living on plants can cause considerable damage to their host. Tarsonemids like the broad mite ( Polyphagotarsonemus latus ) can occur both on…
, a name that literally means ‘fringed wings’, and refers to the eyelash-like fringe of hairs along both edges of the thin wings. There are more than…
soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are light to yellowish green in colour, with a large…
larvae are 30 to 40 mm long. The first instars are the most mobile, and move like loopers. The caterpillars are often aggressive and cannibalistic.…
creating a characteristic windowing effect. This damage and moist sawdust-like frass near the funnel and upper leaves can be an easily spotted sign of…
soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are nearly transparent white or yellowish to…
living on plants can cause considerable damage to their host. Tarsonemids like the cyclamen mite ( Phytonemus pallidus ) can occur both on vegetable…
Eggs are laid singly or in groups of 5 to 10 eggs, overlapping in a tile-like fashion on both the upper and lower surface of leaves close to the veins
upper two-thirds of the forewings are light ochreous and the markings are like those of the males. The back is marked with a broad cream or light…
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