• Mediterranean fruit fly

  quality produce to make fruit unmarketable. Damage caused by larval feeding on the flesh makes the fruit useless. Damaged fruits are often invaded by pathogenic [...] Mediterranean fruit fly is about 4-5 mm long. It has bright emerald green eyes suffused with reddish brown. The thorax is black suffused with greyish yellow [...] the abdomen mainly yellowish orange with 2 silvery crossbands. The wings are clear with black veins and marked with black spots and brownish yellow patches

• Chestnut fruit moth

  cycle and appearance of Chestnut fruit moth The adults have a wing span of 14-22 mm, greyish white forewings, suffused with darker grey and brown, and a large [...] ring. The larvae are up to 15 mm long, greyish green to yellowish with and translucent, with a yellowish brown head. Fully developed larvae overwinter in a [...] General The chestnut fruit moth ( Cydia splendana ) is a pest of chestnut and occasionally walnut. It is widely distributed in Europe. Damage symptoms

• Oriental fruit moth

  wilt. Infested young fruit may drop prematurely. Attack of older fruits cause distortion. The pulp is partially destroyed and filled with brown frass. Life [...] General The oriental fruit moth ( Grapholita molesta ) is an important pest of peach and nectarines; other fruit trees like apple, pear, almond and apricot [...] has been introduced into many other countries. Damage symptoms Infested fruits have frass-filled holes on the surface. On peach, the larvae destroy buds

• Summer fruit tortrix

  General The summer fruit tortrix ( Adoxophyes orana ) is a serious pest of apple, pear, apricot, cherry, peach, plum and other fruit trees. Damage symptoms [...] symptoms Larvae feeding on mature fruits, especially on apple and pear, remove the skin and graze shallowly into the fruit flesh to form large irregular patches [...] and the fruits may become unmarketable. Damage to the surface of developing plums may result in considerable weeping and the blemished fruits are also

• Tomato fruit borer

  their way out of the fruit, leaving another scar that allows pathogenic microorganisms to enter the fruit. In Brazil, the tomato fruit borer causes losses [...] Appearance and life cycle of the Tomato fruit borer. The eggs are white and vary in number, with an average of three per fruit. They are deposited next to the [...] around the bases of the fruits, just below the calyx of the flower. When the eggs hatch, the larvae immediately bore through the fruit, leaving an entry scar

• Cherry fruit fly

  cherries. Infested fruits often rot, are unmarketable as fresh fruit and may be rejected by processors. Life cycle and appearance of Cherry fruit fly The adult [...] adult cherry fruit fly is 3.5-5 mm long. It has a black body with yellow markings on the head and the thorax, and transparent wings with a distinctive pattern [...] beneath the skin of a ripening fruit. They hatch after 1-2 weeks and the larvae feed on the flesh of the developing fruit for about four weeks. Around harvest

• Small fruit tortrix

  apple, and plum fruit moth on plums and damson. Life cycle and appearance of Small fruit tortrix The adults have a wingspan of 13-14 mm with mainly greyish [...] laid singly on developing fruits and the larvae feed within the fruitlets throughout July. When fully grown they leave the fruit and spin a cocoon in a sheltered [...] General The small fruit tortrix ( Grapholita lobarzewskii ), is a pest of apple, damson, plums and cherries in central Europe. Damage symptoms The damage

• Fruit Logistica 2026

  Meet nature’s solutions at Fruit Logistica From February 4-6, the global fresh produce industry gathers in Berlin for Fruit Logistica, and Koppert will [...] for thrips control Combining the proven power of Amblydromalus limonicus with the advanced Ulti-Mite sachet technology, this innovation ensures a continuous [...] continuous and controlled release of predatory mites , providing growers with long-lasting, reliable protection. Natutec Airobreez A new approach to biological

• Pherodis Fruit Fly Attractant

  In combination with a Drososan trap, monitoring and trapping of Drosophila suzukii in various fruit crops. Pests Spotted wing drosophila ( Drosophila suzukii) [...] Presentation 5 litre container. Application Fruit Fly Attractant is ready to use Fill the Drososan trap with 200 ml of the luring substance Refill when [...] or is saturated with flies Dosage For the number of traps to be used see instructions for Drososan . Combined use Use in combination with Drososan traps

• Using Capirel for healthy fruit orchards

  crops that includes fruit, berries and outdoor vegetables , among others. Using beneficial nematodes in apple Michel Loubejac is a fruit grower in Moissac [...] halfway and the bucket with the nematodes is injected into the preparation. And finally, we complete the volume of water to correspond with the quantity of nematodes [...] living solution with a long shelf life in the fridge,’ Michel concludes. ‘Yes, I would recommend it to anyone who has problems with codling moths and