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Home > Sucking Insects > Sweet Potato and Greenhouse Whiteflies

Sweet Potato and Greenhouse Whiteflies

Description

  • adults – about 1/16 inch in length
  • four wings along dorsal part of the body
  • covered with white waxy powder
  • nymphs – light green, oval, flattened and about the size of a pinhead
  • attached to leaf surfaces until they mature
  • last instar more elevated and slightly segmented

Damage

  • feed by sucking plant juices
  • heavy feeding causes mottled leaves
  • may cause yellowing or death
  • excreted honeydew may conver lower leaves
  • black sooty mold may grow on honeydew

 

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