跟读练习: Life cycle of mealybugs - 通过YouTube学习英语口语

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Mealy bugs appear frequently in ornamental and salad crops.
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Mealy bugs appear frequently in ornamental and salad crops.
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Populations can reach a high density and so are a serious threat for growers.
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They cause damage by sucking plants up.
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The overall effect is reduced photosynthesis and therefore decreasing yield.
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Where flowers and fruits are concerned these often drop off.
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Mealy bugs also produce honeydew on which molds grow.
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These sooty molds result in considerable damage in crops.
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Mealybugs get their name from the fact that the body of the females are covered with a white powdery wax layer.
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The males possess wings but lack mouth parts and are therefore incapable of feeding.
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They only live to fertilize the females.
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Eggs are laid in a sticky foamy mass of wax threads, also known as egg sacs.
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Once the batch of eggs is laid, the female dies.
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After emerging, the nymphs are yellow-brown, not yet covered with wax.
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They are actively mobile and known as crawlers.
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Second instar nymphs are darker and less active.
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The males develop further inside a cottony cocoon.
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A winged male eventually emerges from the pupa.
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Female nymphs, on the other hand, settle on the leaf and begin to secrete wax.
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They molt into further stages without a complete metamorphosis.
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Mealybugs can be controlled by natural enemies.
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of Coppert's Operation Mealybug, for example.
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Check out our YouTube channel and website for more information on agricultural pests.

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