Tetranychus urticae Two-spotted spider mite General Two-spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) is a pest of many crops throughout the world.…
Trombidiformes Spider mites and other mites What are spider mites? Spider mites are pests that present a threat to many crops throughout the world.…
latus Broad mite General The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) occurs in the tropics and in greenhouses in temperate regions. The broad mite…
The life cycle of spider mites includes eggs, larva, protonymph, deutonymph and adult with quiescent stages in between two successive active stages.…
Drosophila suzukii Spotted Wing Drosophila General Since the start of its invasion in 2008/2009, the spotted wing drosophila, which is originally from…
are light yellow when freshly deposited and bright orange with two distinct red eye spots at maturity. Eggs are anchored to plant tissue in an upright…
exceeds that of the body. The legs are also long, there are two distinctive dark green spots on the abdomen at the base of the cornicles. Alate…
s) is the most important vector for both tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV). Both viruses affect a wide range…
surface in summer. The pupal stage lasts about two weeks. Damage symptoms Larval feeding causes brown spots in grasslands, turf and cereal fields.…
males are short lived and can be hard to spot. They are smaller than the females, have two pairs of wings and two long tail filaments. Their sole task…
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