Nigel Cattlin / Immature caterpillar of a codling moth (Cydia pomonell) eating its way through a gallery in a ripening apple fruit, Berkshire, July

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder moth (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) caterpillar of pest species in folded Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf , Luzon, Philippines

Vivek Menon / Agricultural crops trampled by Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), India.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage (Brassica sp) with feeding damage caused by Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus). Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity caused by Pear stony pit virus. Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity caused by Pear stony pit virus. Berkshire, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) damage to Field bean (Vicia faba) crop. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) damage to Field bean (Vicia faba) crop. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Flat backed millepede (Polydesmus angustus) damage to young Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). Damaged tap root in comparison to normal undamaged tap root. England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta sp) feeding damage on Oilseed rape (Brassica napus napus) leaf.

Nigel Cattlin / Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) seedling with root damage caused by Garden symphylan (Scutigerella immaculata), a soil pest. England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Californian red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) infestation on Lemon (Citrus limon) wood. Native to China. Sicily, Italy. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) crop wilted due to Clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) allotment soil infection. England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) leaf with feeding damage caused by Two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae). England, UK.

Ashley Cooper / Cabbage damaged by caterpillsrs of the Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris) on an allotment in Cumbria, England, UK, August.

Chris Gomersall / Flock of Common cranes (Grus grus) feeding in the Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are being fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate crop damage.

Chris Gomersall / Flock of Common cranes (Grus grus) feeding in the Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are being fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against crop damage.

Chris Gomersall / Flock of common cranes (Grus grus) feeding early on a misty morning. Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against crop damage.

Chris Gomersall / Common crane (Grus grus) adult feeding in the Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against crop damage.

Chris Gomersall / Common cranes (Grus grus) flock feeding just after dawn. Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against crop damage.

Chris Gomersall / Flock of Common cranes (Grus grus) feeding in the Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against crop damage.

Chris Gomersall / Flock of Common cranes (Grus grus) feeding in the Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are being fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against crop damage.

Chris Gomersall / Flock of common cranes (Grus grus) feeding on a misty morning in the Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against crop damage.

Chris Gomersall / Tourists in a 'safari wagon' observing a flock of Common cranes (Grus grus) in the Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against cro...

Chris Gomersall / Common cranes (Grus grus) flock feeding in the Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against crop damage.

Chris Gomersall / Flock of common cranes (Grus grus) feeding in the Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative, to mitigate against crop damage.

Mark MacEwen / Aerial view of Sisal (Agave sisalana) plantation alongside spiny forest containing Octopus trees (Didiera madagascariensis) Berenty, Madagascar, October 2015.

Gary K. Smith / Brent geese (Branta bernicla), flock feeding on cereal crop, farm buildings in distance, Norfolk, UK, March.

Phil Savoie / Colorado potato beetle larva feeding on potato crop. USA {Leptinotarsa decemlineata}

Phil Savoie / Colorado potato beetle larvae feeding on potato crop. USA {Leptinotarsa decemlineata}

Phil Savoie / Colorado potato beetle + larva feeding on potato crop. USA {Leptinotarsa decemlineata}

Phil Savoie / Colorado potato beetle larvae feeding on potato crop. USA {Leptinotarsa decemlineata}

Nigel Cattlin / Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) caterpillar feeding on the leaves of a purple variety of Brussel sprouts, Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) caterpillar feeding on the leaves of a purple variety of Brussel sprouts, July Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars, final instar, feeding on the leaves of a purple variety of brussel sprouts Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars, final instar, feeding on the leaves of a purple variety of brussel sprouts Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars, final instar, feeding on the leaves of a purple variety of brussel sprouts Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars, final instar, feeding on the leaves of a purple variety of brussel sprouts Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Greenhouse grown Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) on canes where the fruit is suffering from severe blossom end rot, Berkshire, England, UK. August

Nigel Cattlin / Plum fruit moth (Grapholita funebrana) caterpillar feeding on flesh of damaged ripe plum fruit, Berkshire, England, UK, August.

Nigel Cattlin / Plum fruit moth (Grapholita funebrana) caterpillar exit hole in damaged ripe plum fruit, Berkshire, England, UK. August

Nigel Cattlin / Plum fruit moth (Grapholita funebrana) caterpillar feeding on flesh of damaged ripe plum fruit, Berkshire, August.

Nigel Cattlin / Damage to the leaves of a Currant (Ribes sp.) caused by Currant blister aphids, (Cryptomyzus ribis) in summer. The leaves are puckered with yellow blisters from feeding pests. Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Damage to the leaves of Currant (Ribes sp) caused by currant Blister aphids (Cryptomyzus ribis) in summer. The leaves are puckered with red and yellow blisters from feeding pests. Berkshire, England,...

Nigel Cattlin / Damage to the leaves of a Currant (Ribes sp.) caused by currant blister aphids (Cryptomyzus ribis) in summer. The leaves are puckered with red and yellow blisters from feeding pests. Berkshire, Englan...

Nigel Cattlin / Rice root knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminocola) damage nodules on Rice (Oryza sativa) plant root, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Rice root knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminocola) damage nodules on Rice (Oryza sativa) plant root, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Short-horned grasshopper (Oxya hyla intricata) a pest on damaged Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder moth (Marasmia patnalis) damage to Rice (Oryza sativa) plant leaves Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder moth (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) caterpillar of pest species in folded Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic stem borer (Chilo suppressalis) moth on a Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippnes.

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic / Striped rice stem borer moth (Chilo supressalis) on Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic stem borer / Striped rice stem borer (Chilo supressalis) caterpillar feeding in a damaged Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas) moth caterpillar in damaged Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Yellow stem borer moth (Scirpophaga incertulas) caterpillar in damaged Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Dark-headed rice / Dark-headed striped borer moth (Chilo polychrysus) caterpillar pest in Rice (Oryza sativa) stem

Nigel Cattlin / Paddy swarming / lawn armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia) caterpillar damaging on transplanted seedling Rice (Oryza sativa) crop , Philippines.

Nigel Cattlin / Paddy swarming /Lawn armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia) caterpillar damage to transplanted seedling Rice (Oryza sativa) crop , Philippines.

Nigel Cattlin / Paddy swarming / lawn armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia) caterpillar damage to transplanted seedling Rice (Oryza sativa) crop , Philippines.

Nigel Cattlin / Yellow stem borer moth (Scirpophaga incertulas) caterpillar damage to Rice (Oryza sativa) stem causing aborted ear, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Asian Rice gall midge (Orseolia oryza) adult of major pest on Rice (Oryza sativa), Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Asian rice gall midge (Orseolia oryza) adult of major pest on Rice (Oryza sativa), Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Asian rice gall midge (Orseolia oryza) hatched pupal case emerged from a Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Damage cause by Rice blast (Magnaporthe grisea) leaf and ear disease on paddy Rice (Oryza sativa) crop, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath blight, (Rhizoctonia solani) disease infected paddy Rice (Oryza sativa) crop, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) bleached lesions on leaves of diseased flattened Rice (Oryza sativa) crop, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) diseased bleached lesions on grains on a Rice (Oryza sativa) ear, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) disease bleached lesions on leaves and stems of Rice (Oryza sativa), Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic stem borer / striped rice stem borer moth (Chilo supressalis) caterpillar feeding in a damaged Rice (Oryza sativa) stem

Vivek Menon / Electric fence construction in Mihimuk, Kaziranga National Park, India. Fences are installed to reduce crop damage by elephants, rhinos and buffaloes and to reduce human-animal conflict.

Pal Hermansen / Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop affected by drought. Viken, Norway. May.

Pal Hermansen / Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop affected by drought. Viken, Norway. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Golden potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) damage to a Potato (Solanum tuberosum) crop, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Bladder pod midge (Dasineura brassicae) damage to Oilseed rape / Canola (Brassica napus) seed pods.

Nigel Cattlin / Damage caused by Coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella) on Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) leaves, Colombia, South America.

Milan Radisics / To protect their crop from frost damage, farmers on large apricot farms use the old, rarely seen technique of torching. Using liquid paraffin candles to heat the surrounding air, the heat and smoke cr...

Milan Radisics / When frost arrives, the farmer's family come out to light liquid paraffin candles as quickly as possible, to protect the apricot crop from frost damage, Zavod, Hungary. April, 2020. SajtoFoto (Pre...

Nigel Cattlin / Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) exit hole on a ripe Bramley cooking apple (Malus domestica) on the tree, Berkshire, UK, August.

Nigel Cattlin / Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) larvae and their extensive damage to newly emerged asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) spears, Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) young larva and their damage to newly emerged asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) spears, Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) eggs and their young larval damage to newly emerged asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) spears, Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) eggs and their young larval damage to newly emerged asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) spears, Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) eggs and their young larval damage to newly emerged asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) spears, Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) damage to Capsicum pepper (Capsicum annuum) leaves in a garden greenhouse, Berkshire, UK, August.

Nigel Cattlin / Wilting and necrosis caused by boron deficiency, Bo, on a sugar beet plant in Champagne Region, France, Septrember

Nigel Cattlin / Wilting and necrosis caused by boron deficiency, Bo, on a sugar beet crop in Champagne Region, France, Septrember

Nigel Cattlin / Maize stalk borer (Busseola fusca) caterpillar on a damaged sorghum (Sorghum sp.) stem, South Africa, February

Nigel Cattlin / Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) lesions and weeping on a mango fruit on the tree, Transvaal, South Africa, February

Chris Gomersall / Tractor dispersing food to a large flock of Common cranes (Grus grus), Agamon Hula, Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are being fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative to mitigate again...

Chris Gomersall / Tractor dispersing food to a large flock of Common cranes (Grus grus), Agamon Hula, Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are being fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative to mitigate again...

Chris Gomersall / Large flock of Common cranes (Grus grus) feeding, Agamon Hula, Hula Valley, Israel. January. The cranes are being fed on maize kernels by a farmers' co-operative to mitigate against crop damage.

Nigel Cattlin / Gangrene (Phoma exigua var. foveata) fungal damage to the flesh of a potato tuber shown in cut section

Nigel Cattlin / Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) bronzing effect of grazing damage by mites on grapevine leaves, Champagne Region, France,

Nigel Cattlin / Necrotic lesions and damage on the margin of a Pinot Noir grapevine leaf caused by manganese deficiency, Champagne, France

Nigel Cattlin / Pear scab (Venturia pyrina) severe spotting and cracking damage to a pear fruit

Nigel Cattlin / Focus (patch) infection of damage by a root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in a soybean crop, Florida, USA