Delia antiqua larvae. They enter the host's body cavity and release symbiotic bacteria that break down the host tissue, providing sustenance for…
feltiae nematodes infect their hosts by entering through natural openings, releasing symbiotic bacteria that kill the host within a few days. They are…
General Trichoplusia is not only a damaging pest in crucifers, their favourite host, it can also be found in crops such as tomato, pepper, some…
eggs inside or on the bodies of host pests. When the eggs hatch, the wasp larvae feed on and eventually kill the host. Parasitic wasps are valuable…
have a strong saw-like ovipositor that is used to penetrate the skin of the host fruit and for laying the egg into the fruit. Eggs are white, 0.6 long…
for a host or using an ambush strategy to reach their host. Once in contact with a host, they try to penetrate it through a body opening. In the host,…
spore germ tube penetrates the host cuticle, fungal multiplication takes place through formation of hyphal bodies in the host body. The ISARID microbe…
produced) lifecycles. There is no alternation of hosts, and the two types of life cycles occur on the same host plant. The aphid can overwinter not…
greenhouse crops. The aphid may originate from Asia, where its winter-hardy host plant, the peach tree, is native, however it is now a pest with a…
leaf tunnel depends on the stage of development of the leaf, the species of host plant and the species of leaf miner. The older larvae make wider…
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