Know the threat before it costs you a crop.

Botrytis cinerea is a destructive necrotrophic fungus responsible for gray mold (Botrytis blight) across more than 1,400 plant species, affecting a wide range of economically important fruits, vegetables, and ornamental crops.

Powdery mildew is a widespread group of obligate biotrophic fungal diseases affecting hundreds of plant species, including crops, ornamentals, and wild plants. The fungi grow primarily on plant surfaces and obtain nutrients through specialised structures called haustoria. They produce characteristic white, powdery colonies containing abundant conidia. Unlike many foliar pathogens, powdery mildews generally do not require free water for infection and often develop under warm conditions with high humidity but relatively dry leaf surfaces.

Whiteflies are small, sap-sucking insects that feed on plant phloem, causing direct feeding damage and excreting honeydew that promotes sooty mold growth. Beyond direct damage, whiteflies are notorious as vectors of numerous plant viruses (e.g., Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus), making them one of the most economically damaging pests in vegetable and ornamental production worldwide. They thrive in warm climates and greenhouse environments, reproducing rapidly and developing resistance to insecticides easily.