control in its raspberry production when it successfully controlled the white mite, a pest that had been a major problem for several berry growers in the
m spp.) are often found growing on this honeydew, which, as well as the white, waxy secretion of the mealybugs, reduces the ornamental value of the affected
An egg has an elongated shape, measuring 0.3 x 0.1 mm, and is transparent white in colour. It lies alongside the paralyzed leaf miner larva and is often
rapidly and moult four times before becoming adult, with the conspicuous white cuticles, shed during each of these moults, betraying their presence in the