Credits:Biovision-Infonet Thrips-black tea thrips Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis and the red banded thrips Selenothrips rubrocinctus) Credit: Biovision-Infonet Thrips are small, slender insects (1-2 mm long) with two pairs of fringed wings. Adult thrips attacking avocado are dark brown or black, and the immature stages are yellow in colour. The red-banded thrips can be distinguished by a bright red band across […]
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Scales
Scales Credit: Biovision-Infonet Scales are small, stationary brown greenish insects occasionally found sucking sap from avocado leaves. Soft scales such as Coccus spp. excrete large amount of honeydew, which lead to the development of sooty mould on leaves, branches and fruit. Honeydew attracts ants, which while feeding on the honeydew protect scales from natural enemies. Armoured scales […]
Fruit Flies
Fruit Flies Credit: Biovision-Infonet Avocados, especially thin-skinned varieties might be attacked by various species of fruit flies. Some fruit flies lay eggs under the skin of the fruit that is just beginning to ripen, but others attack young and old fruit. When the fruit reaches about the size of a golf ball a sting lesion […]
False codling moth
False codling moth (Cryptophlebia leucotreta) Credit: Biovision-Infonet The false codling moth is small (wingspan of 16 – 20 mm), dark brown to grey in colour. The moths are active at night. Female moths lay single eggs mostly on the fruit. After emerging from the egg, the young caterpillar tunnels into the fruit and the fruit […]
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Avocado Production
Avocados Credit: Biovision-Infonet 1. Geographical Distribution in Africa 2. General Information and Agronomic Aspects The avocado is native to the Americas but grows well in Kenya. It is very nutritious with a high protein and oil content and is becoming increasingly important as an export crop. The avocado oil is cholesterol free, of the monounsaturated type […]