Greenhouse White fly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Appearance

•  Adults - 1.5 - 3mm in length. They are white and resemble wedge - shaped moths.

Lifecycle

•  The females lay eggs on the leaf surface which hatch 10 days.
•  The newly hatched nymphs crawl over the surface of the leaf until they find a suitable place for feeding and settle. They remain there until pupation.
•  They can live between 30 and 70 days.

Habits

•  Adults are found on the younger leaves and deposit eggs in this level. Pupae and emerging adults are located at the lowest leaf level.
•  They cause damage by sucking the sap from the plants.