Improved Management Strategies from Basic Biology of Whiteflies

Abstract

A series of experiments has been conducted aimed at learning more about whitefly biology. We learned that: 1) whitefly eggs imbibe water from plant tissue; 2) the wax particles on exterior body surfaces may be antifungal; 3) mature lettuce is not a good host for whiteflies and; 4) there is a migrating morph. All these facts are of practical importance.