Pests & Diseases

State three biological controls used against aphids in protected cultivation.

Describe the life cycle and damage caused by the vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus).

Compare the symptoms and conditions favouring powdery mildew and downy mildew.

Describe the principles of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme.

Describe the life cycle and control of the cabbage white butterfly on brassicas.

Describe the damage caused by slugs and three non-chemical controls.

Describe the symptoms and management of rose black spot (Diplocarpon rosae).

Describe the symptoms and spread of honey fungus (Armillaria).

Compare cultural and biological control of pests, with one example of each.