The blueberry aphid, Ericaphis fimbriata or Ericaphis scammelli , is most likely of North American origin and was probably introduced into Europe with…
exudes from the bark of attacked trees. The larvae emit an unpleasant goat-like smell. Trees eventually die. Solution Finder Find solutions for your…
living on plants can cause considerable damage to their host. Tarsonemids like the broad mite ( Polyphagotarsonemus latus ) can occur both on…
small ridges running top to bottom, with a thin stalk on top. They look a bit like an onion. Adult females are about 0.4 mm long, brick red, and oval…
less) consisting of central tubes along which they move, as well as more net-like parts bearing numerous droplets of oxalic-acid containing saliva…
, a name that literally means ‘fringed wings’, and refers to the eyelash-like fringe of hairs along both edges of the thin wings. There are more than…
egg-shaped when seen from above, with their dorsal surface showing a net-like pattern. The eggs are a clear red colour and elliptical in shape. They…
wing, where their common name is derived from. Females have a strong saw-like ovipositor that is used to penetrate the skin of the host fruit and for…
soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are light to yellowish green in colour, with a large…
brown and covered by masses of white, mealy wax. The siphunculi are pore-like and the cauda is small. Eriosoma lanigerum overwinters as “naked” nymphs
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