triangular region of the thorax between the wing bases. This dis [...] and puncture holes. The most obvious damage is the deformation of growing points. They also cause tissue damage and deformed growth as a result of toxic [...] control Learn more about What are bugs? Heteropteran bugs form a group in the order Hemiptera , a highly diverse group of insects, containing both harmful and

• Pepper

  The pepper plant (genus Capsicum ) belongs to the nightshade family Solanaceae. This plant genus includes all varieties of peppers, including the mild [...] by seeding direct into the soil or by transplanting seedlings in a greenhouse environment. Plant height can vary depending on species and variety. Tall [...] or breakage of their tender stems. The pepper plant has become one of the most widely cultivated crop worldwide. The development of greenhouse technology

• Pink Bollworm

  General The pink bollworm is important pest in cotton cultivation. The pink bollworm is native to South Asian countries and has spread to all cotton growing [...] infestation. Entry hole is plugged with excreta of the insect which are feeding inside the boll. Reduction of lint development, discolouration, and destruction [...] cycle and appearance Pink bollworm lays eggs all over the cotton plant, preferably on or near the buds and flowers. Each female lay egg about 200-400 in

• Tutasan

  Place the traps on the soil or substrate Maintain a distance of 15-20 metre between traps A continuous water supply is needed to ensure that the trap works [...] Preparation Place the pheromone dispenser in the green canister and attach it to the upper central part of the trap Fill the trap with water to the level indicated [...] connect the trap to a dripper and make sure the water drips properly into the trap Add a small quantity of vegetable oil or liquid soap to the water A

• Horiver Rollertrap

  hung above the crop when the crop is still low Attach the Rollertrap to crop wires, greenhouse poles, or other supportive structures Place the Rollertrap [...] through the center opening of the roll which will allow the Rollertrap to spin freely while unrolling At the beginning and end of each run, cut the trap [...] cm width is also available in lengths of 125, 150 and 500 m; other lengths on request Presentation Make sure that the Rollertraps are at least a room temperature

• Miglyphus

  larvae in the mine and lay their eggs next to them. The eggs develop into parasitic wasps inside the mine (but outside the leaf miner), using the dead larvae [...] larvae by using them as a food source. This is known as host feeding. Visual effect The presence of Diglyphus isaea in the crop is signalled by short mines [...] in the morning or in the evening Dosage The dosage of Miglyphus depends on climate, crop and leaf miner density and should always be adjusted to the particular

• Grape mealy bug

  growth on infected area. Young vines often die due to severe infestation of mealy bugs. Feeding damage in grapes is minimal but the marketability is greatly [...] to considerable yield loss. Damage symptoms Adults and nymphs suck the sap from the leaves, shoots, flowers and grape bunches. Malformation of leaves and [...] bugs on grape berries. Infected bunches are not suitable for making raisins. Life cycle and appearance Mealy bugs are found in crevices of stem, on leaves

• Cercospora leaf spot

  humidity favours the spread of the disease and severity. The fungus has the ability to overwinter in plant debris and remains in the field for long time [...] depending on the plant type infected. Infected seeds, infected plants and plant debris are primary source of infection. Secondary spread is through air [...] dark brown margins. The spots may enlarge to 1 cm to more and later coalesce. The spots dry up results in shot-hole appearance to the leaves. Severely infected

• Peanut

  walnuts. Groundnut is legume crop with root nodules fixes atmospheric nitrogen and improves the soil fertility. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics [...] subtropics. It is classified as both oil crop due to high oil content and grain legume. Groundnut is majorly grown as rainfed crop. The plant is short-statured [...] About Groundnut/peanut is an important oilseed crop grown mainly for edible seeds. Oil content varies from 45 to 50%, depending on the varieties and agronomic