Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Whitefly


Order: Hemiptera
Family: Aleyrodidae

Size range

  • Tiny, 1–2 mm

Distribution

  • New Zealand and introduced

Life History

  • Small plant–sucking insects
  • Sometimes seen in large numbers on garden plants, especially beans
  • Damaging to vegetables. Also found in greenhouses

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