• Beetles

  the same food as the adults. The pupae do not make a cocoon and will already display many similarities with the adults. The adult beetles usually possess [...] that is, the larvae do not resemble the adult at all, and must pass through a pupal instar before reaching the adult stage. Larvae have biting mouthparts [...] eliminate beetle larvae in the soil, while traps help monitor and reduce adult beetle populations. With Koppert’s biological solutions for beetles, professional

• Asian citrus psyllid

  Nymphs and adults of the psyllid take the bacteria into their bodies by feeding on bacteria-infected plants and then disease is spread when adults fly to a [...] cycle of Asian citrus psyllid Adult Asian citrus psyllids are mottled brown wings insects of about 25 to 35 mm long. The adults are active, jumping/flying [...] over-crowded. Development from egg to adult varied from 14 days at 28°C/82.4°F to 49 days at 15°C/59°F. New adults reach reproductive maturity within 2

• Oleander aphid

  c species; thus the adult aphids are all female and males do not exist. Adult females may be winged or wingless. The winged adult females (alata) are yellow [...] through five nymphal instars. Normally apterous (wingless) adults are produced but winged adults occur under conditions of overcrowding and when plants are [...] they deposit nymphs rather than eggs and that the progeny are clones of the adult female. The nymphs feed in colonies on the shoots at the top of the plant

• Crane flies

  own, and 2.5 cm long. After adults emerge, part of the pupal case can be found sticking out above the soil surface. Adult common crane flies emerge from [...] (which they pull into the ground of mainly grasses and cereal crops. The adults do not cause any damage. Damage symptoms Larval feeding causes brown spots [...] on larvae and digging up turf. Life cycle and appearance of Crane flies Adult crane flies are large flies with females reaching 45-50 mm across. They have

• Orius laevigatus

  their development (four per day on average). Adult females can kill up to 20 nymphs or six to seven adults per day. They are also cannibalistic. In pollen [...] mouthparts with which they feed on thrips and other small insects. Adult stage: Adult Orius laevigatus are small, elongated insects, about 1.4-2.4 millimeters [...] management strategies in various agricultural and horticultural systems. Both adults and nymphs of Orius laevigatus are voracious predators, adept at piercing

• Tobacco whitefly

  the adult are already clearly visible. These pupae are found on the oldest leaves. The adult emerges from the pupa via a T-shaped fissure. The adult whiteflies [...] together. When shaking infested plants, adults will first fly, then return to the underside of the leaves. The adult tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) has [...] (often referred to as ‘pupa’ although strictly spoken this is not true) and adult. The larvae are found on the underside of young leaves and have an oval shape

• Chilli thrips

  dorsalis consists of six stages: egg, two larval instars, pre-pupa, pupa, and adult. Eggs are inserted into plant tissue, making them difficult to detect. Females [...] shaped. Nymphs are tiny, slender, fragile and yellowish straw in colour. Adults has heavily fringed wings and grey in colour. Life cycle is short and completed [...] per year. Reproduction is both by sexual and partheno-generic. Larvae and adults feed on the underside of leaves, creating silvering, curling, and deformities

• Flies

  affect crop hygiene. Their larvae can damage roots and growing media, while adults can cause contamination. Effective fly control is essential to maintain [...] combines targeted monitoring and natural enemies that reduce both larval and adult populations: Beneficial nematodes Predatory mites Pheromone traps, lures [...] mites target fly larvae in the soil, while traps and attractants reduce adult populations and support monitoring. With Koppert’s biological solutions for

• Cottony cushion scale

  not necessary for reproduction. The adult male has well developed antennae and one pair of dusky wings, The adult ‘females’ produce 500 to 2000 bright-red [...] limbs and an orange-brown body that is coated with white and yellow wax. The adult ‘females’ are easily recognized by their large size (up to 10 mm long), red-brown [...] The legs, antennae and body hairs are conspicuously black. The nymphs and adult females produce long, hair-like, transparent rods of wax from the body. On

• Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

  entirely. Adult ladybirds and young larvae prefer the eggs and young larvae, while older larvae appear to prey on all stages of mealybugs equally. Adult ladybirds [...] resemble fullgrown larvae, but are inactive, attached to the surface. Adult stage: Adult Cryptolaemus montrouzieri are small beetles with a dark brown or black [...] At a temperature of 21°C, during the whole period of its development to adult beetle, a larva eats more than 25 second and third instar mealybug nymphs