stages: egg, larva, and adult. The larvae have three pairs of legs, adults possess four pairs. The last pair of legs in both males and females is…
rest of the body. All mobile stages have only two pairs of legs, whereas other mite groups have four pairs. Eggs are roughly 0.05 mm in diameter and…
body there are pairs of dark dots. The dark head is also conspicuous, as are the four dark dots behind the head capsule. There are 4 pairs of prolegs.…
a few short hairs and small white patches. The larva has five pairs of prolegs; one pair of prolegs protrudes from the posterior end, forming a…
have three pairs of legs. They do not feed and remain inactive unless disturbed. Once the larva has moulted to the protonymph (with four pairs of…
They can be distinguished from other mealy bugs by their possession of 18 pairs of relatively short wax rods round the edge of the body, and two…
display many similarities with the adults. The adult beetles usually possess a pair of membranous wings beneath the wing covers. Many species are very…
ends are equally rounded. The larvae are opaque white and have only three pairs of legs. They develop into the resting stage (pharate nymph). This is…
pupal instars do not feed and only move if disturbed. In the adults both pairs of wings are fully developed. Damage symptoms Thrips cause damage to…
instance Amblyseius swirskii or Amblydromalus limonicus . The larvae have three pairs of legs and, unlike the larvae of Phytoseiulus persimilis , feed…
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