• Radish

  pre-Roman times. Radish comes in several varieties that all vary in flavour, colour, size and time it takes to mature. The vegetable has a particular sharp [...] the world. The seeds are used to produce oil. Other varieties are developed for sprouting and their roots and leaves are consumed either cooked or cold.

• Flowering potted plants

  Hibiscus is well known for its large, ornate flowers which are trumpet-shaped. These flowers have five or more petals and their colour varies from white to [...] plants, the most common species are: Poinsettia is well known and popular for its large red, white and green leaves, especially around Christmas. Begonia

• Tomato leafminer

  The eggs of the tomato leaf miner ( Tuta absoluta ) are cylindrical. Their colour varies from creamy white to bright yellow, darkening in the embryonic phase [...] absoluta ) are lighter than the feeding larvae and have a typical pink colouration on the dorsal surface. Caterpillars can temporarily be found outside the [...] are nocturnal and usually hide between leaves during the day. Recommended for you Plant Pests

• Beet armyworm

  drab yellow-green caterpillars . Their colour gradually changes to yellow, green, brown or even black. The colour and pattern of the caterpillars is highly [...] General The beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) has become a regular problem for horticulturalists due to its resistance to nearly all insecticides, and its [...] are also attacked. This large-scale damage has considerable consequences for the growth of the crop. With a substantial population of caterpillars, the

• Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

  slimy. Above or below the hollow stem the vascular tissue keeps its normal colour. On the fruits, lesions first are small and sunken, water-soaked and light [...] carotovora or Pectobacterium carovora infects plants through fresh wounds, for example pruning wounds. It cannot infect healthy green leaves, but can grow [...] petiole to the main stem through the xylem vessels. High humidity is required for disease development. Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora or Pectobacterium

• Tea mosquito bug

  by fire. Life cycle and appearance Adult is slender 6 - 8mm long, black colour with red thorax, black and white abdomen and greenish brown wings. Females

• Anagyrus vladimiri

  recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. Best conditions for Anagyrus vladimiri The parasitic wasp Anagyrus [...] particularly effective for mealybug control, a common pest affecting various crops. The natural enemy Anagyrus vladimiri is used for the control of the following [...] length and black in colour. Anagyrus vladimiri is arrhenotokous; virgin females produce male offspring only. The preferred hosts for the parasitic wasp

• Tea spider mite

  Absence of shade, high temperature and dry conditions are congenial conditions for pest outbreak. Life cycle and appearance The life cycle of spider mites includes [...] active stages. Females lays 40 to 50 eggs in their life cycle. The blood red colour eggs are laid all along the veins and mid-rib on upper surface of the leaves [...] protonymphs but they are larger. Males are short lived where as females live for 3 weeks during summer period and couple of months during winter. The life

• Bedding plants

  parks. There is a wide range of plants especially produced to demonstrate coloured flowers in spring and summer. They are easily divided in four different [...] disposed of: tulip, narcissus, gladiolus, hyacinth, canna, dahlia. Recommended for you Fusarium spp. Spical Ulti-Mite Swirski Ulti-Mite Downy mildew of Cucurbits

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  conditions favourable for the bacteria, the whole plant will wilt soon after the first symptoms appear. When conditions are less conducive for disease development [...] produce many adventitious roots on the stem. The vascular stem tissue is coloured brown and when the stem is cut, bacterial slime oozes from the wound. This [...] tomato. Whereas other races have optimum temperatures of 35-37 °C, the optimum for Race 3 is 27 °C, which makes it more dangerous in temperate regions. It survives