Thursday, April 15, 2010

Uroleucon jaceae


Plant lice(english)
Afidos(spanish)
Plant lice are small insects feeding on plant juices and are not very wanted in gardens or in agroculture.The juices from plants are low in nitrogen and the Plant lice needs a lot of this,so to compensate eats a lot,the excess juice is excreted as honeydew and is sometimes harvested by ants.The most known enemy of the plant lice is the ladybird beetle. The plant lice on the picture i found on centaurea nigra.From Galicia

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