Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of sooty moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) is encouraged. Such fruit is unsaleable. In serious cases the fruit will
Pests Leaf miners ( Lyriomyza spp.). Mode of action Adult female parasitic wasps of Diglyphus isaea kill second and third instar leaf miner larvae in the
Survival can be several years, up to eight years for several Alternaria spp. Typically, Alternaria causes early blight of potato and early blight of tomato
and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds (such as Cladosporium spp. and Capnodium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops
Pests Two spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) and other Tetranychus spp., except Tetranychus evansi . Mode of action Predatory mites pierce their
sensitive to relative humidity below 60%. Combined use Can be combined with Orius spp. and whitefly parasitoids. Do not combine with other generalist predatory