Cotton Whitefly

Catalogue Type
Plant Pests Catalogue
Scientific Name
Bemisia tabaci
Family
Aleyrodidae
Distinguishing Characters
Adult is a white tiny soft bodied insects with milky white wings and yellow body highly dusted with waxy powder.
Nymphs are oval, scale like and remain attached to the leaf surface.
Host Crop
Cotton, okra, cabbage, cauliflower, melons, potato, egg plant, coriander and several weed plants.
Order
Hemiptera
Photo of Insect
Photo of Damaged Crop
Description

Nymphs occurs on the under surface of the leaves and suck the sap.

Infested plant becomes stunted and covered with honey dew and sooty mould later.