horticulturalists due to its resistance to nearly all insecticides, and its ability to develop on wild vegetation during the summer. It is highly…
Thrips palmi Melon thrips General It is polyphagous pest and has been recorded more than 36 plants families. Life cycle and appearance The…
American serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii) eats its way outwards from its egg, so that its mines join to form small plates. In various other…
citrus in several countries as it is a vector of a serious citrus disease called greening disease or Huanglongbing. It is widely distributed in…
features are its size in the final instar (approximately 35 mm) and its longitudinal stripes on the body. When the larva has fully developed, it stops…
throughout the world. It causes damage in (sub-)tropical areas especially. The tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) is feared because of its high level…
pre-pupal stage, its body contracts and it does not crawl any more. The future adult organs are well visible on the pupa. Damage symptoms It is very…
now present wherever its cruciferous hosts exist and it is considered to be the most universally distributed lepidopteran species. It is highly…
The aphid may originate from Asia, where its winter-hardy host plant, the peach tree, is native, however it is now a pest with a world-wide…
temperate regions throughout the world. It probably originated in the Mediterranean region, the origin of its principal host plant, oleander. Life…
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