a depth up to 5 cm soon after mating. The eggs elongate at laying but in time become nearly spherical through water absorption. Chafer larvae (grubs)…
females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin,…
(vagrant) on tomato plants. Aculops lycopersici was detected for the first time in Australia and is a pest in tomatoes in all areas where they are…
lower parenchyma. The mine starts to turn yellow and later brown. By this time, the damage is very visible. Eventually the mines may cover the entire…
brown colour, with an oval body measuring 2 to 3.5 mm in length, and over time they turn grey, reddish-brown, or nearly black. Their main…
uniformly grey. The moth are active at night and rest during the day. Development time is temperature dependent. At 25°C, eggs hatch after 3-4 days.…
and begin to feed instantly on plant sap. They grow rapidly and moult four times before becoming adult, with the conspicuous white cuticles, shed…
can significantly reduce the populations of whitefly in a short period of time. These predatory mites cannot be used in tomato as they get stuck in…
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