comparable in outline. Whitefly can be found in many different environments, but they are particularly common in greenhouse settings and in…
present in many European countries, including Italy, where it is widespread in the maize-growing areas in the north. Maize is the only crop in which…
very similar in terms of their external appearance. In short, the adults have a reddish-brown colour and grow to approximately 10 to 25 cm in size,…
white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. The yellow rose aphid is holocyclic in North America (i.e. they mate in autumn and produce eggs to…
many and diverse host plants. In temperate regions of the world this mealybug poses a problem in greenhouse horticulture, and in the tropics and…
during the autumn.. Larvae overwinter in the soil, usually in the third instar stage. and start feeding again in spring. They become active again and…
is dark in colour. The siphunculi are black and bent outwards. The rose aphid usually overwinters on rose bushes in the egg stage, although in mild…
yellowish green in colour. They appear in late July and remain in corn fields until first frost. Females lay their tiny, white eggs in the soil at the…
prolegs. Caterpillars are found in webs, preferably in damp, humid places and are thus mainly found low in the crop, often in decaying organic…
as a consequence of the trade in foliage plants. Impatiens thrips (Echinothrips americanus) has a wide range of hosts. In addition to many ornamental…
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