Insect pests life-cycle

It is not the intent of this chapter to review the extensive information available on textile pests, specific insect identification, life cycle and habits, or detailed methods of control. However, reference will be made below to major works on textile pests and their control for use by the reader. 

It also might interfere with the rate of plant development, thereby disrupting the normal life cycle of insect pests. This, in turn, may offer a new method of insect control. 

Mites, ticks, spiders, sowbugs, pillbugs, centipedes, and millipedes resemble insects in size, shape, life cycle, and habits. Pest species usually can be controlled with the same techniques and materials used to control insects. 

Life Cycle Most species have a mobile larval stage that moves through the soil or on a film of water to infect the host plant or insect larvae molt several times to reach the adult stage adults lay eggs in masses. Life cycle for many pest species takes 3-4 weeks. 

Byers JA, Castle SJ. 2005. Areawide models comparing synchronous versus asynchronous treatments for control of dispersing insect pests. J Econ Entomol 98 1763-1773. Chandler GT, Cary TL, Bejarano AC, Pender J, Ferry JL. 2004. Population consequences of fipronil and degradates to copepods at field concentrations an integration of life cycle testing with Leslie matrix population modeling. Environ Sci Technol 38 6407-6414. 

Knowledge of the life-cycles of insects is important when identifying the pest and deeiding on the best method of control. Most insects begin life as a result of an egg having been laid by the female. What emerges from the egg, according to the speeies, may or may not look like the adult insect There are two main types of life-cycle ... 

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