• Obscure mealybug

  spiky projections or platelets. Eggs are laid in a sticky, foamy mass of wax threads, called an egg sac. Once the batch of eggs is laid, the female dies. First

• Onion thrips

  (Thrips tabaci) develops in six stages: egg, two larval instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult insect. The eggs of the onion thrips (Thrips tabaci)

• Two-spotted spider mite

  ( Tetranychus urticae ) pass through the following developmental stages: egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymph, and adult. In the larval and nymphal stages [...] period and a resting period of roughly equal duration can be distinguished. Eggs are usually found on the underside of leaves. They have an oval body that

• Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles)

  rear end of the body. The eggs, larvae, and first nymphal instars are white, with nymphs becoming light brown as they age. The eggs are white, oval, and a [...] life cycle as the Phytoseiidae and thus passes through the following stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged protonymph and deutonymph, and adult. Str

• Miglyphus

  and third instar leaf miner larvae in the mine and lay their eggs next to them. The eggs develop into parasitic wasps inside the mine (but outside the

• Potato/tomato psyllid

  affected crops. Lifecycle and appearance of the potato/tomato psyllid The eggs are egg-shaped with a bright orange-yellow colour. They are attached to a strand

• Anagyrus vladimiri

  readily attack second and fourth instars. The female lays a single egg in each host. Eggs laid in smaller hosts usually produce males. Prior to oviposition [...] parasitic wasp Anagyrus vladimiri The female Anagyrus vladimiri lays its eggs inside the body of the mealybug. Upon hatching, the larvae feed on the internal

• Phytoseiulus persimilis

  mites : egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymph and adult, except for the resting period in the larval and nymphal stages. On plants, the oval eggs are usually [...] persimilis feeds on all stages of spider mites , but has a preference for eggs. The predatory mites pierce the prey with their mouthparts and suck out the [...] adult female consumes up to five adult spider mites or 20 young larvae or eggs per day. Because the development rate of the predatory mite is roughly twice

• Neoseiulus cucumeris

  lays about two eggs per day. Life cycle of Neoseiulus cucumeris The life cycle of Neoseiulus cucumeris consists of the following stages: egg, larva, protonymph [...] protonymph, deutonymph and adult. Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves on leaf hairs or in the axils of main and side veins. They are oval, white and have [...] approximately 0.14 mm. The larvae have six legs, are the same colour as the eggs, and are only slightly larger. They do not need to feed to develop into a

• Avocado

  berry is green-skinned and fleshy and its shape resembles a pear or (large) egg. The avocado tree belongs to the flowering plant family of Lauraceae . Co