https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx Ewww en-us 2017-04-27 13:33:54 UTC 2017-04-27 13:53:15 UTC hello@padlet.com william_fahnanstiel https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628051 A common pest on many plants, these sap-sucking insects are often noticed feeding in clusters on new plant growth.]]> 2017-04-27 13:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628051 william_fahnanstiel https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628100 The larva of a butterfly or moth, having a segmented wormlike body with three pairs of true legs and several pairs of leglike appendages. Caterpillars may be hairy, have warning coloration, or be colored to resemble their surroundings.]]> 2017-04-27 13:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628100 william_fahnanstiel https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628141 A slender and delicate fly whose larvae feed chiefly on fungi.]]> 2017-04-27 13:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628141 william_fahnanstiel https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628193 A small fly, moth, beetle, or sawfly whose larvae burrow between the two surfaces of a leaf.]]> 2017-04-27 13:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628193 william_fahnanstiel https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628216 A small, sap-sucking scale insect that is coated with a white, powdery wax that resembles meal. It forms large colonies and can be a serious pest, especially in greenhouses.]]> 2017-04-27 13:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628216 william_fahnanstiel https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628258 A small insect with a protective shield like scale. It spends most of its life attached by its mouth to a single plant, sometimes occurring in such large numbers that it becomes a serious pest.]]> 2017-04-27 13:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628258 william_fahnanstiel https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628300 The western flower thrips feeds on the flowers and foliage by inserting its modified left mandible into the tissue, and sucking the fluids from cells. Oviposition and feeding scars reduce the aesthetic quality and marketability of ornamental plants. When thrips feed on developing tissues, affected cells are unable to expand, and mature leaves and petals are distorted.]]> 2017-04-27 13:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628300 william_fahnanstiel https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628318 A minute winged bug covered with powdery white wax, damaging plants by feeding on the sap and coating them with honeydew.]]> 2017-04-27 13:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/william_fahnanstiel/st8cgat71odx/wish/168628318