Siphoninus phillyreae | |
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Ash whitefly in Oregon | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aleyrodidae |
Genus: | Siphoninus |
Species: | S. phillyreae
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Binomial name | |
Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835)
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Siphoninus phillyreae, the ash whitefly, is a species of whitefly native to western Eurasia, India and North Africa but also introduced to North America. [1] It is known in agriculture as a pest species of fruit trees, including pomegranates, pear and apple trees. [2] [3] It also feeds on ash and ornamental pear trees. [4] [5] Encarsia inaron is used as a biological control for it.
Siphoninus phillyreae | |
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Ash whitefly in Oregon | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aleyrodidae |
Genus: | Siphoninus |
Species: | S. phillyreae
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Binomial name | |
Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835)
|
Siphoninus phillyreae, the ash whitefly, is a species of whitefly native to western Eurasia, India and North Africa but also introduced to North America. [1] It is known in agriculture as a pest species of fruit trees, including pomegranates, pear and apple trees. [2] [3] It also feeds on ash and ornamental pear trees. [4] [5] Encarsia inaron is used as a biological control for it.