pupa stage

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pupa
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpjuː.pə/us
/ˈpjuː.pə/
an insect in the stage of development after it has been a larva and before it becomes an adult, during which it is contained in and protected by a hard covering and does ...
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stage
noun[C]
uk
/steɪdʒ/us
/steɪdʒ/
a part of an activity or a period ...
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Methoprene is another biological agent that interrupts the growth cycle of insect larvae, preventing them from development beyond thepupastage.
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Caterpillars enter theirpupastagein the fall and overwinter before emerging as adults.
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Lovebugs typically stay in thepupastageabout 79 days before reaching the adult phase in which they can start reproducing.
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Mature larva may remain in the host tree or drag its case nearby before attaching itself for thepupastage.
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Thispupastagetends to last 6 days, and is characterized by its hard, brown casing, whereabouts the larva transitions to the adult stage.
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In between the third instar and thepupastage, there is an intermediate stage known as the prepupa.
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Some worker ants turn into honeypots right from their emergence frompupastage.
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Thepupastagelasts for 16 to 29 days during late spring and early summer and decreases during the peak summertime.
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Thispupastageallows for resting and further maturation.
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The larvae enter thepupastageafter a few weeks and soon develop into adults.
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The larva approaches 3 cm in length when entering thepupastage.
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Thepupastagemay last from one to three weeks, after which the adult emerges.
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Thepupastagelasts about 1 or 2 weeks and it glows intermittently.
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Once in thepupastage, they can be very carefully removed from the pot and placed in a warm location.
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This is followed by the still immaturepupastage(also wingless) which lasts around six to eight days and finally the mature, winged adult stage.
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The third stage of the life cycle is known as thepupastage, and is very similar in susceptibility to the egg stage.
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It loses the scales on its wings early after thepupastageby its highly active flight tendencies.
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The grass bagworm emerges from itspupastageearlier in the season than its tree dwelling cousins.
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Although completely formed in thepupastage, the adults wings do not reach its full size until outside the pupa covering.
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If detected early, picking the cases from the trees while in theirpupastageis an effective way to check an infestation; otherwise, insecticides are used.
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