mealworm adults are shiny, black beetles with a slightly-flattened oval shape. They are about 6 mm (0.25 inches) long and they have parallel rows of tiny
colour, which turn dark grey before hatching, and have a ribbed spherical shape. The larvae hatch after around four days. The corn earworm caterpillars go
and stalk intact. Shortly before pupating, the grown larva cuts a sickle-shaped exit hole in the leaf with its mouth parts. After roughly one hour the larva
the leaf intact. Shortly before pupating, the grown larva cuts a sickle-shaped exit hole in the leaf with its mouth parts. After roughly one hour the larva
characteristics: Size and shape: Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects that are usually less than 6 mm in length. They have a pear-shaped body with long antennae
and suck out the contents. Appearance Mobile stages are beige, droplet-shaped mites. Eggs are oblong and transparent white. Adults are about 0.5 mm in
place near the breeding site to pupate. Flies in the pupal stage are oval-shaped, with bluntly rounded ends, about 8 mm long and change in colour from yellow
grow to approximately 12 mm. A larva is often curled into the typical C-shape which it assumes whenever it is disturbed. The body is covered with stiff
characteristics at each stage: Egg stage : Orius insidiosus eggs are small, oval-shaped, and usually laid singly within plant tissues such as leaves, stems, or
pair of prolegs protrudes from the posterior end, forming a distinctive 'V' shape. Throughout their development, larvae remain quite small and active. Except