Know Your Enemy - A closer look at Whiteflies
August 14, 2024
spindle-shaped, and attached to a short pedicel. Upon hatching, the young larvae, known as 'crawlers,' have well-developed legs and antennae and actively seek [...] family Aleyrodidae . Whiteflies are not true flies but belong to the order Hemiptera (true bugs ). Together with aphids and scale insects, they belong to the [...] variety of crops such as tomato, cabbage, potato and citrus. Life Cycle Adult females live up to six weeks, and can produce up to 200 eggs, usually laying them