Greenhouse whitefly

Greenhouse whitefly
Trialeurodes vaporariorum by Des Helmore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aleyrodidae
Genus: Trialeurodes
Species:
T. vaporariorum
Binomial name
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Westwood, 1856

Trialeurodes vaporariorum, commonly known as the glasshouse whitefly or greenhouse whitefly, is an insect that inhabits the world's temperate regions. Like various other whiteflies, it is a primary insect pest of many fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops. It is frequently found in glasshouses (greenhouses), polytunnels, and other protected horticultural environments. Adults are 1–2 mm in length, with yellowish bodies and four wax-coated wings held near parallel to the leaf surface.[1]

  1. ^ CABI (May 2021). "Trialeurodes vaporariorum (whitefly, greenhouse) datasheet". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. Retrieved 10 June 2021.