• Olive

  is the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera oleae) which lays its eggs in the olive. Also the fungus cycloconium oleaginum and the bacteria Xylella

• Neoseiulus cucumeris

  lays about two eggs per day. Life cycle of Neoseiulus cucumeris The life cycle of Neoseiulus cucumeris consists of the following stages: egg, larva, protonymph [...] protonymph, deutonymph and adult. Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves on leaf hairs or in the axils of main and side veins. They are oval, white and have [...] approximately 0.14 mm. The larvae have six legs, are the same colour as the eggs, and are only slightly larger. They do not need to feed to develop into a

• Sciarid flies

  of Sciarid flies The life cycle of sciarid flies has the following stages: egg, four larval instars, a pupal instar, and the adult. The adult insects are [...] places, with a lot of organic material. They occur the whole year round. The eggs are minute (0.1 to 0.25 mm) and yellowish white in colour. They are laid

• Broad mite

  Polyphagotarsonemus latus ) lay their eggs mainly on the underside of the leaf or on the fruit surface. The elongated, oval eggs are firmly attached to the surface [...] of Broad mite The life cycle of tarsonemid mites has the following stages: egg, larva, and adult. The larvae have three pairs of legs, adults possess four

• Western flower thrips

  occidentalis) develops in six stages: egg, two larval instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult insect. The eggs of the western flower thrips (Frankliniella

• Greenhouse whitefly

  greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) goes through six stages, namely egg, first, second, third and fourth larval stage (often referred to as ‘pupa’ [...] the plant and on the underside of young leaves, where they deposit their eggs. When shaking infested plants, adults will first fly, then return to the

• Aphidius colemani

  aphids , even when they are at low density. The behaviour of the female during egg-laying is typical of the Aphidiidae. First the host is examined by drumming [...] abdomen forward, she pierces the aphid with her ovipositor and deposits an egg. All this happens in less than half a second. Apart from the parasitization [...] cycle and appearance of Aphidius colemani Female Aphidius spp. deposit an egg in an aphid in which four larval instars subsequently develop. Once larval

• Aphidoletes aphidimyza

  Here's how growers can identify the different life stages: Egg Stage: Aphidoletes aphidimyza eggs are tiny and elongated, usually laid individually near aphid [...] facilitating the rapid establishment of midge populations within the crop. Since eggs are generally laid within, or close to, an aphid colony, finding prey for

• Tobacco thrips

  parvispinus develops through six stages: egg, two larval instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult insect. The eggs are laid in leaves, flower petals, and [...] cycle and high reproductive rate, with females capable of laying numerous eggs, make Thrips parvispinus a challenging pest to manage. The feeding damage [...] inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Development from egg to adult takes about 36 days at 20 ºC and around 23 days at 25 ºC. Larvae

• Aphytis melinus

  the parasitic wasp Aphytis Melinus Aphytis melinus females deposits their eggs underneath scale insects, with the hatched larvae feeding on and ultimately [...] melinus Aphytis melinus is an ectoparasite: the female deposits one or more eggs beneath the scale cover and upon hatching, the larva proceeds to feed on