• Pink Bollworm

  bolls. Premature opened bolls attract saprophytic fungi to grow in it. Life cycle and appearance Pink bollworm lays eggs all over the cotton plant, preferably [...] are nocturnal and females lays eggs a day or two after emergence. The life cycle will be completed in 25 to 31 days under optimal conditions. In cool dry

• Rose aphid

  on which black sooty moulds develop. Life cycle and appearance of Rose aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults

• Fusarium wilt

  and the soil may not be suitable for planting for many years to come. Life cycle and appearance of Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum has many different formae [...] asexual spores. Some also produce ascospores. The Fusarium oxysporum life cycle, is similar to that of most Fusarium species. Fusarium overwinters for many

• Grape downy mildew

  performance. Early symptom detection, a clear understanding of the disease cycle, and vigilant monitoring of high-risk weather conditions are key to maintaining [...] solutions well suited for the preventive management of grape downy mildew. Life cycle of Grape downy mildew Plasmopara viticola is an obligate biotrophic pathogen [...] pathogen of grapevines, characterized by sexual overwintering and rapid asexual cycles during the growing season. The pathogen overwinters primarily as oospores

• Fusarium head blight or scab

  such as wheat (fusarium head blight wheat) and post-harvest decay. Life cycle and appearance of Fusarium head blight or scab Most Fusarium species only [...] produce ascospores. In general, most Fusarium specieshave a similar life cycle. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the soil and on crop residues of

• Black root rot of cucurbits

  from other wilt diseases. The fungus can also cause black fruit rot. Life cycle and appearance of Black root rot of cucurbits Phomopsis sclerotioides survives [...] conditions for years in the soil, but little else is known about the life cycle. The fungus is dispersed by water, air and soil particles. How to prevent

• La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

  making it a benchmark in know-how in the production of peppers. The harvest cycle for peppers varies according to region and production conditions. At La Hacienda [...] applications have decreased considerably by up to 40%, depending on the cycle," he said. Hacienda Fresh and Koppert have been implementing a successful [...] market and the production costs. For this reason, the increased harvest cycle, better fruit quality and a safe environment for workers contribute significantly

• Aphids

  and various ornamental crops, e.g. begonia. Aphids life cycle Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults of the same [...] lay eggs which overwinter. Where mating occurs and eggs are laid, the life cycle is termed holocyclic (complete). In greenhouses, however, the alternation [...] generations of females. This is known as an anholocyclic (incomplete) life cycle. However, in some greenhouse crops with very low winter temperatures (e.g

• Apple scab

  results in small dark lesions which may not be noticed before harvest. Life cycle and appearance of Apple scab Venturia inaequalis overwinters in the form [...] extend through the cuticula. The asexual conidia are released and repeat the cycle of infection of new plant parts and spore production. In autumn, the fungus

• Pomegranate wilt complex

  below bark and vascular discoloured bands in the stem and roots. Disease cycle The fungus survives for more than 7 years in infected plant debris and soil