Bayer CropScience

Frankliniella occidentalis

Over the past 25 years the Western Flower Thrips has spread from its origins in the south-western parts of the USA to become a major greenhouse pest.

Insidious fungus threatens potato harvests

Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Colorado potato

The Colorado potato beetle originates from the North American state of Colorado and is the world's major potato pest.

Liriomyza huidobrensis

The leaf miner Liriomyza huidobrensis arrived in Europe from Latin America in the early 1990s. It damages many ornamental plants and vegetable species, especially those grown in greenhouses.

New method for growing rice

In Indonesia Bayer is combining the new method of direct seeding of pregerminated rice with the efficient use of crop protection products and fertilizer.

White Fly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) is a pest to growers of vegetables and ornamental plants. 1.5 to 2 millimetres long, this insect is found mainly in greenhouses, conservatories and on pot plants in warm, drought-free rooms.

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