Ground Pearls Flashcards
1
Q
Describe females
A
Wingless
Pink scale insect
Well developed fore legs and claws
2
Q
Describe males
A
Gnat like
Rare
3
Q
Describe eggs
A
Clusters
Pink white
Enclosed in waxy white sac
4
Q
Name of nymphs
A
Ground pearls
5
Q
Describe nymphs
A
Globular
Yellow purple shell
6
Q
Describe cysts
A
.5-2 mm diameter
7
Q
How do they over winter
A
As cysts
8
Q
When do females mature
A
May when emerging from cysts
9
Q
What happens after females emerge
A
After short mobile stage they cover their body in waxy filament 2-3 inches deep where they remain and lay eggs
10
Q
When does egg laying take place
A
June and july
11
Q
Hatching period
A
Extends into august
12
Q
Generations
A
1
13
Q
How do they feed
A
Nymphs suck sap from roots
14
Q
Symptoms
A
Irregular yellow brown patches
Browns in summer
Dies in fall
15
Q
Where are cysts located
A
Area between healthy and damaged grass
