emergence of adults in spring occurs in April and May, depending on climatic conditions. After mating, each female may lay up to 180 eggs singly on…
tics and feeding habits. Plant mites generally thrive in warm and dry conditions, which is why they are often problematic in greenhouses and during…
apterous (wingless) adults are produced but winged adults occur under conditions of overcrowding and when plants are senescing. The parthenogenetic…
with white dots and hairs and a black head. Depending on environmental conditions such as day length, temperature and food source the larvae pass…
plant species. High populations of larvae can destroy plants under field conditions. Established crops are more resistant to damage than young plants…
affecting various crops in temperate parts of the world. Under natural conditions, the larvae of these species are parasitized by parasitic wasps and…
northern latitudes. Development lasts 6 months under the most favourable conditions, but the fourth and fifth instars may be prolonged in the winter.…
wingless forms of adults of the same species developing, depending on the conditions. Wingless adult aphids are known as apterous, and winged adults…
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