known as a common pest worldwide, and while its origins are unclear, it was likely carried out of Sub-Saharan Africa and dispersed via global trade…
generations per year. The eggs of Lygus lineolaris are about 1 mm long, shaped like a thin, slightly-curved flask, truncated with a flat cap from…
instead of laying eggs. Life cycle and appearance of the Rice root aphid Like most aphids , the rice root aphid appears in both winged and wingless…
living on plants can cause considerable damage to their host. Tarsonemids like the broad mite ( Polyphagotarsonemus latus ) can occur both on…
small ridges running top to bottom, with a thin stalk on top. They look a bit like an onion. Adult females are about 0.4 mm long, brick red, and oval…
less) consisting of central tubes along which they move, as well as more net-like parts bearing numerous droplets of oxalic-acid containing saliva…
, a name that literally means ‘fringed wings’, and refers to the eyelash-like fringe of hairs along both edges of the thin wings. There are more than…
can be seen just before hatching. The eggs are laid in a mass and overlap like tiles on a roof. The average number of eggs per egg mass is 30. The…
wing, where their common name is derived from. Females have a strong saw-like ovipositor that is used to penetrate the skin of the host fruit and for…
soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are light to yellowish green in colour, with a large…
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