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Whiteflies
- Latin Name: Parabemisia myricae
- Latin Family Name: Aleyrodidae
- Common Name: Japanese Bayberry Whitefly
- Other Names: Bayberry whitefly
Origin:
Likely of Asian origin, as it was first described from Japan, and is found from China south through Malaysia, in Israel and Venezuela, and in the U.S. only in California and Florida.
Biology:
Potentially a destructive pest on citrus, but generally kept under control by a natural wasp parasite that appears to have been introduced with the whitefly when it entered the U.S. It has a fairly wide host range of ornamental trees and shrubs, including citrus, gardenia, camellia, rhododendron, oak, Ficus, and others. Females deposit eggs on the foliage, preferring very young emerging leaves and normally ovipositing along the leaf margins.
Identification:
The adult has a
- Latin Name: Tetraleurodes mori
- Latin Family Name: Aleyrodidae
- Common Name: Mulberry whitefly
- Other Names: N/A
Origin:
Probably native to the U.S., where it can be found in Florida, Tennessee, and California, and probably other states where citrus and other host plants occur.
Biology:
Despite its common name this is not often found on mulberry, but may be an important pest on citrus, guava, ash, and laurel. The female deposits the eggs on the lower surface of a leaf, often in a circular pattern and usually accompanied by abundant fluffy white wax. Heavy infestations can nearly cover the lower surfaces of the leaves, leading to heavy production of honeydew. Typical whitefly life cycle of eggs laid over the surface of the leaf hatching to the mobile first instar nymph. As this moves to the second instar the legs are lost and the insect
- Latin Name: Pealius kelloggii
- Latin Family Name: Aleyrodidae
- Common Name: Kellogg Whitefly
- Other Names: N/A
Origin:
Native to North America, and found widely where the host plants occur.
Biology:
Feeds only on members of the genus Prunus, including Chokecherry and Catalina Cherry. Heavy infestations can nearly cover the lower surfaces of the leaves, leading to heavy production of honeydew. Typical whitefly life cycle of eggs laid over the surface of the leaf hatching to the mobile first instar nymph. As this moves to the second instar the legs are lost and the insect becomes sessile, feeding in one place through the next nymph stages and the pupa.
Identification:
Another species of whitefly best identified by its pupa stage, which has an oval, white powdery body surrounded by an ornate fringe of long
- Latin Name: Tetraleurodes stanfordi
- Latin Family Name: Aleyrodidae
- Common Name: Stanford Whitefly
- Other Names: N/A
Origin:
Native to the western U.S. and Mexico.
Biology:
A pest of the western U.S., where it is found on several species of native oaks as well as tanoak, coffee berry, and chinquapin. Heavy infestations can nearly cover the lower surfaces of the leaves, leading to heavy production of honeydew. Typical whitefly life cycle of eggs laid over the surface of the leaf hatching to the mobile first instar nymph. As this moves to the second instar the legs are lost and the insect becomes sessile, feeding in one place through the next nymph stages and the pupa.
Identification:
Another species of whitefly best identified by its pupa stage, which has an oval, black body surrounded by a fringe of long