• Flatheaded woodborer

  are white with a flattened, clearly segmented body that is strongly tapered behind the pronotum. The pronotum is very broad and rounded with a brownish [...] General The flatheaded woodborer, Capnodis tenebrionis, is a pest of stone fruit trees, such as plums, peaches, apricots, etc. mainly in the Mediterranean [...] n Basin. Adults also feed on other Rosaceae and on subtropical fruit trees, such as avocado and mango. The beetle occurs in North Africa, Southern and

• Tobacco whitefly

  the development of fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of [...] include the appearance of chlorotic patches, yellowing, fruit and leaf fall and misshapen fruit. [...] begins to feed on plant sap very soon after emerging. The insect is covered with a white waxy substance. The adult of the tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci

• Black bean aphid

  form of honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black moulds grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops. At the same time, [...] cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized [...] adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. The black bean aphid is dark olive green to black with black bands

• Tarnished plant bug

  ; Flowering is delayed, flowers fall without forming fruit or fruit falls without maturing; Fruit feeding damage causes cat-facing and dimpling; Seeds [...] are brown with yellow, orange or red accents, but their colouring can range from pale yellow with few dark accents to almost completely black with yellow [...] rved flask, truncated with a flat cap from which the nymph emerges. The adults insert their eggs into the host plant tissue with only this cap exposed

• Pomegranate

  varieties that do not bear fruit are cultivated for their flowers. The pomegranate’s edible fruit is actually a berry and with regards to size sits between

• Greenhouse whitefly

  the development of fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of [...] contains a high proportion of sugar, and the excess is excreted as honeydew, with larger larvae expelling large quantities. The damage that whiteflies cause [...] spp .) is encouraged, making it unsuitable for sale. In serious cases the fruit will rot. Sooty moulds also develop on the leaves, reducing photosynthesis

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• Blight of pepper

  Phytophthora capsici is an oomycete plant pathogen that causes blight and fruit rot of peppers and other important commercial crops. Damage symptoms Phytophthora [...] root rot, seedling damping off and rot of stems, bulbs, tubers, leaves and fruits. Several Phytophthora species cause root- and crown rot in potted plants [...] the overwintering structures which infect the host. Zoospores are spores with flagellae, which enable them to move through water. Infection is usually

• Citrus mealybug

  and sub-tropics on outdoor crops. The insect causes damage especially in fruit trees and ornamental crops, particularly in pot plants such as ficus, palms [...] effect is a reduction of photosynthesis and therefore the yield. Flowers and fruit often drop off. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but low in proteins. In order [...] secretion of the mealybugs, reduces the ornamental value of the affected plants. Fruit and flowers are also fouled, rendering them unfit for sale, and the reduced

• Garden chafer

  of trees like oak, hazelnut and birch and on the flowers and developing fruits of, for instance, roses and cherries. Damage symptoms The garden chafer [...] Larvae can also feed above ground within stems of plants and on strawberry fruits lying on the ground. Both adult beetles and larvae are polyphagous and feed [...] starting from the edge. This damage is usually not a problem in vegetables and fruit crops but reduces the value of ornamental plants. Life cycle and appearance