• Impatiens thrips

  (Echinothrips americanus) develops in six stages: egg, two larval instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult insect. Impatiens thrips (Echinothrips americanus) [...] of the leaf. Pupation occurs on the leaf rather than on the ground. The prepupae and pupae remain immobile on the leaf tissue. Adults are found on both

• Vine mealybug

  ) develops through 7 stages: egg, first, second and third instar nymph, prepupa, pupa and adult. The eggs are golden-yellow in color and are deposited in [...] nymphs are very similar to the adult female, even if they are smaller. The prepupa and pupa stages are present only in the male. After a complete metamorphosis

• Western flower thrips

  (Frankliniella occidentalis) develops in six stages: egg, two larval instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult insect. The eggs of the western flower thrips [...] instars can be recognized by their developing wing buds. Compared to the prepupa, the pupa has longer, more developed wing buds and longer antennae that

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in potato & outdoor vegetables

  days apart - repeat if necessary. Soil Soil dwelling instars: larvae, prepupae and pupae 5 billion/ha Caterpillars Various species Apply once caterpillars [...] applications at 7 days interval. Soil Soil dwelling instars: larvae, prepupae and pupae 1,5 billion/ha Potatoes Wireworms Agriotes spp. From planting

• Thrips

  thrips Thrips develop through six stages: the egg, two larval instars, a pre-pupa and a pupal instar, and finally the adult insect. The eggs are kidney-shaped [...] instars are recognizable by their developing wing buds. Compared with the pre-pupa, the pupa has longer, more developed wing buds and longer antennae that

• Tomato leaf miner

  larva, that emerges from its tunnel just prior to pupating, is known as a prepupa. This stage lasts only a few hours.

• Citrus mealybug

  development. After the second instar, a male nymph forms a dark brown ‘prepupa’ from which a pupa rapidly develops, inside a white cottony cocoon. Females