species. Just like the adults, the Phyllophaga larvae or grubs look similar, with their key features being a whitish, milky-coloured body and…
beneficial insects crucial for natural pest control in agriculture. Equipped with piercing mouthparts, they actively hunt and feed on various harmful…
contaminants. Most soil-grown ornamental production uses open irrigation systems with subsurface drains beneath the greenhouse. Flowering plants must…
Animals housed this way also tend to have an increased parasite load and those with access outdoors can sometimes fall victim to predation. The…
before pupating, the grown larva cuts a sickle-shaped exit hole in the leaf with its mouth parts. After roughly one hour the larva crawls out of the…
inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are nearly transparent white or yellowish to orange-yellow, with a large head and…
begins to feed on plant sap very soon after emerging. The insect is covered with a white waxy substance. Damage symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a…
yellow, and as the days become shorter, they change to light green or brown with dark green stripes running the length of the body. The winged forms…
(fungi which bear fruiting structures that are large enough to be observed with the naked eye). They can appear either below ground (hypogeous) or…
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