• Brown root rot, corky root rot

  premature defoliation may occur. Looking at the roots, there are three different symptoms. Small feeder roots rot completely. Small roots may show smooth brown [...] lesions. On older roots, the outer layers become swollen and corky and gradually break off. The corky areas often occur as horizontal bands on the roots with [...] survives in the soil and in buried tomato roots as microsclerotia. The microsclerotia germinate and produce mycelium that in turn infect the roots of tomato

• Grapevine powdery mildew

  frequently leads to berry cracking, which severely compromises fruit quality and serves as a primary entry point for secondary infections, such as Botrytis bunch [...] mechanisms: as dormant mycelium within infected buds or as chasmothecia (sexual fruiting bodies) attached in the bark crevices and plant debris. In spring, [...] (Erysiphe necator) is a widespread fungal disease that poses a serious threat to commercial viticulture worldwide. The pathogen (also known as Uncinula necator

• Consumers

  make an active contribution to a sustainable society, with safe food in sufficient quantities to feed a rapidly growing population. Producing our natural [...] therefore sells its products exclusively to professional growers and farmers. In order to provide you with the best possible service as a consumer, we have [...] protection ? The idea behind biological crop protection is very simple: natural enemies such as predatory mites , ladybugs, and parasitic wasps are released

• Green peach aphid

  General The green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is an important insect pest in sweet pepper, tomato, cucumber and many other greenhouse [...] symptoms Of all the aphids , the peach potato aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is the most important vector of viral diseases. It can transmit at least [...] viruses and is thus rightfully feared by many growers. Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth hormones. As a result

• Adpro Shootin

  Shootin work? Adpro Shootin gives an improved and prolonged action of (biological and natural) insecticides, acaricides and fungicides except those with high [...] reaction such as Bordeaux mixture. Application of Adpro Shootin Shake the bottle gently before use Mix Adpro Shootin: 0.2-0.3ml per litre of spray solution [...] Adpro Shootin in its closed package at ambient room temperature. Shelf-life Adpro Shootin is stable for a period of 24 months from the manufacturing date

• Black root rot of cucurbits

  occur more commonly at temperatures of approximately 20 °C whereas at 10 °C the lesions are light-brown. The lesions can be enclosed by pseudostromata: dark [...] black stripes. The disease is usually restricted to a few of the roots but in severe cases all roots may be infected. At the final stage of the disease, only [...] because the cortex (outer layer) has rotten away. Infection in the early stages of the crop results in stunted growth and smaller leaves with an intense

• American serpentine leaf miner

  trifolii ) is highly polyphagous and thus lives on many host plants such as chrysanthemum, gerbera, gypsophila, celery, sweet pepper, pea, bean and potato [...] premature leaf-fall and cosmetic damage. In tropical and subtropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces [...] usually of less significance. Seedlings and young plants can be completely destroyed as a result of the direct damage caused by leaf miners. In gerbera, the larva

• Bugs

  consists of an egg, usually five nymphal instars and the adult insect. Several species of especially the families Miridae and Pentatomidae are found as pests [...] their body when at rest. The wings overlap each other exposing the scutellum, a prominent triangular region of the thorax between the wing bases. This [...] growth as a result of toxic substances that they inject into plants while feeding.

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  ornamental crops, such as begonia, as well as potato, lettuce, beans, aubergine and sometimes tomato. Damage symptoms When the glasshouse potato aphid [...] variety in colour. When reproduction is asexual, the young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly [...] has a light yellow-green to brown-green colour, and has an overall shiny appearance. Antennae are marked by a number of darker bands, and their length exceeds

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