The cabbage whitefly (''Aleyrodes proletella'') is a species of
whitefly
Whiteflies are Hemipterans that typically feed on the undersides of plant leaves. They comprise the family Aleyrodidae, the only family in the superfamily Aleyrodoidea. More than 1550 species have been described.
Description and taxonomy
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Aleyrodidae
Whiteflies are Hemipterans that typically feed on the undersides of plant leaves. They comprise the family (biology), family Aleyrodidae, the only family in the superfamily Aleyrodoidea. More than List of whitefly species, 1550 species have been ...
family. It has a global distribution.
There are usually four to five generations per year. The development of a generation varies from three to six weeks. A female can lay up to 150 eggs.
References
Cosmopolitan insects
Whiteflies
Agricultural pest insects
Bugs described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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