the largest of all lepidopteran families. Most adults of this family are nocturnal. The caterpillars mostly pupate in the ground. Another family…
horticulture. The Western flower thrips ( Frankliniella occidentalis ) is the most damaging species. Thrips form the order Thysanoptera, a name that…
pests. The leaf miner species that cause damage in horticultural crops are mostly polyphagous; that is, they feed on many crops. However, this is not…
affect plants grown in both soil and hydroponic systems. Unlike other aphids , most of this pest’s life cycle takes place underground, so it may be…
over 1 billion dollars. In Eastern Canada, the northern corn rootworm is the most common species found on corn. While adult Diabrotica barberi can…
having spread to many countries within the last 30 years. The thrips have mostly been able to spread as a consequence of the trade in foliage plants.…
scales) or with waxy threads (mealybugs). They suck the sap of plants and are mostly host plant specific. Apart from the damage they cause by sucking…
themselves can shrivel. Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) is found mostly along the main leaf veins, with most damage evident where these veins join. Fruit…
darkling beetle, or lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus is one of the most abundant insects found on the floor of poultry houses. It has long been…
this subfamily contains a number of species which cause damage to crops, the most representative genus is the Phyllophaga . Given the external…
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