Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835) is a animal in the Aleyrodidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835)

Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835)

Siphoninus phillyreae, the ash whitefly, is an introduced agricultural pest managed via biological control.

Family
Genus
Siphoninus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835)

Siphoninus phillyreae, commonly known as the ash whitefly, is a species of whitefly. It is native to western Eurasia, India, and North Africa, and has been introduced to North America. In agriculture, this species is known as a pest that affects fruit trees including pomegranates, pear, and apple trees. It also feeds on ash trees and ornamental pear trees. The wasp Encarsia inaron is used as a biological control agent to manage this whitefly species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Aleyrodidae Siphoninus

More from Aleyrodidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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