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An empty box of a mummified mealybug which had turned dark brown because of parasitism by a tinny wasp locally called angira & sientifically called Aenasius spp.from encyrtidae family from hymenoptera

panel discussion by BASF Agro

Topic of the panel discussion: “Sustainability: From concept to co-creation – are we doing the right things?” The following members took part in the discussion: # Dennis Christou, Vice President Marketing, Del Monte, Fresh Produce, USA;

Martina Fleckenstein, Director EU Policy and Agriculture, WWF, Germany;

Nader Mahmoud, Director BASF Crop Protection, South Europe;

Antonio Marhuenda, CEO Primaflor, Producer (Lettuce), Spain;

Abelardo Hernandez Martinez, Manager Production and Quality, Proexport, Association of producers and exporters of fruits and vegetables, Spain

Aphis gossypii adult aptere cotton aphid Koppert Biological Systems 11026 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

EN: cotton aphid

NL: katoenluis

ES: pulgón del algodón

FR: le puceron du melon et du cotonnier

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Macrosiphum euphorbiae nymph&adult aptere potato aphid Koppert Biological Systems 8028 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

NL: aardappeltopluis

EN: potato aphid

ES: pulgón verde de la patata

FR: le puceron vert et rose de la Pomme de terre

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Aphis gossypii adult alate cotton aphid Koppert Biological Systems 1005 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

EN: cotton aphid

NL: katoenluis

ES: pulgón del algodón

FR: le puceron du melon et du cotonnier

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OUR ALLY IN WAR AGAINST PESTS!! by Surender Dalal

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GRUB BREAKING FAST WITH APHID;

Genus : Scymnus sp.

Family : Coccinellidae

order : Coleoptera

Location : Lalit khera, Jind, Haryana, India

panel discussion by BASF Agro

Topic of the panel discussion: “Sustainability: From concept to co-creation – are we doing the right things?” The following members took part in the discussion: # Dennis Christou, Vice President Marketing, Del Monte, Fresh Produce, USA;

Martina Fleckenstein, Director EU Policy and Agriculture, WWF, Germany;

Nader Mahmoud, Director BASF Crop Protection, South Europe;

Antonio Marhuenda, CEO Primaflor, Producer (Lettuce), Spain;

Abelardo Hernandez Martinez, Manager Production and Quality, Proexport, Association of producers and exporters of fruits and vegetables, Spain

ALLIES IN WAR AGAINST PESTS!! by Surender Dalal

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A PARASITIC WASP ON DUTY::An egg parasitoid is doing her duty of laying eggs in the eggs of a pentatomid bug in cotton crop in Roopgarh village of Jind distt,Haryana,India

panel discussion by BASF Agro

Topic of the panel discussion: “Sustainability: From concept to co-creation – are we doing the right things?” The following members took part in the discussion: # Dennis Christou, Vice President Marketing, Del Monte, Fresh Produce, USA;

Martina Fleckenstein, Director EU Policy and Agriculture, WWF, Germany;

Nader Mahmoud, Director BASF Crop Protection, South Europe;

Antonio Marhuenda, CEO Primaflor, Producer (Lettuce), Spain;

Abelardo Hernandez Martinez, Manager Production and Quality, Proexport, Association of producers and exporters of fruits and vegetables, Spain

PUPA OF MEALYBUG DESTROYER by Surender Dalal

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Cryptolaemus montrouzieri;

Family :: Coccinellidae;

Order :: Coleoptera;

Location:: Rajpura,Jind(Haryana),India

WHITE FLY - NYMPH by Surender Dalal

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Bemisia tabaci,

Order: Hemiptera,

Family: Aleyrodidae,

Crop: cotton,

Location: Nidana,Jind,India.

PO_SOM_20200714_0009 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Official Photostream

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14 July, 2020, Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia. A swarm of desert locusts at Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia.

Aphis gossypii adult aptere cotton aphid Koppert Biological Systems 14086 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

EN: cotton aphid

NL: katoenluis

ES: pulgón del algodón

FR: le puceron du melon et du cotonnier

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PO_SOM_20200714_0018 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Official Photostream

14 July, 2020, Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia. A swarm of desert locusts at Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia.

LADY BEETLE by Surender Dalal

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Aulacorthum solani Nymph&Adult Aptere glasshouse potato aphid Koppert Biological Systems 1006 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

NL: boterbloemluis

EN: glasshouse potato aphid

ES: pulgón estriado de la patata

FR: le puceron strié de la digitale

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OOTHECA OF PRAYING MANTIS ON CONGRESS GRASS by Surender Dalal

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Gidar ki sundi

Stagmomantis sp. (Mantidae)

Location :Rajpura, Jind, Haryana, India

OUR ALLIES IN WAR AGAINST PESTS by Surender Dalal

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Green Lynx Spider;

Oxyopes viridans

Acyrthosiphon rogersii nymph Koppert Biological Systems 8023 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

Acyrthosiphon rogersii

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PO_SOM_20200714_0015 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Official Photostream

14 July, 2020, Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia. A swarm of desert locusts at Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia.

panel discussion by BASF Agro

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Topic of the panel discussion: “Sustainability: From concept to co-creation – are we doing the right things?” The following members took part in the discussion: # Dennis Christou, Vice President Marketing, Del Monte, Fresh Produce, USA;

Martina Fleckenstein, Director EU Policy and Agriculture, WWF, Germany;

Nader Mahmoud, Director BASF Crop Protection, South Europe;

Antonio Marhuenda, CEO Primaflor, Producer (Lettuce), Spain;

Abelardo Hernandez Martinez, Manager Production and Quality, Proexport, Association of producers and exporters of fruits and vegetables, Spain

PATHOGENIC CONTROL OF MEALYBUG by Surender Dalal

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A FUNGAL PATHOGEN THAT INFECTS & KILLS MEALYBUG.BODY OF THE INFECTED & DEAD MEALYBUG TURNS DARK GREY

Location : Nidana, Jind, Haryana, India

Macrosiphum euphorbiae adult aptere potato aphid Koppert Biological Systems 1016 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

NL: aardappeltopluis

EN: potato aphid

ES: pulgón verde de la patata

FR: le puceron vert et rose de la Pomme de terre

www.koppert.com

panel discussion by BASF Agro

Topic of the panel discussion: “Sustainability: From concept to co-creation – are we doing the right things?” The following members took part in the discussion: # Dennis Christou, Vice President Marketing, Del Monte, Fresh Produce, USA;

Martina Fleckenstein, Director EU Policy and Agriculture, WWF, Germany;

Nader Mahmoud, Director BASF Crop Protection, South Europe;

Antonio Marhuenda, CEO Primaflor, Producer (Lettuce), Spain;

Abelardo Hernandez Martinez, Manager Production and Quality, Proexport, Association of producers and exporters of fruits and vegetables, Spain

panel discussion by BASF Agro

Topic of the panel discussion: “Sustainability: From concept to co-creation – are we doing the right things?” The following members took part in the discussion: # Dennis Christou, Vice President Marketing, Del Monte, Fresh Produce, USA;

Martina Fleckenstein, Director EU Policy and Agriculture, WWF, Germany;

Nader Mahmoud, Director BASF Crop Protection, South Europe;

Antonio Marhuenda, CEO Primaflor, Producer (Lettuce), Spain;

Abelardo Hernandez Martinez, Manager Production and Quality, Proexport, Association of producers and exporters of fruits and vegetables, Spain

LARVA OF LADYBUG!1 by Surender Dalal

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Larva of a tiny ladybug which is a voracious predator specially for mealybug

Nymph of white fly by Surender Dalal

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Bemisia tabaci,

Order: Hemiptera,

Family: Aleyrodidae,

Crop: cotton,

Location: Nidana,Jind,India.

Aulacorthum solani nymph&Adult Aptere glasshouse potato aphid Koppert Biological Systems 11005 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

NL: boterbloemluis

EN: glasshouse potato aphid

ES: pulgón estriado de la patata

FR: le puceron strié de la digitale

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FLIGHT FOR MATING by Surender Dalal

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The male adults of mealybug (Phenococcus solenopsis) have been found active from may to november.This insect is very short lived i.e. from 24 to 36 hours.It has two wings.Its mouthparts are nonfunctional.

Location : Roopgarh, Jind, Haryana, India

PO_SOM_20200714_0005 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Official Photostream

14 July, 2020, Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia. Abubakar and Abdikadir, national survey from Puntland Ministry of Environment and Agriculture use the elocust3 system during a locust swarms at desert of Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia.

Syrphids'maggot & egg in aphid colony by Surender Dalal

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Aphid attacked the mustard crop.Syrphid fly took this opportunity for egg laying.After hatching,one such maggot of the fly enjoying aphids as meals in mustard crop in Nidana of distt Jind, Haryana, India

Cryptomyzus galeopsidis adult aptere Koppert Biological Systems 8008 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

NL: hennepnetelluis

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PO_SOM_20200714_0004 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Official Photostream

14 July, 2020, Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia. Abubakar and Abdikadir, national survey from Puntland Ministry of Environment and Agriculture use the elocust3 system during a locust swarms at desert of Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia.

Aulacorthum solani Adult Aptere glasshouse potato aphid Koppert Biological Systems 1007 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

NL: boterbloemluis

EN: glasshouse potato aphid

ES: pulgón estriado de la patata

FR: le puceron strié de la digitale

www.koppert.com

Aulacorthum solani Adult Aptere glasshouse potato aphid Koppert Biological Systems 14101 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

NL: boterbloemluis

EN: glasshouse potato aphid

ES: pulgón estriado de la patata

FR: le puceron strié de la digitale

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PO_SOM_20200714_0002 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Official Photostream

14 July, 2020, Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia. A swarm of desert locusts at Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia.

EGGS OF COTTON DUSKY BUG by Surender Dalal

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BASF stand by BASF Agro

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BASF presence at the Fruit Logistica 2011 was commitment to farmers concerning: Food Quality, Water Management, Worker Safety and Biodiversity

PO_SOM_20200714_0006 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Official Photostream

14 July, 2020, Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia. Desert locust response to mitigate impacts on food security and livelihoods. Abubakar Abdiweli from Puntland Ministry of Environment and Agriculture use the elocust3 system during a locust swarms at desert of Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia.

PO_SOM_20200714_0003 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Official Photostream

14 July, 2020, Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia. Abubakar and Abdikadir, national survey from Puntland Ministry of Environment and Agriculture use the elocust3 system during a locust swarms at desert of Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia.

Aulacorthum solani Adult Aptere glasshouse potato aphid Koppert Biological Systems 14005 by Koppert Biological Systems

Pest:

NL: boterbloemluis

EN: glasshouse potato aphid

ES: pulgón estriado de la patata

FR: le puceron strié de la digitale

www.koppert.com

Our allies in war against wheat aphids by Surender Dalal

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PO_SOM_20200714_0007 by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Official Photostream

14 July, 2020, Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia. Abubakar and Abdikadir, national survey from Puntland Ministry of Environment and Agriculture use the elocust3 system during a locust swarms at desert of Godobjiran, Nugal Region, Somalia.

Macrosiphum euphorbiae adult aptere potato aphid Koppert Biological Systems 1022 by Koppert Biological Systems