. Cherries are indigenous to Europe, Anatolia, Maghreb and western Asia. They also exist on the British Isles, in Morocco and Tunisia and up north in…
different scientific names were used to identify various species of leek, but now they are all classified as cultivars of Allium ampeloprasum . The…
occidentalis) are laid in leaves, flower petals and in the soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor.…
its name cottony soft rot. In the mycelium, big, dark sclerotia are formed. They can easily be seen with the naked eye and look like rat droppings.…
Both adults and larvae feed on the leaves of asparagus. As the larvae feed, they secrete a blackish fluid, consisting of faecal material, which may…
nematodes set out in search of their prey. They can actively hunt! Once they have found a host insect, they penetrate its natural body openings. The…
lesions first are small and sunken, water-soaked and light to dark brown. They are adjacent to wounds and natural openings at the stem end. Later the…
stems and pods of peas. The spots on leaves and pods are round, on the stems they are more elongated. The lesions are light brown, sunken and…
risks. Plant diseases pose a significant threat to global food production. They can result in yield losses, increased production costs, and…
germinate and grow to hyphae that penetrate the pest's body cavity. Here they proliferate and destroy the tissues. The fungus then grows through the…
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