This scale resembles a miniature fried egg with a diameter of 2 mm. The newly hatched crawlers are roughly 0.3 mm long. They quickly attach themselves
hatch in mid- or late April. They are nocturnal and feed gregariously. The newly emerged larvae are brown. In later instars, their body becomes grey.…
leaves, on leaf petioles, and on stems on the lower portion of plants. When newly laid they are creamy white but turn to a patchy yellow as they age.…
when they detect a threat. Lifecycle and appearance of the pepper weevil Newly hatched adults have a light brown colour, with an oval body measuring 2…
feed mainly on leaves, flowers and buds. Older caterpillars loosely spin newly opened leaves together such that subsequent growth leads to an untidy…
the upper surface along pre-existing seams, to create a T-shaped opening. Newly emerged whiteflies have two pairs of transparent wings; later these…
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