The adults, 5-6 mm long, are dark yellow in colour and there are three black stripes on the wing covers. They emerge throughout the summer period with
long. They have six instars that vary in colour from light tan to green to black. They have a distinct white inverted Y-shaped mark on the front of the head
Agrotis spp.) are occurring worldwide. Important species are for instance the black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon and the turnip moth Agrotis segetum . The larvae
two openings become visible (entrance and exit). Do not remove the small black door under the lid Pollination performance and duration varies per crop and
following a recent blood meal, otherwise the mite appears white, grey or black. Adults are about 1 mm long (0.04 inches) and have long legs. They are typically
with a few stiff hairs. In older caterpillars , each segment has a clear black dot above the lateral yellow lines. There are three pairs of prolegs, instead
secreted in the form of honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit
a total period of two to three weeks, developing a greyish colour and a black cephalic capsule in the first stage, but later adopting a variety of colours
on leaves and flowers as a sticky “honeydew” which promotes the growth of black fungal moulds. White skin moults visible on the leaves. Live aphids may be
a pupal instar and the adult fly. Adult leaf miners are small yellow and black coloured flies , at most only several millimetres long. When the adult females