The Nightshade plant (Solanum) is considered part of the Solanaceae family. In nature, it can most often be found in South America, or rather, in its tropical and temperate latitudes. The genus Nightshade includes more than 1,700 species. This genus is represented by trees, shrubs, as well as herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Shoots can be…
The plant Epiphyllum is part of the Cactaceae family. This genus unites about 20 species. The plant was named “epiphyllum” because it has unusual spectacular foliage: from the Greek επι translates as “on, above”, and φυλλον – “leaf”. Epiphyllum is native to the subtropical and tropical parts of America, as well as from Mexico. It…
The homeland of the desert Astrophytum cactus is South America and Mexico. Translated into Russian, the name of the plant means: “Astro” – “star” and “phytum” – “vegetable”. There are quite a few varieties of Astrophytum that are grown indoors, and they are very popular with flower growers. In most varieties, the trunk has a…
The Cyrtomium plant is a member of the Aspidiaceae family. This genus unites more than 10 species, and most often in room culture, you can meet Cyrtomium falcatum. This plant is native to southern Africa, the islands of Hawaii, Korea, South America, India, Japan, and the Himalayas. At the same time, Cyrtomium prefers to grow…
The evergreen herbaceous perennial Homalomena is a member of the Araceae family. In indoor culture, only a part of the homolomen species is grown as an ornamental leafy plant. This perennial comes from Asia and South America, and it prefers to grow in tropical latitudes. The plant has a powerful root system, which grows very…
The Sanchezia shrub is a member of the Acanthus family. Indoors, it is grown as an ornamental deciduous plant. In this perennial, the most attention is attracted to themselves by juicy emerald-colored leaf plates, which are decorated with spectacular lemon stripes. If you do not trim the top, then even in indoor conditions, the height…
Mealybugs (Pseudococcidae), either felt or false pillows, are a family of Hemiptera insects that includes more than 2,200 species. On the territory of Europe, you can meet only 330 species of worm. Such an insect is very widespread, and it can harm greenhouse, fodder, and indoor crops, even succulents, and cacti. The people also call…
Thrips (Thysanoptera), either vesiculate or fringed, is a very small order of insects that can be found on any of the continents. Karl de Geer first described thrips in 1744, and today more than 6 thousand species of thrips have been identified, which are combined into more than 100 genera. Features of thrips The body…
Aleurodids (Aleyrodidae), or whiteflies, are a family of small, equally winged insects, which unites more than one and a half thousand species. The scientific name of this family, derived from the Greek word, translates as “flour”, and this is due to the fact that there is a powdery coating on the surface of the wings…
In recent years, scientists have found more than 100 species of rootworms. They belong to the genus Rhizoecus and the family Pseudococcidae. Root bugs are close relatives of mealybugs. However, a significant difference between them is their size: the length of an adult does not exceed 1.5-2.5 millimeters. Therefore, they cannot be seen with the…
