Scatella spp. Shore fly General Shore flies of the genus Scatella are a common greenhouse pest found throughout the United States, Canada and northern…
sciarid flies has the following stages: egg, four larval instars, a pupal instar, and the adult. The adult insects are 1 to 5 mm long, grey-black flie…
cycle and appearance of House fly Damage symptoms While the house fly, like other saprophagous, coprophagous or necrophagous flies , does not cause…
Shore fly General Shore flies ( Scatella tenuicosta ) occur very commonly, often in the vicinity of water. They feed on algae. Other shore fly…
and monitoring of different flying insects. Pests Yellow: whitefly , thrips , fungus gnats, leaf miners Blue: thrips Black: Tuta absoluta Red:…
Otiorhynchus sulcatus Black vine weevil General The black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, is a pest in many ornamental crops (e.g. rhododendron,…
not cause any damage. Life cycle and appearance of Crane flies Adult crane flies are large flies with females reaching 45-50 mm across. They have…
Lyprauta spp. Lyprauta General Larvae of the flies Lyprauta cambria, Proceroplatus trinidadensis and Lyprauta chacoensis (family Keroplatidae) have…
Cabbage moth The adult cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) has grey-brown to black forewings, with a kidney-shaped white-rimmed marking in the middle.…
scales Flies Flies can cause damage to crops both directly and indirectly. The type of damage depends on the species of the flies. Recognize fly…
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