Nigel Cattlin / Blue colour variation of Green paddy leafhopper, (Nephottetix virescens) a biotype of this pest species

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Acellular Slime Mould, 'Many headed slime' (Physarum polycephalum) inhabits shady, cool, moist areas, such as decaying leaves and logs

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Light photomicrograph of Blue green algae / Cyanobacteria (Nostoc sp) capable of nitrogen fixation, and used for soil enrichment especially with rice cultivation. The long filaments are composed of in...

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Phase contrast photomicrograph of Blue green alga / Cyanobacteria (Spirulina platensis) each algal filament or Trichome is 5 microns in diameter.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Photomicrograph of fully embryonated (Neoascaris / Toxocara vitulorum) eggs containin larvae immediately prior to hatching. Parasitic nematodes which normally infect cattle, collected from Egyptian ca...

Nigel Cattlin / Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) young larva and their damage to newly emerged asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) spears, Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) eggs and their young larval damage to newly emerged asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) spears, Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph of a radish seed (Raphanus raphinistrum subsp. sativus) seed germinating with radicle (embryo root) developing

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph of a radish seed (Raphanus raphinistrum subsp. sativus) seed germinating with radicle (embryo root) developing

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph of a radish seed (Raphanus raphinistrum subsp. sativus) seed germinating with radicle (embryo root) and cotyledons developing

Nigel Cattlin / Red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) adult storage pest on grain detritus

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph of a citrus red spider mite (Panonychus citri) with eggs on a lemon leaf, Italy

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph of an Aquilegia leaf miner (Phytomyza aquilegiae) larva feeding on leaf tissue inside an Aquilegia leaf mine

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph of an American serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii) larva feeding on leaf tissue in a mine in a Gerbera leaf, Italy

Nigel Cattlin / Rust red / flat grain beetle (Cryptolestes ferrugineus) a stored product pest on maize grain with wing case open

Nigel Cattlin / Rust red, rusty or flat grain beetle (Cryptolestes ferrugineus) a stored product pest on maize grain

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph of a maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) an important storage pest of grain and corn

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) brassica pest larva in damaged oilseed rape stem

Nigel Cattlin / Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) a severe aphid infestation on a pea crop but naturally heavily parasitized by Aphidius wasps

Nigel Cattlin / A larva of a pea and bean weevil (Sitona lineatus) a serious soil and root pest of peas and beans

Nigel Cattlin / Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) apterous adult female pest with long antennae on a pea leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Bladder pod midge (Dasineura brassicae) larva of pest insect in oilseed rape pod

Nigel Cattlin / Apple leaf curling aphid (Dysaphis devecta) and apple aphid (Aphis pomi) pests on a curled apple leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Pear sucker (Cacopsylla pyricola) fruit tree crop pest nymph on a pear (Pyrus communis) leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Field thrips (Thrips angusticeps) wingless, micropterous, adult crop pest of Fabaceae (legume) croips

Nigel Cattlin / An adult pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus) on a damaged oilseed rape flower bud

Nigel Cattlin / Chrysanthemum leafhopper (Eupteryx melissae) colourful adult pesy on a sage leaf, Devon, England, UK. September

Nigel Cattlin / Predatory mites (Amblyseius sp.) females and immatures preying on pest mites (Tetranychus sp.) on a leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph black cherry aphid or cherry blackfly (Myzus cerasi) infestation on wild cherry leaf, Berkshire, England, UK, May

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph Black cherry aphid / Cherry blackfly (Myzus cerasi) infestation on wild cherry leaf, Berkshire, England, UK, May

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph Black cherry aphid / Cherry blackfly (Myzus cerasi) infestation on wild cherry leaf, Berkshire, England, UK, May

Nigel Cattlin / Insectivorous leaves and sticky leaf hairs of a Sundew (Drosera aliciae)

Nigel Cattlin / Rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae) infestation on a Rose (Rosa spp), bud, Berkshire, England, UK, June

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph of a turnip or yellow-striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta nemorum) on brassica leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septumpunctata) yellow eggs on the surface of a cereal leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta nigripes) on Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta nigripes) on Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus sp) on Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus sp) on Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Antirrhinum rust (Puccinia arenariae), circular pustule on Snapdragon (Antirrhinum sp) leaf underside, photomicrograph. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Sage leaf hopper (Eupteryx melissae) on underside of Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, close up. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Sage leaf hopper (Eupteryx melissae) on underside of Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, close up. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) first or second instar caterpillars and empty egg case on Cabbage (Brassicaceae) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.