Key Points Whiteflies multiply quickly and weaken tomato plants by sucking sap, causing yellowing, stunted growth, and ...

He said cabbage looper feeding also appeared to be less severe.

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the whitefly (Bemisia tabici), an invasive insect responsible for spreading plant viruses worldwide, causing billions of dollars in crop losses each year. The ...

The whitefly is a major problem for open field tomato cultivation throughout the world. Scientists in the Netherlands together with a number of partners have discovered genes for resistance to the ...

Whitefly is a generalist herbivore, which feeds on many plant species, but it may also specialize in feeding on greenhouse crops. Tomato and cucumber are the most common crops in the Finnish ...

Among the vegetable world’s most incorrigible villains, the whitefly ranks high. Pale, squishy, and smaller than a sesame seed, these sap-sucking bugs terrorize more than 600 plant species, infecting ...

One of the world’s worst agricultural pests corrupts the alarm signals of plants, disarming those that otherwise might prepare for an assault. This might help explain why the silverleaf whitefly is so ...

Early signs of whitefly and pink bollworm infestation have been reported from several cotton-growing districts of Punjab, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: YouTube A low-tech garden trial gave a home grower fresh optimism in dealing with one of summer's most irritating ...

Greenhouse whitefly is a widespread invasive pest, which has occurred in Finland since the year 1920. It does not belong to the original fauna of the country, but survives in Finland as it finds ...