and stout with short antennae and short legs. The head of the adult has a pair of conspicuous eyes. The wings have grey-brown patches. Although shore…
display many similarities with the adults. The adult beetles usually possess a pair of membranous wings beneath the wing covers. Many species are very…
has no wings. The body is covered with a fine waxy material and have 18 pairs of wax rods round the edge of the body, and two slightly longer 'tail…
between these are two short knobs (antennal tubercles). Their cornicles (the pair of small, upright, backward-pointing tubes on the aphid's rear end)…
ends are equally rounded. The larvae are opaque white and have only three pairs of legs. They develop into the resting stage (pharate nymph). This is…
pupal instars do not feed and only move if disturbed. In the adults both pairs of wings are fully developed. Damage symptoms Thrips cause damage to…
if they remain moist, and creamy-white larvae (3–9 mm long) with a single pair of dark mouth hooks typically emerge from the eggs within 24 hours. The…
T-shaped opening. Newly emerged whiteflies have two pairs of transparent wings; later these two pairs of wings and the body are covered with a white,…
Predatory mites lay their eggs near pest-infested areas. The larvae have three pairs of legs. Depending on the predatory mite species larvae are…
instance Amblyseius swirskii or Amblydromalus limonicus . The larvae have three pairs of legs and, unlike the larvae of Phytoseiulus persimilis , feed…
Get the latest news and information about your crops directly in your mailbox