Female mealybugs on passionfruit leaf. Female mealybugs are 3 to 5 mm long and their body is usually covered with a waxy secretion. (c) A.M. Varela, icipe
Mealybugs Life Cycle: Nymphs and adults cluster together at favorable feeding sites. (c) Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): John A. Weidhass
Aphids
Aphids(Myzus persicae). Adult wingless females are oval-bodied, 1-2 mm in body length, of very variable colour. (c) Magnus Gammelgaard
Leafmining Flies
Leafminers damage on passionfruit (c) A.A. Seif
Severe leafminer damage (Lyriomyza spp) on passion fruit (c) A.M. Varela, icipe
Bugs
Adult tip wilter (Anoplocnemis curvipes) is 2.5cm long (c) A.M.Varela, icipe
Stinkbug damage on passionfruit (c) A.M. Varela, icipe
Green stink bug(Nezara viridula) on passion fruit. Adults are about 1.2 cm long. (c) A.M. Varela, icipe
Leaf footed bug(Leptoglossus membranaceus) on passion fruit. They have enlarged or flattened extensions on their legs and are about 2cm long. (c) A.M. Varela, icipe
Bug damage on passion fruit (c) A.M. Varela, icipe
Fruit Flies
Fruit Fly (Ceratitis fasciventris) Adults are 4.5-6 mm long, brightly coloured, usually in brown-yellow patterns. The wings are spotted or banded with yellow and brown margins. (c) R. C. Copeland, icipe
Spider Mites
Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) . The adult female is 0.6 mm long. The male is smaller. (c) Warwick HRI, University of Warwick
Broad mite or yellow tea mite
Broad mite damage (here on passionfruit) (c) A.M. Varela, icipe
Nematodes
Root-knot nematodes(Meloidogyne incognita / M. javanica) Roots of severely attacked (left) and healthy plant (right). Affected plants are normally stunted and eventually wilt and die. The most characteristic symptom is formation of root galls (knots) and these can be seen with the naked eye. Affected roots rot. (c) A. M. Varela, icipe
