the ground to bury itself around 10-12 cm deep. This prepupal stage takes one to two days. It then pupates for ten to fourteen days, or three to five…
short hairs and small white patches. The larva has five pairs of prolegs; one pair of prolegs protrudes from the posterior end, forming a distinctive…
a sickle-shaped exit hole in the leaf with its mouth parts. After roughly one hour the larva crawls out of the leaf and falls to the ground. This…
crops such as tomato, pepper, some cucurbits, soybean, sesame and cotton. One of the reasons why this plague can be serious is that the moth is able…
others and not used for walking. The larvae stay in their larval cuticle for one or two days and then emerge. This stage is often considered a fourth…
leaves and stunting of growth. They can also transmit plant viruses from one plant to another. Find solutions for whitefly in your crop Life cycle of…
Chrysodeixis chalcites ) spreads to several northerly countries and is now one of the most frequently found pest species in greenhouses. Life cycle…
y of the host plant. This susceptibility can also vary considerably from one cultivar to another. Indirect damage arises when disease causing fungi or
whitefly General The greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) is one of the major pests of vegetable and ornamental crops in greenhouses…
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