sugars, but has a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein. The excess sugar is…
development of fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of…
a regular problem for horticulturalists due to its resistance to nearly all insecticides, and its ability to develop on wild vegetation during the…
suggested to have its origin in Europe, South Africa or East Asia, but is now present wherever its cruciferous hosts exist and it is considered to be…
seeking females to fertilize. The female second instar nymphs, on the other hand, settle on the leaf and begin to secrete wax, moulting to a third…
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return to the underside of the leaves. The adult tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) has well-developed piercing-sucking mouthparts and begins to feed…
and can be hard to spot. They are smaller than the females, have two pairs of wings and two long tail filaments. Their sole task is to fertilize the…
reduced to slender threadlike structures that are not used for walking. The males are smaller than the females and their hind legs are modified and us…
of legs in both males and females is different to the others and not used for walking. After moulting to the third larval stage the larvae stay in…
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