has spread extensively in North and South America and Europe where it has caused severe yield losses in many berry crops, cherries and grapes. Life…
(growth areas) with a low to moderate proportion of fibres. Their feeding causes deterioration of this tissue, making it easier for adult weevils to…
the leaves, stems and reproductive parts of more than 100 plant species causing major damage to cultivated grasses, such as maize, rice, sorghum and…
leaves together, between which they continue to feed. More severe damage is caused to the crop when older larvae penetrate fruits by burrowing under…
Adults are only active at night. Damage symptoms Most of the damage is caused by the older caterpillars which are voracious leaf feeders. Extensive…
males being slightly smaller than the females. Damage symptoms Damage is caused by the mites sucking out the contents of plant cells. Affected leaves…
pierced is unimportant. The piercing of the lower leaves in the crop can cause deformed growth above with lumpy leaves and curled leaf margins. The…
in the corn. In other crops, they prefer flower buds and soft fruit. They cause visible damage through feeding, and some larvae can also be seen on…
with larger larvae expelling large quantities. The damage that whiteflies cause to a crop is the result of sucking out the sap from the plant leaves…
like other saprophagous, coprophagous or necrophagous flies , does not cause any direct damage to animals or buildings, they are considered a serious
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