• Sycamore lace bug

  dripping down in public areas and house invasions. Life cycle and appearance of Sycamore lace bug Adults are about 3 mm in length and 2 mm in width. They [...] bugs often occur in large numbers (up to 100 per leaf). Such severe infestations lead to leaf yellowing and premature leaf abscission. In urban areas of [...] America where it occurs throughout the eastern United States and eastern Canada. In Europe, it is a highly invasive pest insect of plane (sycamore) trees ( Platanus

• California red scale

  to the Diaspididae family and is a pest found worldwide, mainly in citrus, but also in fig, cotton, mango, banana, avocado, grape, and rose. Damage symptoms [...] and birds, as well as by humans and their tools. In the hours after birth, they disperse over the tree in search of a source of food. When attracted by the [...] some characteristic yellow dots around each gravid female, which may result in loss of shoots and branches. The fruit can be affected at all stages and may

• Tomato leafminer

  place in the soil or on the surface of a leaf, in a curled leaf or in a mine. If they leave the mines they build silk cocoons on the leaflets or in the soil [...] done by the tomato leaf miner ( Tuta absoluta) are the blotch-shaped mines in the leaves. Caterpillars prefer leaves and stems, but they may also occur [...] attacked as soon as they are formed but the larvae only feed on green fruits. In case of serious infection, leaves die off completely. Mining by the caterpillar

• False spider mites

  are a clear red colour and elliptical in shape. They are laid in a fold in the leaf or along the mid-vein, often in dense clusters of several hundreds. [...] plant. In some crops, plants can become misshapen, presumably because the mites secrete a substance while feeding, that is poisonous to the plant. In places [...] spider mites Most false spider mites ( Tenuipalpidae ) are brick-red to yellow in colour. They have the same body shape as spider mites but are usually smaller

• Tomato fruit borer

  the fruit. In Brazil, the tomato fruit borer causes losses of around 45% of the national production, and this figure can be as high as 100% in some regions [...] General This pest is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil [...] Appearance and life cycle of the Tomato fruit borer. The eggs are white and vary in number, with an average of three per fruit. They are deposited next to the

• Chestnut fruit moth

  translucent, with a yellowish brown head. Fully developed larvae overwinter in a cocoon in the soil. They have an extended diapause and do not pupate until June [...] ) is a pest of chestnut and occasionally walnut. It is widely distributed in Europe. Damage symptoms A part of the kernel of the chestnut is destroyed [...] appear 3-4 weeks later and fly form July to September. Some larvae remain in diapause for a second winter. Eggs are laid singly on leaves close to developing

• Lesser house fly

  flies mate, adult males will form swarms in areas with still air out of direct sunlight where they remain in flight as they wait to be visited by an unmated [...] from the arctic to the temperate neotropics, and they typically reproduce in feces, compost and carrion. These flies are often a serious concern for commercial [...] abundant manure production create the ideal conditions for maggot development. In extreme cases, large fly populations can even represent a public health concern

• Cyclamen mite

  smaller than usual. In cyclamen, the flowers are damaged and leaf growth is inhibited. In hedera, a mite attack can cause baldness in parts of the stem. [...] and they are protected from direct sunlight. In such spots, they are difficult to observe. Damage occurs in localized patches, because the mite spreads [...] Phytonemus pallidus ) is a harmful strawberry pest as well as a common pest found in cyclamen, gerbera and other ornamentals . Mites belonging to the family of

• House fly

  originated in central Asia, the insect expanded its range worldwide long ago as a commensal organism to human populations; the housefly is always found in association [...] breeding site to pupate. Flies in the pupal stage are oval-shaped, with bluntly rounded ends, about 8 mm long and change in colour from yellow to red, to [...] abundant manure production create the ideal conditions for maggot development. In extreme cases, large fly populations can even create public health issues

• Red-belted clearwing

  brown head. The adults usually appear in June or July and are very active in warm, sunny weather. The eggs are laid in crevices of the trunk of host trees [...] Development lasts around 20 months. When fully grown, in April to June of the following year, the larva pupates in a tough greyish cocoon. The pupae can be found [...] Other hosts are pear, almond, peach, cherry and plum. It is widely distributed in central and southern Europe. Damage symptoms of Red-belted clearwing The bark