conspicuous. In older instars, the lighter colour of the bands between the body segments gives them a characteristic ringed appearance. Pupation takes…
in warmer climates. Wingless yellow rose aphids have a brownish head; the body is bright yellow to yellow-green or green and rather shiny. Winged…
Shore fly Adult Scatella shore flies are 4–5mm long with large eyes, thick bodies and short antennae, and their wings can have greyish brown patches.…
grubs look similar, with their key features being a whitish, milky-coloured body and reddish-brown head, measuring approximately 5 to 7 cm in length.…
house flies and other Fannia spp. are medium-sized to small flies with dark bodies and legs. When the flies mate, adult males will form swarms in…
dark brown spot on the abdomen and several transverse black bands across the body. Nymphs that develop into winged adults are often pink or red in…
30 mm long and have a creamy white colour. Along the dorsal surface of the body there are pairs of dark dots. The dark head is also conspicuous, as…
depressions, and rarely on stems or petioles. There are four larval instars. The body tapers at both ends and is green, sometimes suffused with pale…
tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) are held vertical and parallel along the body. Damage symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for…
or black. Some species may have distinctive markings or stripes on their bodies or wings. Movement: Thrips are strong fliers and can move quickly…
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