A whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) originating in Asia that now occurs throughout the tropics and subtropics and feeds on hundreds of crop species including cotton, tomato, cassava and cucurbits. It causes direct feeding damage and a sooty mold from its honeydew, but its greatest economic impact comes from transmitting begomoviruses such as cassava mosaic and tomato yellow leaf curl viruses.
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Classification
Quarantine StatusQuarantine Pest (ISPM 5) 2 Connections
Associated With
Cotton, Crops The silverleaf whitefly is a major direct-feeding and virus-transmitting pest of cotton in the US Cotton Belt.
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Sources
1. Silverleaf Whitefly (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOpening definition paragraph
The silverleaf whitefly is one of several species of whitefly that are currently important agricultural pests. A review in 2011 concluded that the silverleaf whitefly is actually a species complex containing at least 40 morphologically indistinguishable species.
lead description
A whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) originating in Asia that now occurs throughout the tropics and subtropics and feeds on hundreds of crop species including cotton, tomato, cassava and cucurbits.
In Group: Aphid, Planthopper and Bug Pests, Lead
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, also informally referred to as the sweet potato whitefly and cotton whitefly) is one of several species of whitefly that are currently important agricultural pests.
View the Source 2. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO): EPPO Global Database: Bemisia tabaci categorization
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)Categorization table, RPPO/EUQuote, Categorization table, RPPO/EU
EPPO A2 list 1989
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