Bugs

natural enemies that reduce pest pressure and prevent outbreaks: Beneficial nematodes Parasitic wasps Pheromone traps Sticky traps These biological solutions

Tea

climate. The ideal temperature for growth is 20-30 0 C. It requires well distributed rainfall from 150 to 300cm throughout the year. Tea plantation is shade

Bacterial wilt, brown rot

cuttings, tubers) Disinfect cutting knives and tools Control root rot nematodes as the wounds they make on roots help the bacteria to infect the crop Do

Tutasan

completely filled with moths Dosage Use 20-30 traps per hectare uniformly distributed along the walkway and plant rows. Timing During the entire cropping period

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Onion thrips

General The onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) is distributed throughout the world. It is found outdoors on many plants and particularly damaging on onions,

Integrated Pest Management

control pest populations. Predatory mites , parasitic wasps and beneficial nematodes are examples of beneficial organisms used for biological pest control

Deltatrap

can easily be inspected (e.g. along the centre aisle of the greenhouse) Distribute the traps as evenly as possible over the area, in order to avoid interference

Woolly apple aphid

worldwide apple pest. It is probably of North American origin and has been distributed to other parts of the world mainly via infested apple rootstocks. It can

Red palm weevil

originates from tropical Asia, but has spread to Africa and Europe with distribution through the Mediterranean since the 1980s. Damage symptoms It is very