Tobacco whiteflies suck out plant juices and causes leaves to turn pale and then dry out. It causes damage to plants by feeding on their sap and spreading disease.
Scientific name: Bemisia tabaci
Other common names: Silverleaf whitefly
Greek name: Αλευρώδης του Καπνού
Damage
Tobacco whitefly sucks off plant juices and causes paleness in the leaves, which then dry out. In severe infestations, production can be damaged. In addition, tobacco fungi can grow in the sticky secretions of the insect under favorable moisture conditions.
Enemy
The adult tobacco whitefly looks like a small whitefly. It is about 1 mm long, has a yellowish body color and black eyes. The wings are transparent and covered with a white waxy substance, secreted by glands, from which the insect gets its name.
The young nymphs are elliptical in shape, transparent-yellow in color and have legs. 2nd-4th instar nymphs are pale yellow-yellow in color and have no legs (immobile).
Source
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Whitefly-transmitted Tomato Severe Rugose Virus
Silverleaf whitefly
Tags: PLANTS ENEMY • WHITEFLY
