of thrips is relatively large. Both males and females are dark brown to black in colour with orange pigmentation between the segments, and the dark…
only at night. The forewings are grey-brown suffused with a dark brown or black. The head and thorax are brown and the abdomen grey-brown. The…
pests and diseases can affect olives. The most important is the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera oleae ) which lays its eggs in the olive.…
nematodes Effective control of onion and bean seed fly Bean seed fly ( Delia platura ), and onion fly ( Delia antiqua ) are common pests that can…
ca 1 mm in diameter and white when first laid but later turn yellow. The black head of the larva can be seen just before hatching. The eggs are laid…
mainly clear (therefore the common name) with brownish black veins and borders. The body is black with a red band across the abdomen. The larvae are…
vegetable and comes in a variety of colours, ranging from the regular orange to black and purple, but also red, yellow and white. The carrots which…
ranges from entirely orange-red to all black with all intermediates, depending on the number and size of black marks. Eggs are creamy white, shiny and
or green and rather shiny. Winged aphids have a bright green abdomen with black dorsal markings. The size of wingless adults is 1.2-2.5 mm, winged…
older caterpillar is extremely variable, and may be green, straw yellow, black, or pinkish / reddish brown. Full grown larvae are 30 to 40 mm long.…
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