the ground to bury itself around 10-12 cm deep. This prepupal stage takes one to two days. It then pupates for ten to fourteen days, or three to five…
flies with females reaching 45-50 mm across. They have long, spindly legs and one pair of narrow, clear wings with clearly visible veins. Eggs are…
short hairs and small white patches. The larva has five pairs of prolegs; one pair of prolegs protrudes from the posterior end, forming a distinctive…
a sickle-shaped exit hole in the leaf with its mouth parts. After roughly one hour the larva crawls out of the leaf and falls to the ground. This…
The eggs are laid in May or June in groups in the soil. They hatch about one month later and the larvae start to feed on roots. The larvae…
crops such as tomato, pepper, some cucurbits, soybean, sesame and cotton. One of the reasons why this plague can be serious is that the moth is able…
After moulting to the third larval stage the larvae stay in their cuticle for one or two days and then emerge as adults. This stage is often…
wing parts as well as two smaller marks. Adults of L. chacoensis have only one small dark-coloured spot on their wings. The eggs of Lyprauta sp. are…
approximately two weeks at 21°C; therefore there can be many generations in one year. The European red mite overwinters in the egg stage; the “winter…
or supporting stalks, or other places. Depending on the climate, there are one, two or more generations per year. The fully grown caterpillars of the…
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