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…
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…
legless, pyriform with a brown head and body comprised of 13 segments. Fully grown larvae migrate to the periphery of the palms to build a solid…
citri ), is an important pest of citrus in several countries as it is a vector of a serious citrus disease called greening disease or Huanglongbing.…
cases, large fly populations can even represent a public health concern for the communities surrounding a farm. Life cycle and appearance of the…
described in 1860, the cannabis aphid ( Phorodon cannabis ; a.k.a. bhang aphid or hemp aphid) is a very new pest to North America. It was first seen…
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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