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Bulb
Mite (Rhizoglyphus echinopus)
- Life Cycle
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Click for the image
of adult
by
UC -Davis
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Adults:
Bulb mites are not an insect but an arachnid, like a spider having
eight legs. The adult is approximately 0.02-0.04 inch (0.5-1 mm)
in size and is creamy white with 4 pairs of brown legs. |
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Eggs:
The eggs are very minute, ellipsoidal and a translucent white color.
The female will lay up to 700 eggs. |
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Larvae:
Newly hatched larvae are about the same size as the eggs. They are
translucent white and only have six legs. |
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Nymphs:
The immature bulb mite, the nymph, has eight legs. The nymphs are
white in color and 0.2- 0.5 inches long. |
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Damage inflicted by bulb mite
on onions
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