Cardamom Whitefly

Catalogue Type
Plant Pests Catalogue
Scientific Name
Dialeurodes cardamomi
Family
Aleyrodidae
Distinguishing Characters
Adult is small soft bodied moth with two pairs of white wings.
Like insect covered with white waxy bloom.
Nymphs are pale greenish to greenish yellow in colour.
Eggs are cylindrical, pale yellow in colour when freshly laid and gradually turn brown.
Host Crop
Cardamom
Order
Hemiptera
Photo of Insect
Photo of Damaged Crop