A devastating tropical and subtropical pest that's already considered one of the world's top invasive species just got a bit more troublesome. The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) threatens a wide ...

A scientist is showing growers how to combat whiteflies and other crop pests by using plants as storehouses for predatory insects that can migrate to cash crops and feed on the pests attacking those ...

THE recent registration of Movento insecticide in cotton has provided Australian growers with an even more effective tool to combat aphids and silverleaf whitefly and, at the same time, addresses ...

The silverleaf whitefly is a major crop pest in the tropics and subtropics. After studying its genome, an INRAE researcher and a CNRS researcher identified 49 plant genes transferred to the insect’s ...

Whiteflies sitting under the leaf of a plant - mrs.Mazorchuk/Shutterstock Whiteflies are one of the most destructive pests of vegetable crops and ornamental plants in ...

The Q-biotype whitefly, a significant pest that could damage agricultural crops, has spread from Palm Beach County to seven other Florida counties, a University of Florida Institute of Food and ...

The silverleaf whitefly is known to reproduce on more than 500 host plants and is active year-round, making it a serious economic pest. The best opportunity for managing the severity of SLWF ...

Have you ever brushed a plant and a cloud of white particles flew into the air? Or noticed veggies, like summer squash, turning an unappetizing silvery gray? If so, you’ve likely met whiteflies ...

Farmers are reporting an increase in silverleaf whitefly numbers in cotton growing districts on the western Darling Downs. If untreated, the pests can eat and contaminate cotton plants. Dr Paul Grundy ...