Greenhouse Whitefly. Image: portioid / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Aleyrodidae
Te Rahi
- He tino iti te hanga, 1–2 mm te roa.
Size range
- Tiny, 1–2 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa, nō tāwāhi anō.
Distribution
- New Zealand and introduced
Te Huringa Ora
- He pepeke ngongo tipu.
- Tērā ka kitea te manotini e noho tōpū ana ki ngā tipu o te māra. Ko te pÔni tētahi o ngā tipu ka kaha nohoia e ia.
- Ka kino ngā huawhenua i a ia. Ka kitea anō i ngā whare whakatipu.
Life history
- Small plant–sucking insects
- Sometimes seen in large numbers on garden plants, especially beans
- Damaging to vegetables. Also found in greenhouses
