world but prefers the warmer regions. It has been a pest in European greenhouses since the late 1980’s, particularly affecting cucumber. About Cotton…
native, however it is now a pest with a world-wide distribution. The green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is a particularly…
and appearance of Hemispherical scale An adult female of S. coffeae has a hemispherical form with a smooth surface. The colour is usually dark to…
become crawlers. The crawlers move out to look for a suitable place to feed and become sessile usually after a few hours The development from egg to…
hesperidum is very common in tropical and sub-tropical regions and is also a common pest in greenhouses throughout the world. C. hesperidum has many…
widespread in temperate regions, where it is a serious economic pest of beans. It is highly polyphagous, and attacks a wide range of other crops. Life…
of the family Rosaceae and is a pest of strawberries and roses. Life cycle and appearance of Yellow rose aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with…
but is these days distributed throughout the world. It is a highly polyphagous species with a preference for Solanaceae (particularly potato), but has…
matt, never glossy. Winged individuals have a brown-black head and thorax and a reddish abdomen. There is a dark brown spot on the abdomen and several…
miner has been found in greenhouses for decades, but has become a common pest since the 1960’s, particularly in sweet pepper, lettuce, melon,…
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