adult stage of the greenhouse potato aphid is rather squat, of medium size (1.8 - 3.0 mm long) and oval in shape. It has a light yellow-green to brown-green
food source and the density of the population. Large individuals (up to 1.8 mm long) are usually dark green to black, while aphids produced in overcrowded
shape and has no wings. The body is covered with a fine waxy material and have 18 pairs of wax rods round the edge of the body, and two slightly longer 'tail
volucre females can lay 500 eggs in Macrosiphum euphorbiae over a period of 18 days. Fifty percent of the eggs are laid during the first five days. At 23-25°C
(above 70%, when applied with the adjuvant Addit ) and temperatures between 18-28 o C (optimum 20-25 o C) To ensure maximum germination of spores, and hence
germination. In general, the development rate of the epidemic is fastest at 18-25 °C. High relative humidity (RH) promotes germination of spores but inhibits
found at lower temperatures of 10 o c, the ideal development conditions are 18 o c-26 o c; above 35 o c, the life-cycle stops. They are also very prolific
last 10 years, exports of this fruit have had an average annual increase of 1.8% in volume and 11.4% in economic value, with the main client of Mexican chili
the lines are 95% Confidence intervals. 80 60 40 20 0 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Days after inoculation Other commercial entomopathogenic fungi Mycotal
little. They can be distinguished from other mealy bugs by their possession of 18 pairs of relatively short wax rods round the edge of the body, and two slightly