Bemisia argentifolii ), but this name actually refers to the same species. How to prevent whitefly To prevent whitefly infestations in crops, there…
name ‘leafroller’ refers to the fact that the caterpillars often live in rolled-up leaves. Although some species are restricted to a single crop, most…
Spider mite damage How to prevent spider mite Preventing spider mites in your crop involves several strategies. Firstly, it is important to maintain…
sp. are a transparent greyish white and have a long slender body. The head is brown or reddish. The pupae are white to yellow and embedded in a dense…
chicken mite or roost mite, is a major pest of fowl, pigeons, and other caged birds worldwide. A parasite especially common to poultry breeding and…
following stages: egg, three larval instars, a pupa and the adult fly. The eggs are laid singly and are bean-shaped. A first instar larva is…
form a single, very large group of insects: the super- family Aphidoidea, belonging to the order Hemiptera . The aphids discussed here all belong to…
of the plant. The number of eggs laid by a single female can vary, and they can hatch within a few days to a couple of weeks, again depending on…
their key features being a whitish, milky-coloured body and reddish-brown head, measuring approximately 5 to 7 cm in length. To differentiate between…
instars, a pupal instar and the adult beetle. Adult common asparagus beetles ( Crioceris asparagi ) have a shiny blue head, black antennae and a red…
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