• Phytoseiulus persimilis

  development stages only feed on smaller prey stages. The larvae do not eat. They develop quickly to protonymph and then start to feed on spider mites. The [...] of the spider mite, the number of predatory mites increases rapidly, and they quickly reduce the spider mite population by predation. Phytoseiulus persimilis [...] length, and although males are slightly smaller, flatter and more elongated, they are difficult to distinguish from the females. When moving, the mites stir

• Root rot of carrot

  into the healthy tissue. The spots can increase in number and size until they merge, after which whole sections of the leaf will die off. The fungus appears [...] diameter that extend only to 2 mm in the root, up to 20-25 per carrot root. They occur haphazardly. The fungus sporulates on root, leaf, and petiole lesions

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  When reproduction is asexual, the young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly. When reproduction [...] females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. The wingless adult

• Loose smut of barley

  formed on systemically infected seeds then infect neighbouring new seeds. They germinate within a day and infect the inner tissues of the newly infected

• Loose smut of wheat

  formed on systemically infected seeds then infect neighbouring new seeds. They germinate within a day and infect the inner tissues of the newly infected

• Herbs

  plants which are used as food ingredient, natural medicine or fragrances. They often have savory or aromatic characteristics and are used for flavouring

• Eggplant

  contains many small and soft seeds. These seeds taste rather bitter, because they contain nicotinoid alkaloids, just like tobacco.

• Avocado

  produced in tropical and Mediterranean regions. Avocados ripen only after they are harvested.

• Thrips

  silvering and fruit damage, leading to reduced yield and marketability. Because they reproduce quickly and hide deep within flowers and leaves, effective thrips [...] mm), with the largest species found in the tropics. In temperate regions they are not larger than 2.5 mm. All thrips species that cause damage in green-houses

• Southern blight

  later it darkens. There are many sclerotia. They are round and their diameter varies from 0.4 to 2 mm. They can be dispersed via water, agricultural tools