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Species Aleurodicus dugesii - Giant Whitefly

Insects on bean leaf - Aleurodicus dugesii

Aleurodiscus dugesii - Aleurodicus dugesii

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)

Superfamily Aleyrodoidea

Family Aleyrodidae (Whiteflies)

Subfamily Aleurodicinae

Genus Aleurodicus

Species dugesii (Giant Whitefly)

Remarks

Native to Mexico. First discovered in San Diego County in October 1992 and now found in many areas of California, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Texas.

Internet References

UC Davis Whitefly Management Guidelines

Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 13 September, 2004 - 7:01pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 7 May, 2010 - 9:09pm

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