• Red palm weevil

  these later stages when detection becomes easier, can suffice for palms to die. Females lay eggs individually into soft tissues mainly at the base of living

• Spider mites and other mites

  as more cell sap is removed, the leaf, and eventually the whole plant may die. The nymphs and adults also produce webs, and plants can be completely covered

• Thrips

  tissue and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting silver-grey patches on leaves and the black dots of their excreta

• Tomato leafminer

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

• Cottony cushion scale

  and trees. Damage is mostly caused by sap depletion; the shoots dry up and die, and defoliation occurs. In addition, the copious quantities of honeydew produced

• Western flower thrips

  tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting silver-grey patches on leaves and the black dots of their excreta

• Bumblebee stings

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• Diamond back moth

  the crop. Heavily damaged plants appear stunted and will, in most cases, die. On rapeseed, larvae also feed on flower buds, flowers and young seed pods

• Root rot of carrot

  number and size until they merge, after which whole sections of the leaf will die off. The fungus appears to prefer older tissue. In the field, the disease

• Fusarium spp.

  which can be seen when the stems are cut. In banana, whole plantations may die, and the soil may not be suitable for planting for many years subsequently