Citrus leaf miner

and twist. Severe infestation causes the leaves turn pale, curl badly, dry off and growth retardation of younger trees. Life cycle and appearance The moth

Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

not immediately have the wind at its back but the business started to take off in 2015. In 2019, the tomato nursery also owned by Van Zijl was converted [...] Amazone Plants uses a variety of beneficials to keep these pests under control. Consultant Wim van der Meer names them for us. Amazone Plants uses Macro-Mite [...] means that there is always a strong population in the greenhouse crop and control of the thrips is maintained at the right level. The method works fine in

Tea mosquito bug

snot to dry and die, curling of leaves, badly deformed and eventually fall off. The infested shoot also shows same such spots and subsequently drying of

Pink Bollworm

lint development, discolouration, and destruction of seed. Premature drop off infested bud and immature bolls. Premature opened bolls attract saprophytic

Pierce's disease of grapevine

or red. This desiccation spreads and the whole leaf may shrivel and drop off. Infected stems show irregular maturation and patches of brown and green tissue [...] this crop to other crops. How to prevent Pierce's disease of grapevine Control vectors by using netting or applying insecticides Remove wild host plants

Codling moth

beneath is eaten away. Infested fruits usually ripen prematurely and drop off. Life cycle and appearance of Codling moth The adults have a wing span of

Cotton bollworm

for smaller specimens. The fruits stop growing, mature rapidly, and drop off. In legumes, flowers are attacked, and seed pods may be pierced. Life cycle

Potato aphid

Immatures have a light dusting of whitish-grey wax. The aphids instantly fall off the plant when touched.

Tomato leafminer

larvae only feed on green fruits. In case of serious infection, leaves die off completely. Mining by the caterpillar causes malformations. Damage to fruit

Citrus mealybug

reduction of photosynthesis and therefore the yield. Flowers and fruit often drop off. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but low in proteins. In order to gain an adequate