Beetles

solutions for beetles in your crop Life cycle of beetles Beetle damage Both larvae and adults of beetles can cause damage to crops. The larvae of some species [...] Coleoptera is the largest of all insect orders and displays an enormous variety of form, size and habit. A number of species are a serious pest in crops or [...] Coleoptera Beetles What are beetles? Beetles belong to the order Coleoptera, a well-known group of insects that are easily recognizable on account of their

Click beetles

roots of many plants. Damage symptoms The click beetles feed on the roots and bore into the base of plants. This can cause the plants to wilt and die. Damage [...] more severe in young plants. Life cycle and appearance of Click beetles Adult Agriotis sp. are 6-10 mm long and yellowish brown to black. The eggs are laid [...] General Click beetles are elongate beetles with a hard exoskeleton, with the head deeply retracted into the thorax. When disturbed they lie on their back

Treatment of bumblebee stings and allergies

Level 3 - level 1 and/or 2 symptoms plus difficulties in breathing and/or a feeling of suffocating Level 4 - level 1 and/or 2 and/or 3 symptoms plus heart [...] sweating, and cold shivers) Treating an allergic reaction In the event of a fever occurring or a grade 1 reaction, contact a GP. The decision can be made [...] bumblebee and about the possible reaction to a sting and treatment. Download the poster version of Bumblebee stings and allergies through the link below. Download

Root and crown rot of strawberry

clavispora in the case of root and crown rot (of strawberry), first found in The Netherlands, and Pestalotiopsis longisetula in the case of leaf spots, such [...] clavispora causes discoloration or brown necrotic areas in crown and root of strawberry. Plant development is slow, growth is retarded and rooting is poor [...] look weak and may die. It is hard to visually distinguish between Pestalotiopsis clavispora and Phytophthora cactorum . Life cycle and appearance of Root and

Mealybugs and scales

sale. A very small population can thus cause considerable loss of value. Soft scales feed mostly on leaves and twigs, causing discolouration of foliage [...] wingless and immobile, and covered with a hard scale (armoured scales and soft scales) or with waxy threads (mealybugs). They suck the sap of plants and are [...] stunting growth and causing deformation and/or yellowing of leaves, sometimes followed by defoliation. The overall effect reduces photosynthesis and therefore

Wheat bunt

they cause the exact same symptoms. Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis cause diseases such as common wheat bunt, stinking smut, karnal bunt of wheat [...] fish, hence the common name stinking bunt. Life cycle and appearance of Wheat bunt Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis survive as teliospores in the soil [...] happens, the fungal mycelium turns into teliospores and the whole kernel becomes a bunt ball full of teliospores. These balls break during harvest allowing

Blight of pepper

a capsici Blight of pepper General Phytophthora capsici is an oomycete plant pathogen that causes blight and fruit rot of peppers and other important [...] damping off and rot of stems, bulbs, tubers, leaves and fruits. Several Phytophthora species cause root- and crown rot in potted plants. The small roots [...] ting and be careful with overhead irrigation since both a high water content of the soil and water splash promote disease. Ensure fast drying and wound

Turf and grass

for a wide variety of sporting grounds around the world. It is also prized as a ground cover for recreational purposes such as green urban areas and private [...] Turf and grass About Used for lawns and sports fields, such as stadiums, golf courses, horse-racing tracks, athletic grounds, cricket pitches and football

Root rot of carrot

lesions of various shapes. The lesions can merge and eventually cover the entire surface of the carrot. The affected areas are firm, shallow, and clearly [...] cold-stored carrots are a major problem and can lead to significant postharvest losses Several different fungal pathogens cause similar symptoms, which [...] carotae is a slow-growing fungus that can infect both roots and foliage. The infection starts with small black spots over the entire surface of the carrot

Black rot of carrots

crop residues and cause primary infection of the leaves. Survival can be several years, in the case of black rot of carrots ( Alternaria radicina ) up to 8 [...] main source of primary infection and this may lead to death of seedlings. From the primary infection of leaves, this type of carrot disease can spread to [...] 8 years. Life cycle and appearance of Black rot of carrots Black rot of carrots ( Alternaria radicina ) is a seed-transferred carrot disease. The seeds