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Manzanita whiteflies - Trialeurodes merlini
Copyright © 2022 Ken Schneider

Manzanita whiteflies - Trialeurodes merlini
Tahoe National Forest, FR-93, 3.1 road mi N CA-49, Sierra County, California, USA
November 13, 2021
Size: 870 microns
I found these whitefly puparia on the underside of Arctostaphylos leaves and collected about ten of them. I then made a slide mount of one. Overall seems like an excellent match to this species.

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 6 August, 2022 - 11:54am

Raymond Gill -
was kind enough to review these images and agrees with the ID as T. merlini.
… Ken Schneider, 6 August, 2022 - 7:37pm

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