on the lower portion of plants. When newly laid they are creamy white but turn to a patchy yellow as they age. The mites have two nymphal stages:…
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 distinguishing…
honeydew on which black sooty mould fungi grow. Leaves and fruit quickly turn black and fruit can become unmarketable. Solution Finder Find solutions…
premature leaf fall and fruit drop. Flowers attacked by first generation nymphs turn brown and die. Feeding later in the season may affect the harvest…
often attended by ants. The ants will clean and protect the coccids and in turn benefit from a rich food source. The honeydew also quickly becomes…
and become distorted between the lateral veins. Severely damaged leaves turn yellow and drop. In addition, leaves are covered with small droplets of…
apple leaves are severely curled downwards and disfigured. They sometimes turn yellowish or brown. Attacked shoots are stunted and twisted. Heavy…
is covered with close-lying hairs. The eggs are white at first but rapidly turn darker. They are laid separately or in batches on the ground, or on…
ground. The pupae are approximately 2 cm long and a glossy brown colour, turning black shortly before the adult moth emerges. Damage symptoms Large…
green with brown longitudinal lines at the beginning of pupation and then turn light brown with a dark pattern towards the end of pupation. There are…
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