| Greenhouse whitefly | |
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| Greenhouse Whitefly on the underside of a leaf | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Homoptera |
| Family: | Aleyrodidae |
| Genus: | Trialeurodes |
| Species: | Trialeurodes vaporariorum |
| Synonyms | |
| Greenhouse Whitefly Glasshouse Whitefly |
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Whitefly, comprising only the family Aleyrodidae, are small hemipterans. More than 1550 species have been described. Greenhouse Whitefly or Glasshouse Whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporarior) typically feed on tomato leaves and fruit.
Identifying Features[]
Leaves become pale and curled, foliage and fruit become sticky where black mould then grows disfiguring the surface.
Treatment[]
Chemical[]
Spray with:
- Deltamethrin (Bayer Sprayday Greenfly Killer)
- Lambda cyhalothrin (Westland Plant Rescue Fruit & Vegetable Bug Killer)
- Plant extracts (Growing Success Fruit & Veg Bug Killer, Growing Success Greenhouse Whitefly Killer or Agralan Whitefly Killer)
- Plant oils (Vitax 2 in 1 Organic Pest and Disease Control
- Scotts Bug Clear for Fruit & Veg)
- Fatty acids (Doff Greenfly and Blackfly Killer, Bayer Organic Pest Control
- Greenfingers Organic Pest Spray) or urea/mineral lattice (SB Plant Invigorator)
for established infestations. Resistance to deltamethrin and lambda cyhalothrin can occur.
Prevention[]
Hang yellow flycatcher cards above plants.
Examples[]
A close-up of two whiteflies
See Also[]
| Aubergine troubles |
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| Adverse conditions | |
| Diseases | Anthracnose · Black dot · Phomopsis blight · Phytophthora blight · Southern bacterial wilt · Southern blight |
| Pests | Aphid · Flea beetle · Greenhouse Whitefly · Pepper weevil · Red spider mite · Southern corn rootworm · Thrips |