Aphid larvae have four juvenile stages, called instars, through which they develop to become adults; newborn aphids are in the first instar. By Day 2, some first instar aphids have grown enough to ...

Here, Samantha shares six steps to reducing the risk of an aphid infestation… Aphids, along with their eggs and larvae, can hibernate in plant debris, waiting for warmer temperatures to re ...

estimate the number of aphids per foot of row Cereal leaf beetle In the spring, begin checking for eggs and small larvae on 10 tillers/stems at 10 sites throughout a field, count the number of eggs ...

Most species of parasitoids discriminate between unparasitized and previously parasitized hosts and avoid depositing eggs in the latter. Aphid parasitoids use an external pheromone-like substance to ...