Lygus lineolaris Tarnished plant bug General The lygus bug (or tarnished plant bug) is native to North America, and it is especially common across the…
feed on the sap of plants, which can cause damage to the leaves and stunting of growth. They can also transmit plant viruses from one plant to…
signs of plant mites is also critical. This can be done by scouting the plants visually. You can also take steps to prevent plant mites from entering…
the sap of plants using their piercing-sucking mouthparts. They damage plants by causing stunting growth, curling leaves, and transmitting plant…
reproducing daily. Damage symptoms Because they suck the plant’s vital sap from the roots, plants infested with rice root aphids will exhibit some or…
the transmission of plant viruses. Infestations start usually at the younger parts of the plant but can spread all over the plant. Nymphs and adults…
generally do little harm to healthy plants, sciarid flies are particularly problematic in cuttings and other young growing plant material. Life cycle…
greatly reduce plant vigour and kill the plant through sucking of plant sap. However, also at lower densities the aphids can damage plants because…
found in the top of the plant and on the underside of young leaves, where they deposit their eggs. When shaking infested plants, adults will first…
into corms, rhizomes and stem bases of plants. Larvae can also feed above ground within the stems of the plants. Both adult beetles and larvae are…
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