Figure 1.

Micrographs showing insect-herbivore interactions on T. ventricosa adult plant leaves. (a) Mites appear embedded on the glabrous adaxial leaf surface of an emergent leaf. (b) Scanning electron microscopy micrograph showing a high-magnification image of an embedded mite on the adaxial leaf surface of an emergent leaf. (c) Stereomicrograph showing a waxy cuticle layer, an embedded mite and mite pupa on the shiny abaxial surface of a young leaf. (d) Sunken depression (Imprint from mite) present on the leathery and shiny adaxial surface of a mature leaf.