• Anagyrus vladimiri

  bottle in the crop, out of direct sunlight Deploy in or near the mealybug colonies Leave bottles in the crop for at least two weeks Carry out adequate ant control [...] contents of the mealybug, going through five instars before pupating within the mummified skin of its host. The adult emerges through an irregular exit hole gnawed

• Bacterial spot

  and become more angular as they grow. The centre of the lesions may fall out as they become drier. Under humid conditions, the spots may merge with lesions [...] high precipitation due to rain, fog or overhead irrigation. Infection is through stomata and wounds. The dispersal is in windblown water drops, mechanical

• Powdery mildew

  underside of the leaf, because the fungus infects the plant by entering through the stomata and there are more stomata on the underside of the leaf. On [...] Fungal spores germinate on the leaf surface and the germ tubes grow and branch out on the leaf surface. Small structures are produced, the haustoria, from which [...] of powdery mildew. Only in pepper, infection (by Leveillula taurica ) is through the stomata and the fungus grows inside the leaf. Later, the conidiophores

• Two-spotted spider mite

  mainly occur on the underside of leaves where they pierce the cells and suck out the contents. The empty dead cells become yellow, and in many plants the damage [...] appearance of Spider mite Two-spotted spider mites ( Tetranychus urticae ) pass through the following developmental stages: egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymph,

• Beetles

  nematodes Insect traps Pheromone traps Beneficial nematodes actively seek out and eliminate beetle larvae in the soil, while traps help monitor and reduce [...] s, that is, the larvae do not resemble the adult at all, and must pass through a pupal instar before reaching the adult stage. Larvae have biting mouthparts

• Vici Routz SP

  Tocopherol 1% Dosage Nurseries Dissolve 1-1.5g/ L of water and apply solution through rose can, drip lines or apply solution as a soil drench to the root zone [...] direct sunlight. Storability is reduced once the package has been opened. Keep out of children’s reach. Recommended for you Plant Health

• Predatory insects

  consume aphids at a high rate. The larvae are highly mobile and actively seek out aphid colonies, helping to keep their populations in check. Next to aphids [...] insects known for their role in natural pest control. Ladybugs control aphids through their natural predatory behaviour. Ladybugs use their keen sense of smell [...] Cryptolaemus montrouzieri . Cryptolaemus montrouzieri , controls mealybugs through its voracious predatory behaviour. These beneficial beetles are specifically

• Greenhouse whitefly

  quantities. The damage that whiteflies cause to a crop is the result of sucking out the sap from the plant leaves and secreting honeydew. This can have the following [...] Greenhouse whitefly The greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) goes through six stages, namely egg, first, second, third and fourth larval stage (often

• Western flower thrips

  damage to plants by piercing the cells of the surface tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting silver-grey [...] Adult females are very variable in colour. They range from almost white through yellowish orange to almost black. Western flower thrips (Frankliniella

• Beneficial nematodes

  parasitizing and killing their host insects. Here's how they work: Seeking out hosts: Entomopathogenic nematodes actively search for potential insect hosts [...] Once they locate a suitable host, the nematodes enter the host's body through natural openings, such as the mouth, spiracles (insect breathing tubes) [...] grow, so do the nematode populations. The nematodes reproduce, developing through multiple juvenile stages into mature adults. Emergence: After consuming