Heteropteran bugs are insects which have flattened bodies and fold their wings flat over their body when at rest. The wings overlap each other…
(Planococcus citri) , but its body is covered with a thicker layer of wax, the filaments around the body are longer (20-50% of the body size) and the…
transverse black bands across the body. The antennae are 0.7-1.0 times the body length, reaching to the siphunculi. The body length is 1.2-2.3 mm.…
rods round the edge of the body, and two slightly longer ‘tail filaments’ . The tail filaments are always shorter than 20% of body length. They…
and adult. Stratiolaelaps scimitus is a large mite with a body length of up to 1 mm. The body is pale with a clearly visible brown dorsal shield,…
oval-shaped appearance, distinctive red eyes, and waxy strands around their body. The entire development process lasts around 12 to 24 days, during…
reddish-brown with dark spots. In later instars the head is mottled, and the body is marked with three prominent longitudinal dark bands with numerous…
controlling their populations. These tiny wasps lay their eggs inside or on the bodies of host pests. When the eggs hatch, the wasp larvae feed on and…
black, whatever the body colour, which can vary widely, from light yellow to light green, or even a green-black colour . This body colour depends on t
, soft and segmented. The body appears to be divided into two parts: the head with the mouthparts, and the rest of the body. All mobile stages have…
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