Bemisia tabaci Tobacco whitefly General The tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) belongs to the family Aleyrodidae , and the sub-family Aleyrodinae .…
Trialeurodes vaporariorum Greenhouse whitefly General The greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) is one of the major pests of vegetable and…
Hemiptera Whitefly What are whiteflies? Whiteflies are not true flies , but belong to the order Hemiptera (true bugs ). Together with aphids and scale…
Aphis gossypii Cotton aphid General The cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii ) is an extremely polyphagous aphid found on more than 700 plant species. Crop…
Myzus persicae subsp. nicotianae Tobacco aphid General The tobacco aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. nicotianae ) probably evolved from the peach potato…
Myzus persicae subsp. persicae Green peach aphid General The green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is an important insect pest in sweet…
Hemiptera Aphids What are aphids? Aphids form a single, very large group of insects: the super- family Aphidoidea, belonging to the order Hemiptera .…
Helicoverpa armigera Cotton bollworm General The cotton bollworm ( Helicoverpa armigera ) occurs in the tropics and sub-tropics of all continents…
Aonidiella aurantii California red scale General information Red scale or California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) belongs to the Diaspididae family…
Scirtothrips aurantii Citrus thrips General Citrus thrips is originally described from various localities in South Africa and is indigenous. It occurs…
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