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Thrips

By Gardeners' World on 19/10/2011 12:32:09

, or thiacloprid.virtually anything from tomatoes to honeysuckleearly spring to autumnDealing with other garden pestsWoolly aphidsWhiteflyPear leaf blister miteLeafhopper


Scale insects

By Gardeners' World on 18/10/2011 15:56:46

plantsall year roundMore common garden pestsAphidsFlea beetleEuonymus scaleWhitefly


Cabbage white caterpillars

By Gardeners' World on 18/10/2011 14:35:19

The caterpillars of both the small and large cabbage white butterflies are are the two culprits. The first is pale green with a body up to 2.5cm long, the second is bigger at 4cm and is yellow with black markings. The adult butterflies lay eggs at different times: the small from ...


Red spider mites

By Gardeners' World on 18/10/2011 15:52:47

persimilis on to your plants. Alternatively, use sprays containing, fatty acids or plant oils.houseplants, greenhouse plants, also outdoors on fuchsias, runner beans, busy lizzies, grape vinesall year roundMore common garden pestsMealybugsScale insectsWhiteflyThrips


Caterpillar

By Gardeners' World on 06/09/2007 16:56:30

The larval form of a Lepidopteran. They are voracious phytophagous feeders and considered a pest.


Root fly

By Gardeners' World on 14/09/2007 16:57:24

An insect that attacks plant roots. This pest can be controlled using pesticides.


Cloche

By Gardeners' World on 06/09/2007 16:56:30

A covering (traditionally bell-shaped) for the protection of plants from cold temperatures, frost, birds and pests.


Wasp

By Gardeners' World on 14/09/2007 16:57:28

An insect of the order Hymenoptera. They're considered a pest in the summer when they feed on ripe fruit.


Whitefly

By Gardeners' World on 14/09/2007 16:57:28

Sap-sucking insects of the family Aleyrodidae. A particular pest of the greenhouse, whitefly can be very destructive.


Wireworm

By Gardeners' World on 06/09/2007 16:56:32

Click beetle larvae that live in the soil. They're a pest that attacks the roots of many crops, including tubers and bulbs.


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