considered to have originated in Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about 1868 and devastated the citrus industry there until …
fruit. Pupation takes place in the soil or on the surface of a leaf, in a curled leaf or in a mine. If they leave the mines they build silk cocoons on…
begins to feed on plant sap very soon after emerging. The insect is covered with a white waxy substance. Damage symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a…
the ground to pupate. A small percentage of the larvae remain hanging on the leaf and pupate there. Damage symptoms Leaf miners cause damage to plants…
similar to the adult female, even if they are smaller. The prepupa and pupa stages are present only in the male. After a complete metamorphosis, a…
world with a temperate climate. It has a very similar appearance to the citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) , but its body is covered with a thicker…
urticae ) is a pest of many crops throughout the world. Despite their small size, they are capable of very rapidly doing severe damage, due to their…
instars which are at first kept beneath the body in a network of fine waxy threads. Over two or three weeks, a female produces 100-200 nymphs. In the…
pallidus ) is a harmful strawberry pest as well as a common pest found in cyclamen, gerbera and other ornamentals. Mites belonging to the family of t…
into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are nearly transparent white or yellowish to orange-yellow, with a large head and bright red…
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