Pests and diseases

Late blight is a destructive disease that primarily infects potatoes and tomatoes, but also other members of the Solanaceae family. The causative...

Types of weeds Weeds are plants that grow where they are not wanted. They can be classified according to their life cycle....

Powdery mildew is a common, widespread fungal plant disease that a wide variety of crops. There are multiple species of powdery mildew,...

Thrips are a pest of many agricultural crops. Thrips belong to the order Thysanoptera and feed on plant sap. There are over...

Sanitation is one of the most important practices to reduce or avoid plant diseases in greenhouses. Pathogens, such as fungi, bacteria and...

Scouting and monitoring are crucial steps in making informed decisions about pest and disease management. However, it can go beyond pest control...

The use of beneficial insects for pest control is becoming increasingly common. The principle behind it is that some types of insects...

All pesticides must come with a label, which must follow a certain standards. The pesticide label is a legal document that contains...

Early blight is a common tomato disease, which can result in significant economic losses. It is caused by the fungi Alternaria solani...

Once a problem that is suspected as a pest is detected, the pest must be identified in order to plan the pest...