• Vine mealybug

  ) develops through 7 stages: egg, first, second and third instar nymph, prepupa, pupa and adult. The eggs are golden-yellow in color and are deposited in [...] nymphs are very similar to the adult female, even if they are smaller. The prepupa and pupa stages are present only in the male. After a complete metamorphosis

• Tomato leafminer

  fourth instars they become greenish with a black band behind the head. The prepupae of the tomato leaf miner ( Tuta absoluta ) are lighter than the feeding [...] leaflets or in the soil. When pupation occurs inside mines or fruits, the prepupae do not build cocoons. Pupae have a greenish coloration at first, and then

• Western flower thrips

  (Frankliniella occidentalis) develops in six stages: egg, two larval instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult insect. The eggs of the western flower thrips [...] instars can be recognized by their developing wing buds. Compared to the prepupa, the pupa has longer, more developed wing buds and longer antennae that

• Tobacco thrips

  Thrips parvispinus develops through six stages: egg, two larval instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult insect. The eggs are laid in leaves, flower [...] instars can be recognized by their developing wing buds. Compared to the prepupa, the pupa has longer, more developed wing buds. The prepupal and pupal instars [...] throughout the year. Adult thrips have limited flight capability, while larvae, prepupae, and pupae have restricted mobility, which means long-distance dispersal

• Citrus mealybug

  development. After the second instar, a male nymph forms a dark brown ‘prepupa’ from which a pupa rapidly develops, inside a white cottony cocoon. Females