eggs inside or on a host pest. Here's how it works: Egg laying: A female parasitic wasp seeks out a suitable host pest. The choice of host depends on…
and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered weak pathogens and can only infect wounded or stressed host plants. Three pathogens…
large raspberry aphid Amphorophora idaei . As both aphid species are host specific the host plant is the simplest method to distinguish these two…
bacteriophora nematodes infect their hosts by entering through natural openings or the cuticle. Once inside the host, they release symbiotic bacteria,…
and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered weak pathogens and can only infect wounded or stressed host plants. Life cycle and…
a common pest in greenhouses throughout the world. C. hesperidum has many host plants, including sub-tropical fruit crops (citrus, papaya, etc.) and…
other host plants in the winter, and those species that do not. Species that alternate between host plants reproduce asexually on their summer host…
spring, the aphids mainly feed on the underside of leaves of their summer hosts and start to reproduce parthenogenetically. Both wingless and winged…
nematodes infect their hosts by entering through natural openings. Once inside the host, they release symbiotic bacteria that kill the host within a…
killing their host insects. Here's how they work: Seeking out hosts: Entomopathogenic nematodes actively search for potential insect hosts. They are…
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