third instar, the larvae will move to drier sites nearby and transform into reddish-brown pupae 4–7 mm long. Adults emerge 6–20 days later. In summer, flies
wide. They have a brown coloured abdomen covered by hairs. The head is reddish brown. The larvae are grey with a light longitudinal light stripe. Pupae
confused with damage caused by plant viruses. This appears as a bronze or reddish-brown discoloration of the leaves, with the affected areas curling and twisting
the growth of the bacteria and nematodes. In case of Heterorhabditis pink-reddish and Steinernema yellow-brownish. Under practical conditions, infected insect
