• South American palm borer

  . It is a neotropical species native to north-western Argentina, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay (Paraguayan Chaco) and western Uruguay . It was [...] which makes them very cryptic. The pupa exits the cocoon using its spines and the mobility of its abdomen. Pupal exuviae can be found anchored in the cocoon [...] South American palm borer (Paysandisia archon) is an invasive species where it causes serious damage and mortality in palms. The South American palm borer

• Tomato fruit borer

  Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its host plants are the Solanum species, which includes tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) [...] first thoracic segment. After hatching, they penetrate the fruit through its skin The hole made by this penetration is almost invisible and subsequently [...] (around 18 days), the caterpillar leaves the fruit and moves to the soil, where it pupates in the detritus around the plant, After around 17 days, the adult

• Yellow rose aphid

  autumn and produce eggs to overwinter). It is also holocyclic in parts of Europe, whereas throughout most of the world it is anholocyclic (i.e. only multiplying [...] widely distributed in Europe, North Africa, parts of Asia and South America. It attacks plants of the family Rosaceae and is a pest of strawberries and roses [...] The excess sugar is secreted in the form of honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black sooty moulds grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit

• Red palm weevil

  After the cocoon is formed the larva enters a pre-pupal stage, its body contracts and it does not crawl any more. The future adult organs are well visible [...] with distribution through the Mediterranean since the 1980s. Damage symptoms It is very difficult to recognize the first signs of red palm weevil ( Rhynchophorus [...] proportion of fibres. Their feeding causes deterioration of this tissue, making it easier for adult weevils to lay eggs deeper into the tissue. Additionally

• Lettuce

  to the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is a hardy annual that is easy to cultivate and most often grown for its leaves. It is, however, often plagued on by

• Oat

  About This important cereal is grown for its seed and is used in food production, as oatmeal and rolled oats, and most commonly in livestock feed, especially [...] especially for horses to boost their energy. It is mainly grown in temperate regions and is a nutrient-rich food. In human consumption is chiefly eaten as [...] as porridge but also used in many baked goods. It is often present in cold breakfast cereals, muesli and granola. The oat (Avena sativa ) is also called

• Common cockchafer

  common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) does most of its damage in the larval stage, when it feeds on roots of grasses and clover. The adults feed on [...] large head, with strong mandibles and long, hairy, well developed yellow legs. It takes three or four years for the larvae to fully develop. The grubs are 10

• Pea leaf miner

  vegetable and ornamental crops. It originates from South and Middle America and has subsequently spread via plant material. It is now wide-spread across the [...] huidobrensis are transparent dirty white. When the larva hatches from the egg, it begins to eat into the leaf at once, tunnelling down into the mesophyll tissue [...] pupating, the grown larva cuts a sickle-shaped exit hole in the leaf with its mouth parts. After roughly one hour the larva crawls out of the leaf and falls

• Olive

  botanical name of the olive. It is a small tree species in the family Oleaceae. The olive tree is an evergreen tree or shrub. It is native to the Mediterranean [...] important is the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera oleae ) which lays its eggs in the olive. Also the fungus cycloconium oleaginum and the bacteria

• Avocado

  Mexico. Its nick name points to its fruit which is botanically speaking a large berry with only one seed. The berry is green-skinned and fleshy and its shape