on the underside of leaves where they pierce the cells and suck out the contents. The empty dead cells become yellow, and in many plants the damage…
their presence in the crop. At a later stage, the empty cells become desiccated and the adjacent cells turn brown. The vigour of the plant is also…
understood, possibly the mites, whilst sucking out the contents of plant cells, secrete substances that disturb local growth. Leaf feeding is mainly…
disturbed. Damage symptoms Thrips cause damage to plants by piercing the cells of the surface tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the…
developed. Damage symptoms Thrips cause damage to plants by piercing the cells of the surface tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the…
scales, produce no honeydew. They feed by sucking the contents of epidermal cells, into which they inject toxic substances that cause yellow, red or…
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