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whitefly Illustration of a citrus whitefly (Dialeurodes citri) showing a small, pale insect with two large, overlapping white wings, six legs, and a light brown body. Illustrations of various homopteran insects are shown, including a colorful leafhopper, green plant hopper, whitefly, spiny mealybug, horned treehopper, winged and wingless aphids, brown spittlebug, large cicada, and male and female scale insects with the female covered by a round shell. Each insect is labeled with its common and scientific family name.
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wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination
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Whitefly: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Add new Web site: Government of Western Australia - Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - Whitefly. Jun 27, 2022
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Control Whitefly Problem on Houseplants. May 13, 2021
Add new Web site: UTcrops.com - Whiteflies. Apr 22, 2019
Add new Web site: Missouri Botanical Garden - Whitefly - Indoors. Feb 24, 2017
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Whitefly. May 26, 2014
Added an illustration of a citrus whitefly. Feb 21, 2014
Added new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Poodle. May 20, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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