• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  February. ‘I have three crops a year,’ he tells us five weeks later. ‘As the old crop is always cleared away, I start from scratch each time and have to build [...] Together, they create an effective mix. You can see them soon after they have been released and they get right down to doing their job.’ A tense moment [...] brings a sense of calm to the farm.’ He states that the weather conditions have been favourable up to now. But, he says, the summer is yet to come. ‘Later

• Cutworms

  The adults of Agrotis spp. have pale grey to grey-brown forewings with a faint kidney-shaped marking and a red spot. They have broad hindwings, evenly light [...] This is where their common name comes from. Cutworms are vey polyphagous and have a wide host range. Damage symptoms Early instar cutworm larvae can create

• Fall Armyworm

  caterpillars ) are 30-40 mm long. They have six instars that vary in colour from light tan to green to black. They have a distinct white inverted Y-shaped [...] appearance). Life cycle of the Fall Armyworm Adult moths are 20 to 25 mm long and have a wingspan of 32-38 mm. They are nocturnal and most active during the warm

• Apple

  being cultivated, each with their own characteristics. Ripe apples usually have a red, yellow, green, pink, or russetted coloured skin. Additionally there [...] of the apple is protected by a layer of epicuticular wax. Apples usually have a yellowish-white coloured exocarp. Sometimes their flesh is also pink or

• Green peach aphid

  glossy. Winged individuals have a brown-black head and thorax and a yellow-green to green or even reddish abdomen. They have a dark brown spot on the abdomen [...] of the growing tips. Life cycle and appearance of green peach aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a

• Cottony cushion scale

  scale insects, the females do not have wings and look similar to the immature stages. Immature cottony cushion scales have black limbs and an orange-brown [...] General The cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi , is considered to have originated in Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about

• Treatment of bumblebee stings and allergies

  sting. Living with a bumblebee allergy If you have had an allergic reaction once, you will not necessarily have an allergic reaction to the next sting. If [...] health problem as it is not a substitute for medical care. If you have or suspect you may have a health problem, please consult medical care. [...] than honeybees, and hairier than wasps. Only bumblebee workers and queens have a stinger, as is the case with honeybees and wasps. Drones cannot sting.

• The journey of sustainable citrus farming in agriculture

  Rhyzobug and spider mites with Spical Ulti-Mite . These biocontrol solutions have not only proven to be successful but also reduced the reliance on chemical [...] friendly farming Dedicated to sustainable practices, Balbino and his team have transformed their citrus cultivation methods. These sustainable approaches

• Crane flies

  Adult crane flies are large flies with females reaching 45-50 mm across. They have long, spindly legs and one pair of narrow, clear wings with clearly visible [...] are cylindrical, tapering toward the head, and grey-brown in colour. Larvae have 4 instars (larval stages) an reach 2.5 cm in length when fully grown. Pupae

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