Aphytis melinus

the adult wasp chews a small round hole in the scale cover and leaves. Males and females are a lemon-yellow with green compound eyes and three red ocelli [...] the head. Wasps are approximately 1 mm in length. Females are larger than males, and have an ovipositor. Sex ratio is normally female biased.

Diamond back moth

of the wings appear to turn upward slightly when viewed from the side. In males, the upper two-thirds of the forewings are dark, sometimes suffused with [...] the forewings are light ochreous and the markings are like those of the males. The back is marked with a broad cream or light brown band along the back

Poster - Recognizing stink bugs

nymph Fourth instar nymph Fifth instar nymph Adult (left female, right male) Instar nymph Adult Halyomorpha halys Eggs Only use products that are

Thrips Identification Guide

cs Behaviour and life cycle Damage Host plants Females 1.2 mm long, males 1 mm. Variable in colour, from yellow to dark brown. 8 antennal segments [...] plants, both vegetable and ornamental plants. Females 0.8 -1.0 mm long. Males smaller and very rare. Light yellow to brown in colour. 7 antennal segments [...] greenhouses found on both ornamental and vegetable plants. Females 1.6 mm long, males 1.3 mm. Dark brown to black and armoured. End segments of legs yellow. Forewings

Picusan

dispensers release a species-specific pheromone/kairomone which lures the male and female weevils into the trap. Once in the trap, they cannot escape and

Sticky plate

Trap and species-specific sex pheromone to capture butterflies and moths or male alate mealybugs inside or outside the greenhouse. How does Sticky plates

Broad mite

pairs of legs, adults possess four pairs. The last pair of legs in both males and females is different to the others and not used for walking. After moulting [...] considered a fourth stage called pupa, false pupa or quiescent nymph. The males use their fourth pair of legs to carry around young pharate females (quiescent

Diglyphus isaea

generally rather larger than the male and can be recognized by a broad black stripe over the hind leg, whereas males have two small black bands

Cotton bollworm

18 to 19 mm in length and have a wingspan of about 40 mm. The grey-green males are smaller. The forewings are edged with a line of black spots, and the

Sciarid flies

sucking mouth parts, but they hardly feed at all during their short life. The males are usually smaller than the females. They are not fast fliers, and prefer