Leafy Vegetables

Pests

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Aphids

Small black green to grey pest that feeds on plant leaves/fruits resulting to black

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White Flies

Damage on bean and pea occurs from adult feeding. Severe infestation may be retarded.

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Thrips

Small caterpillars that feeds by drawing some line on the top of the leaves causing

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DBM

The adult is a small, slender, grayish-brown moth

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Caterpillars

The larva has a whitish to pale-green or pale-brown body with irregular brownish

Diseases

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Damping Off

A soil-borne fungal disease that affects seeds and new seedlings, rotting of stem and

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Leaf Spots

Small circular dark spots on lower leaves and/or stems, Leaf yellowing, Leaf edges

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Powdery Mildew

White superficial powdery fungal growth on leaves, Yellow to brown discoloration of

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Downy Mildew

Pale spots, Gray- purple fuzzy growth on leaf surface

Weeds

Lovegrass

Common grass in arable fields. Seed heads stick to clothing different species exist

Ryegrass

Important grazing grass, prefers cooler and wet conditions hence tends to be found at

Brome

Fast growing annual grass that competes aggressively with cereals. Short dormancy

Mexican Marigold

Small yellow flowers on a tall stem, and strong smell that can contaminate the grain

Couch grass

Couch grass looks like just a tuft of any grass, but underneath the ground the roots