• Potato

  olanum tuberosum ) is used to refer to the plant itself or its edible tuber. The plant is an herbaceous perennial and came to Europe from Latin America [...] Potatoes as a food crop were introduced by the Spanish. Now this starchy, tuberous crop is an integral part of the world’s food supply and many people’s diet [...] wheat and rice. Potato plants grow up to some 60 cm tall. Its leaves die after flowering, fruiting and the development of the potatoes. The plant’s flowers

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• Parasitic wasps

  wasp laying its eggs inside or on a host pest. Here's how it works: Egg laying: A female parasitic wasp seeks out a suitable host pest. The choice of host [...] ensuring a higher yield and product quality. Environmental sustainability : Parasitic wasps provide a natural and environmentally responsible solution to pest [...] body or attaches them to the host's exterior. Larval development: When the parasitic wasp eggs hatch, the newly emerged larvae begin to feed on the host pest

• Pink Bollworm

  bollworm is native to South Asian countries and has spread to all cotton growing regions of the world. Damage symptoms Shredding of buds due to infestation of [...] flower owing to flower infestation. Entry hole is plugged with excreta of the insect which are feeding inside the boll. Reduction of lint development, discolouration [...] Adults are nocturnal and females lays eggs a day or two after emergence. The life cycle will be completed in 25 to 31 days under optimal conditions. In cool

• Neoseiulus californicus

  Neoseiulus californicus Neoseiulus californicus is a selective predator of Tetranychid mites, i.e. it prefers to feed on spider mites but can also feed and survive [...] urticae) , Neoseiulus californicus shows a preference for immature stages (eggs, larvae and nymphs) as opposed to adults. However, adult females feed on [...] present it will preferentially feed on them and the population development is much faster on a diet of spider mites than on other food sources. They can also

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  around the world to combat pests and diseases in a natural and sustainable way. In this way, we hope to make an active contribution to a sustainable society [...] exclusively to professional growers and farmers. In order to provide you with the best possible service as a consumer, we have drawn up a list of frequently [...] sufficient quantities to feed a rapidly growing population. Producing our natural enemies, bumblebees, and microbiological solutions is a knowledge-intensive

• Tobacco whitefly

  return to the underside of the leaves. The adult tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) has well-developed piercing-sucking mouthparts and begins to feed on [...] symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for growth, and thus consume a large quantity of plant sap. This contains a high proportion of sugar, and [...] fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of sooty moulds ( Cladosporium

• Phytophthora blight

  Zoospores are spores with flagellae which enable them to move through water. Infection is usually from the root to the foot, but direct infection of the foot also [...] grows into the stem and on the plant surface and new sporangiophores (structures containing sporangia, a type of spores) with sporangia are formed that protrude [...] wetness is required. Dispersal is by wind and rain causes the pathogen to be returned to the soil from infected plants. Dispersal in the soil happens via water

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• Root rot of carrot

  mycelium can develop on the surface. Initially, the disease forms circular to irregular spots on the leaves that vary in colour from grey to almost black [...] and the air. The fungus develops at temperatures ranging from -3°C to 25°C, with an optimum around 18°C. Lesions are dark brown to black, moist, mostly circular [...] germination in nonsterile soil was proportional to the proximity to carrot rootlets. Conidia on leaflets produced a germ tube, an appressorium and an infection