• Tobacco aphid

  chrysanthemum, and various pot plants and cut flower crops. Damage symptoms Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth [...] colour. When reproduction is asexual, the young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly. Aphids moult

• Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles)

  nematodes and other small soil-dwelling organisms. The larvae do not feed. Nymphs and adults prey mainly in the upper 1-2 cm of the soil. Adult females consume [...] 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 approximately

• Neoseiulus cucumeris

  first instar larvae of Western flower thrips ( Frankliniella occidentalis) . Nymphs of the predatory mite have more trouble in capturing prey than adults, and [...] thrips larvae killed by an adult mite are sometimes partly consumed by the nymphs. At 25°C under optimal conditions, an adult female Neoseiulus cucumeris [...] slightly larger. They do not need to feed to develop into a protonymph. The nymphs are larger than the larvae, have eight legs and are pale brown. Adult mites

• Cyclamen mite

  is often considered a fourth stage called pupa, false pupa or quiescent nymph. Adult females are yellowish brown, about 0.25 mm long, with the hind legs [...] have only three pairs of legs. They develop into the resting stage (pharate nymph). This is a transitional stage between larva and adult mite during which

• Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

  adult beetle, a larva eats more than 25 second and third instar mealybug nymphs. The larvae of the late third and fourth in stars are the most voracious [...] Larvae have prominent mandibles and actively hunt and feed on mealybug nymphs and adults. Pupal stage: Larvae pupate in various places, on any convenient

• Brown soft scale

  mating). It may appear that they bear live young, but in fact the first instar nymph emerges from the egg under the mother’s scale. The pink crawlers are active

• Two-spotted spider mite

  species in greenhouses and many outdoor crops. Spider mite damage Larvae, nymphs and adults cause damage to the host plant by feeding on plant sap. They [...] little as 30% damage of the leaf surface can lead to loss of the crop. The nymphs and adults also produce webs, and plants can get completely covered with

• Rice root aphid

  essentially born pregnant with genetically identical offspring. Newborn nymphs reach maturity quickly, in about ten days. Adults can live up to a month

• Black bean aphid

  usually at the younger parts of the plant but can spread all over the plant. Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth

• Broad mite

  false pupa or quiescent nymph. The males use their fourth pair of legs to carry around young pharate females (quiescent nymphs) that are still in their