adults 3-4 mm, nymphs: 1st instar 0.25 mm, last (5th) instar 1.5-1.7 mm(1)
Identification
Nymphs; wingpads massive; white waxy excretions of the nymphs on new leaves are indicative(1)
Range
adventive to so.CA-AZ, TX-FL-SC - Map(2)(3), native to s. Asia
Food
Hosts: mainly Citrus, but also other Rutaceae(2)(1)
Life Cycle
Total life cycle: 15-47 days, depending upon season; 9-10 (maybe more) generations a year. No diapause; in winter (the dry season) populations are low.(1)
Remarks
Earliest record in our area: FL 1998. Damages citrus plants by feeding on sap; a vector of citrus greening disease (Huanglongbing).(4)
The Eulophid parasitoid, Tamarixia radiata, has been introduced from Korea to combat this pest.