temperate regions. The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) has a wide range of host plants, especially peppers, but also aubergine, tomato and…
foliage plants. Impatiens thrips (Echinothrips americanus) has a wide range of hosts. In addition to many ornamental plants it also attacks sweet…
in the egg stage; the “winter eggs” are laid in the wooden parts of the host plants in autumn. Damage symptoms Feeding of European red mites on…
These bacteria convert the host tissue into a food source, on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within
Zoospores are formed from the overwintering structures which infect the host. Zoospores are spores with flagellae which enable them to move through…
9-13 days Damage symptoms The developing larvae eat different parts of the host plant, depending on the crop, the stage of crop development, and the…
their common name comes from. Cutworms are vey polyphagous and have a wide host range. Life cycle and appearance of Cutworms The adults of Agrotis…
mummies are noticed in the crop around 2 weeks after the first introduction. Host feeding also takes place. Visual effect Parasitized aphids turn into…
young leaf miner larvae by using them as a food source. This is known as host feeding. Visual effect The presence of Diglyphus isaea in the crop is…
Germination of the oospores is stimulated by exudates from roots of a susceptible host nearby. The oospores germinate and form so-called sporangia…
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