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Mulberry Whitefly (Tetraleurodes mori)
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Copyright © 2006
Ashley Bradford
Whitefly? -
Tetraleurodes mori
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 4, 2006
Size: 1mm-ish
Is this a whitefly? Seems to be kind of fancy markings for one - I thought they were all white. It was whitefly size, though.
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Contributed by
Ashley Bradford
on 11 September, 2006 - 9:58pm
Last updated 19 December, 2008 - 11:34pm
Moved
Moved from
Giant Whitefly
.
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Charley Eiseman
, 19 December, 2008 - 11:34pm
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Moved
Moved from
Whiteflies
.
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Claude Pilon
, 19 February, 2007 - 4:15pm
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Thank you!
But is it really
Aleurodicus dugesii
, or is it
Tetraleurodes mori
?
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Ashley Bradford
, 4 October, 2008 - 7:26pm
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that i cannot answer --
i only pointed out a source of potential controversy :-]
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v belov
, 4 October, 2008 - 7:39pm
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Aleurodicus dugesii
This is the giant whitefly, according to www.bugwood.org, a Web site that specializes in insects damaging plants. The zigzag wing markings are unusual for a whitefly.
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Andy Hamilton
, 14 November, 2006 - 9:53am
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this sp. is shown as 'mulberry whitefly'
(
Tetraleurodes mori
) in Cranshaw's
Garden Insects of N.America
, p. 287-H. (BTW, bugwood.org is plagued with misidentified pics)
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v belov
, 4 October, 2008 - 4:38am
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Between the two species menti
Between the two species mentioned I would have to go with Tetraleurodes mori. The size alone rules out Giant Whitefly (its not called "Giant" for nothing). Also the locality seems too far north for Giant Whitefly.
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Dennis Haines
, 16 December, 2008 - 12:00pm
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Thank you!
I would move it, but there doesn't appear to be a section for that.
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Ashley Bradford
, 16 December, 2008 - 12:03pm
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Thank you.
I'll have to go through my other photos to see if there are more with the zigzags.
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Ashley Bradford
, 14 November, 2006 - 10:18am
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Ashley Bradford
, 3 October, 2006 - 5:06pm
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Yes.
Definitely a whitefly. Any idea what plant it was on? Often that information helps get a more specific ID.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 12 September, 2006 - 3:36pm
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It was on a small lilac tree
which leans directly over holly and is pretty close to azaleas as well. Does that help?
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Ashley Bradford
, 12 September, 2006 - 10:01pm
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