Tea mosquito bug

general appearance due to its elongate appendages. The life cycle is completed in 15 to 20 days in summer and 45 to 60 days in winter. It has several generations

Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

Mexico, this family business started using biological control in its raspberry production when it successfully controlled the white mite, a pest that had been [...] increasingly strict. Oscar Alvarez, orchard manager of Don Sanchez Fresh, it is important to be patient and develop knowledge about the behavior of beneficial [...] consultants to know which substances affect the performance of beneficial insects. It also takes a lot of dedication to obtain the favorable results that biological

Grape mealy bug

reproduce partheno-genetically without mating with males. Mealy bug completes its life cycle in 30 days. Ants are get attracted to honey dew secreted by mealy [...] damage in grapes is minimal but the marketability is greatly affected due to its cottony egg mass, honey dew, sooty mould and dead mealy bugs on grape berries

Parasitic wasps

e. This process involves the parasitic wasp laying its eggs inside or on a host pest. Here's how it works: Egg laying: A female parasitic wasp seeks out [...] parasitic wasp larvae then develop inside the host insect, eventually killing it. These wasps are highly specialized, with different species targeting specific [...] often exhibit host specificity. The female parasitic wasp carefully inserts its eggs either inside the host's body or attaches them to the host's exterior

Potato aphid

North American origin, but is these days distributed throughout the world. It is a highly polyphagous species with a preference for Solanaceae (particularly [...] In green individuals, this stripe is dark green, while in pink specimens it is dark red. This longitudinal stripe is specifically characteristic of the [...] The excess sugar is secreted in the form of honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew

Cottony cushion scale

cushion scale, Icerya purchasi , is considered to have originated in Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about 1868 and devastated the [...] widely through most of the tropical and subtropical countries of the world. It is also periodically discovered in greenhouses in temperate regions, but is [...] pest of citrus, Acacia spp ., Casuarina spp . and Pittosporum spp ., but it can damage many types of fruit and forest trees, and ornamental shrubs and

Cut flowers

species and thousands of different cultivars. Hydrangea, or Hydrangea , has its origins in Asia and North and South America. Some species have developed into [...] Latin name for a bulbous plant that originates from Central and South America. It is a bulb plant from the large family of the Amaryllidaceae, the narcissus

La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

great expertise in the integrated management of pests and diseases, making it a benchmark in know-how in the production of peppers. The harvest cycle for [...] environment for the worker and a better quality of fruit for export, since it is produced in safer conditions." Importance of bell pepper cultivation in [...] Mexico The profitability of a crop is based on the quantity and quality of its fruits and the time in which they can be produced and harvested, the price

Greenhouse whitefly

deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of sooty moulds ( Cladosporium spp .) is encouraged, making it unsuitable for sale [...] species from different families serve as suitable hosts for this whitefly. It occurs on many crops, including aubergine, beans, cucumber, sweet pepper,

Aphidius colemani

This species belongs to the Braconidae family and is primarily known for its effectiveness in controlling aphid populations in various agricultural and [...] slabs or in Diboxes Make sure the material remains dry and is not moved from its introduction site for at least a few days The dosage of Aphipar depends on [...] the information about whether the aphid is the right species, and whether it has not been parasitized before. If both criteria are met, then the second