Biological Control Potential of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against Aleurocanthus spiniferus: Field Trials on Citrus sinensis in Agroforestry Ecosystems

#Fungi
#Aleyrodidae
#biologicalcontrol
#entomopathogenicfungi
#agroforestryecosystems

www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15...

Scanning electron micrograph of a whitefly puparium (Aleyrodidae) viewed from above. The body is flattened and oval, with a fringe of fine, curling wax filaments. Three elliptical eggs with longitudinal slits are nearby. The plant surface shows textured epidermis and stomata.

Scanning electron micrograph of the adult psyllid Ctenarytaina peregrina, in lateral view. The insect has a compact, streamlined form with densely textured wings, prominent antennae, and bent legs held under its body. The background is smooth and dark.

Sternorryncha as a group show a fascinating set of shared traits: flattened, plant feeding forms with defensive wax. Whitefly puparia are immobile and fused to the plant. Psyllids retain mobility but share traits like wax production for defense. #entomology #Hemiptera 🧪 #Aleyrodidae #Psylloidea

Close up of a raspberry whitefly (Trialeurodes ruborum). It is a flat, shiny black, wrinkly oval with evenly spaced rays of white wax surrounding the body's edge. It's on a purplish red leaf. The insect in life is only a couple millimeters long.

Close up of a whitefly pupa (Parabemisia myricae). It is a flat, shiny translucent green, wrinkly oval with evenly spaced flat rays of white wax surrounding the body's edge. It's on a green leaf. The insect in life is only a couple millimeters long.

Close up of a whitefly pupa (Aleurochiton forbesii) from a maple bonsai. It is slightly raised off the leaf surface by wax like a small cake, and is brown and tan mottled with a roughened surface. It's on a greenish gray leaf. The insect in life is only a couple millimeters long.

Close up of a whitefly pupa (Aleuroplatus). It is a flat, shiny black, wrinkly oval obscured by numerous wax plates coming out of the top, looking like white or translucent hard candy ribbons. It's on a green leaf. The insect in life is only a couple millimeters long.

What's that? The world is insane, but you need your wonderfully-alien-yet-beautiful critters?

Say. No. More. 😎

Welcome to the microscopic world of #whitefly pupae. Under your nose & on your plants, these tiny bugs are suckin' juices & lookin' snazzy [adults, not so much]

#Hemiptera #Aleyrodidae