eggs inside or on a host pest. Here's how it works: Egg laying: A female parasitic wasp seeks out a suitable host pest. The choice of host depends on…
other host plants in the winter, and those species that do not. Species that alternate between host plants reproduce asexually on their summer host…
killing their host insects. Here's how they work: Seeking out hosts: Entomopathogenic nematodes actively search for potential insect hosts. They are…
eggs inside or on the bodies of host pests. When the eggs hatch, the wasp larvae feed on and eventually kill the host. Parasitic wasps are valuable…
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…
for Eriophyidae which have two pairs of legs. They continue feeding on the host plant and go through several molts, shedding their exoskeleton as they…
young leaf miner larvae by using them as a food source. This is known as host feeding. Visual effect The presence of Diglyphus isaea in the crop is…
Planococcus ficus ). Visual effect Pupae develop in the mummified skin of the host and look like swollen mealybug larvae. Empty pupae have an…
with waxy threads (mealybugs). They suck the sap of plants and are mostly host plant specific. Apart from the damage they cause by sucking plant sap,…
parasitize the second and third larval stage of the whitefly . Additionally, host feeding also occurs. Visual effect Parasitized whitefly pupae turn…
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