• Small fruit tortrix

  General The small fruit tortrix ( Grapholita lobarzewskii ), is a pest of apple, damson, plums and cherries in central Europe. Damage symptoms The damage is similar to codling moth on apple, and plum

• European vine moth

  General The European vine moth ( Lobesia botrana ), is an serious pest of grapevine in central and southern Europe. It is also present in parts of Africa and Asia. Damage symptoms The larvae destroy f

• Oriental fruit moth

  General The oriental fruit moth ( Grapholita molesta ) is an important pest of peach and nectarines; other fruit trees like apple, pear, almond and apricot are also attacked by this pest. It is native

• Red-belted clearwing

  General The red-belted clearwing ( Synanthedon myopaeformis ) is a pest of apple, often only attacking old and neglected trees. Other hosts are pear, almond, peach, cherry and plum. It is widely distr

• Red plum maggot

  General The red plum maggot ( Cydia funebrana ) is mainly a pest of plums but can also attack apricot and peach. It occurs in Europe and Asia. Damage symptoms The mines produced in the fruit quickly b

• Mediterranean corn stalkborer

  General The Mediterranean corn stalkborer ( Sesamia nonagrioides ), is an serious pest of maize in Southern Europe and North Africa. It can also attack sorghum, sugarcane, wheat, rice and barley. Dama

• Cutworms

  General Cutworms ( Agrotis spp.) are occurring worldwide. Important species are for instance the black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon and the turnip moth Agrotis segetum . The larvae of these moths usually f

• Click beetles

  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 feigning death and then suddenly propel themse

• Crickets

  Biological control of crickets Crickets can cause serious damage in greenhouse and field crops by feeding on young plants, roots, and fruits. Their chewing creates wounds that slow plant growth and in

• May beetle

  Overview May beetles are beetles from the Scarabaeidae family, and are plant-eating species from the Melolonthinae subfamily. Although this subfamily contains a number of species which cause damage to