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Plant pestsWith heavy infestation by pests crop may seriously be harmed. Pests can be insects, slugs, mammals ... |
Bark beetle (Anisandrus, Ips, Scolytus sp.)Bark beetles are small black beetles of two to three mm in length, being prone to mass increase and not only as ravager in forests. |
Oak procession moth (Thaumetopoea processionea)The oak procession moth is a butterfly living on oaks. The front wings are grey with faintly chiselled dark transverse lines, the secondaries are white-grey. Its wingspread is up to 25 mm. |
Pea moth (Laspeyresia nigricana)The pea moth is a nocturnal butterfly of the same family like the codlin moth. The bright-green caterpillar with a brown head grows to a size of 10 mm. |
Strawberry blossom weevil (Anthonomus rubi)The strawberry blossom weevil is a snout beetle of 3 – 4 mm in size, with black body and long, thin beak. |
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Summer chafer (Amphimallon solstitialis)The summer chafer looks like a smaller may beetle (cock chafer) and is therefore often mixed up with it. As the may beetle, the summer chafer belongs to the family of scarab beetles. |
Woodlouse (Isopoda)The woodlouse (Porcellio scaber) is preferably found in dark and moist places with mouldy smells. These light-shunning animals belong to the crustacean family, ideally adapted to their living area. |
Common vole (Microtus arvalis)The common vole belongs to the vole subfamily, is yellow-grey and without tail 10 – 12 cm long. |
Cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cerasi)The cherry fruit fly with a size of 4 – 5 mm belongs to the tephritid fruit fly family. The wings are lined with dark stripes and the larvae develop in the cherry fruit. |
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Mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)The mole cricket or jarr worm is up to 6 cm long and belongs to the cicada family. Its forelegs are reshaped to digging shovels. It is able to fly but cannot hop as other crickets. |
