eggs. Mode of action Larvae of the lacewing attack their prey and suck their body fluids. Visual effect Prey is sucked out, shrivelled skins are…
a weapon for defence. When a bee stings, some venom is injected into the body through the stinger. In humans, this generates a short severe pain that…
and suck out the contents. Visual effect Orius laevigatus sucks out the body contents of its prey leaving only the empty skin. Pack size 500; 2,000…
attached, the spores germinate, penetrate the cuticle, and colonize the insect's body. Internal damage: Once inside the insect, the fungus…
ng (HLB). Nymphs and adults of the psyllid take the bacteria into their bodies by feeding on bacteria-infected plants and then disease is spread when…
their target pests, predatory mites feed on them by piercing their prey's body and extracting their bodily fluids, causing their death. As predatory…
dark brown spot on the abdomen and several transverse black bands across the body. Nymphs that develop into winged adults are often pink or red in…
depressions, and rarely on stems or petioles. There are four larval instars. The body tapers at both ends and is green, sometimes suffused with pale…
chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic farming marks the path to the future. "You grow into it a…
tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) are held vertical and parallel along the body. Damage symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for…
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