probably originated in the Mediterranean region, the origin of its principal host plant, oleander. Life cycle and appearance of Oleander aphid The…
strawberry, apple rot, apple collar rot and crown rot. It has an extremely wide host range. Life cycle and appearance of Apple collar rot Phytophthora…
and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered weak pathogens and can only infect wounded or stressed host plants. Life cycle and…
have a strong saw-like ovipositor that is used to penetrate the skin of the host fruit and for laying the egg into the fruit. Eggs are white, 0.6 long…
necessary for the infection to occur. The pathogen infects large number of wild hosts along with cultivated crops. Management Sanitation and removal…
infection to new plants. Sporangium germ tube forms zoospores which enter the host through lenticels and stoma. Rain, wind, water and others are the…
produced) lifecycles. There is no alternation of hosts, and the two types of life cycles occur on the same host plant. The aphid can overwinter not…
leaf tunnel depends on the stage of development of the leaf, the species of host plant and the species of leaf miner. The older larvae make wider…
greenhouse crops. The aphid may originate from Asia, where its winter-hardy host plant, the peach tree, is native, however it is now a pest with a…
dorsalis Chilli thrips General It is polyphagous pest having wide range of host plants. Life cycle and appearance Gravid female lays about 100 eggs in…
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