Aphidius colemani

causing aphids to drop from the leaf and fall to the ground. Although many aphids die as a result, many will survive and migrate to other plants to begin new [...] d aphids turn into golden brown mummies after 7-12 days, depending on the temperature. Four to six days later the new wasps will emerge. An adult braconid [...] a cocoon inside the aphid cuticle, causing it to swell. The cuticle turns from a hard, leathery brown to a golden yellow casing, known as a mummy. Parasitized

Melon thrips

leaves, less damage to buds and flowers. In addition to direct damage, it also transmits virus from infected to healthy plants. How to get rid of melon thrips [...] Virgin females lays 1 to 8 eggs per day, with 3 to 164 eggs lays during their lifespan. Mated female lays 3 to 204 eggs. Eggs are deposited in leaf tissue [...] it drops to soil and pupate in soil. There are two pupal stages viz., prepupae and pupae. Adults are pale yellow or white in colour and 0.8 to 1mm in length

Tea mosquito bug

appendages. The life cycle is completed in 15 to 20 days in summer and 45 to 60 days in winter. It has several generations per year and in extreme winter [...] eggs. The eggs are laid in all tender parts of the plant. The freshly hatched nymphs are look like spidery in general appearance due to its elongate appendages [...] Nymphs and adults are damaging stages which suck the sap from young leaves, tender stems and buds. The toxic saliva of the insect is injected to the plant tissues

Beet armyworm

secretion. Pupae are brown and 15 to 20 mm long, and resemble those of other noctuid moths. After five or ten days the adult moth emerges from the pupa. Damage [...] a regular problem for horticulturalists due to its resistance to nearly all insecticides, and its ability to develop on wild vegetation during the summer [...] hides during the day and is active only at night. The forewings are grey-brown suffused with a dark brown or black. The head and thorax are brown and the

Root rot of carrot

the disease forms circular to irregular spots on the leaves that vary in colour from grey to almost black. The spots appear to be sharply defined, but under [...] 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 spots 0.5 [...] The pH for growth, sporulation, and spore germination ranges from 3.4 to 7.1 (optimum 4.2–4.7). This affinity for acidic conditions may explain the concentration

Trial results Onion fly and Fusarium wilt

Compilation of results from 5 trials from Germany and Spain. 0 Trianum-G Trianum-P Grower Standard Compilation of results from 8 trials from Germany, Netherlands [...] efficacy (% reduction compared to untreated control) against onion fly damage Capirel efficacy (% reduction compared to untreated control) against onion [...] 2021 For more information: www.Uireka.nl When to apply Trianum-P Trianum-G Capirel Scan this QR-code to know more about Biological Crop Protection “The

Chilli thrips

adult. Eggs are inserted into plant tissue, making them difficult to detect. Females can lay up to 100 eggs in the youngest plant tissues. Eggs are oval, whitish [...] colour. Life cycle is short and completed in 15 to 20 days as many as 25 overlapping generations per year. Reproduction is both by sexual and partheno-generic [...] temperatures above 20°C, making it suitable for various crops. Feeding behavior: Targets all thrips life stages, consuming up to 20 thrips daily, including

Black sigatoka disease

infection takes a minimum of two or three days under optimal conditions (humidity close to saturation and temperature above 20 °C). Damage symptoms Black sigatoka [...] produces both ascospores and conidia. The ascospores are wind-dispersed over longer distances, the conidia are splash-dispersed within the crop. Both types of [...] on leaves of about one month old. The symptoms run parallel to the veins. Within a few days, the spots become a few centimetres in size and turn brown with

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Bacterial wilt, brown rot

potato, it is tuber-borne. Spread from plant to plant results from bacteria moving from the roots of infected plants to neighbouring plants. The bacteria [...] ornamentals) from warmer regions. Different races are distinguished with a differing, but overlapping host-range. Race 3 is pretty much restricted to potato [...] and when the stem is cut, bacterial slime oozes from the wound. This is the way to distinguish it from Verticillium or Fusarium wilts. Solution Finder