June 21, 2026 Let’s see first how they look and what they do. They are around 2 mm in length and are inhabiting plants in big colonies. They also suck the liquids out of the leaves and disturb the plant’s growth, with the viruses they transfer into them. They secrete sticky honeydew, which inhibits black
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April 28, 2026 This disease is caused by four species of bacteria. It occurs in tomato and pepper. It causes leaf and fruit spots, which leads to defoliation, sun-scalded fruit, and yield loss. leaf lesions are initially circular and water-soaked and surrounded by a faint yellow halo. When the disease affects the young pepper plants,
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July 26, 2026 Japanese beetles and their larvae called grubs, can heavily damage gardens and lawns. The grubs which were beetle eggs emerge from the ground as adult beetles. The grubs feed on the plants roots causing substantial root damage and the adult beetles feed on plant foliage resulting in rapid defoliation and crop loss.
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June 18, 2026 During the growing season, at least 2 to 5 different insects and fungus, which I will specify later, will attack your plants, in different stages of the plant’s growth. Some attack in early stages when the plant has only flowers, and some attack when it’s already mature with fruits. In some cases,
Well, a lot of things can be used against Spider mites, But first let’s understand why one needs so many things and means. Spider mites are extremely small, ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 millimeters in length. Their size makes them difficult to detect without magnification. The life cycle of spider mites typically consists of egg,
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Although it doesn’t look like, the white fly is a very dangerous pest to your plants… It is very hard to eradicate. It is around 2 mm in length. It suck liquids out of the plant’s leaves and secrete sticky material called honeydew. Black mold grows on the honeydew, which slows down the photosynthesis of
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They are around 1 mm in length. They are sucking the leaves fluids and scrubbing the leaves and fruits. They can cause deformed fruits, especially cucumber, as a result of eating the flower’s pollen. And can also transfer several viruses, especially in tomato and pepper. For further information about this, read this post ,
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Leaf miners are 2 mm in length. The larva is eating the green tissue of the leaves, and making small tunnels in the leaves. As a result, the photosynthesis of the plants is reduced. Without photosynthesis the plant’s growth stops, and the fruits stay small or are no any. Leaf miner treatment For further information
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Caterpillars: Cutworms, Hornworms, Pinworm, Budworms, Bollworms, Webworms and tent caterpillars. These are common names for any of several species of the larval stage of mainly moths and some butterflies, that attack the leaves and fruits of crops. low populations can cause a lot of damage, rapidly. Adult moths emerge in the spring to mate and
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Also called botrytis, it’s a gray colored fungus which attacks many crops. It is characterized by a gray or brownish fuzz that appears on infected plant parts. It can infect fruits, leaves and stems. It Most often damages injured tissues of plants and creates a gray and velvety layer of spore tissue on the parts
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