they feed on many crops. However, this is not universal among the Agromyzidae. Of the approximately 2,500 species in this family, only eleven are…
Hundreds of plant species from different families serve as suitable hosts for this whitefly. It occurs on many crops, including aubergine, beans,…
tabaci ) belongs to the family Aleyrodidae , and the sub-family Aleyrodinae . This insect was first identified on tobacco in Greece in 1889, hence the…
and are plant-eating species from the Melolonthinae subfamily. Although this subfamily contains a number of species which cause damage to crops, the…
aphid ( Phorodon cannabis): This specie is a very new pest to North America. Potato aphid ( Macrosiphum euphorbiae ): This specie is of North American…
thrips ( Thrips tabaci ): This species is a major pest of onions and other allium crops Chilli trips ( Scirtothrips dorsalis ): This is a polyphagous…
polyphagous aphid found on more than 700 plant species. Crop plants attacked by this aphid include cotton, citrus, coffee, cocoa, eggplant, cucumber,…
pass through three larval instars. The pupa is hard to find in the soil, as this stage lasts only a few days. The adults, 5-6 mm long, are dark yellow…
antennae and a slightly yellowish tint. This species is also called silverleaf whitefly ( Bemisia argentifolii ), but this name actually refers to the…
roughly one hour the larva crawls out of the leaf and falls to the ground. This occurs in the early morning. The larva crawls into the ground to…
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