Crop Monitoring and Scouting Understanding crop monitoring and scouting In the world of agriculture and horticulture, the phrase "knowledge is power"…
plants. When newly laid they are creamy white but turn to a patchy yellow as they age. The mites have two nymphal stages: sometimes they are also…
microorganisms, and how do they contribute to pest control in agriculture? What are beneficial microorganisms, and how do they contribute to pest…
from the lesions on the leaves and form a secondary source of infection. They are dispersed by rain, irrigation water or handling of the plants.…
during which they visibly change colour over the different instars, starting with orange, then greenish-yellow, and finally green. When they hatch,…
are about half the size of the adult mite. They are oval in form, smooth, transparent and twice as long as they are wide. Both ends are equally…
breadth. Seen dorsally, they have an oval form; they are soft and covered with a fine waxy material. They move very little. They can be distinguished…
to the prey eaten and they are sometimes greenish in colour when they take fluids from the leaves. Due to their size and colour they are difficult to…
whitish to yellowish after emerging. They mine inside the leaf, stem or fruit. In the second to fourth instars they become greenish with a black band…
including Japanese beetles and June beetles. They are creamy-white, C-shaped, and typically found in the soil, where they feed on the roots of grasses…
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