Aleyrodes proletella

Aleyrodes proletella
Aleyrodes proletella with eggs on Kale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aleyrodidae
Genus:	Aleyrodes
Species:	A. proletella
Binomial name
Aleyrodes proletella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Aleyrodes brassicae Walker

The cabbage whitefly (Aleyrodes proletella) is a species of whitefly from the Aleyrodidae family. It has a global distribution. ^{[1] [2]}

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

1. "Pest Alert: Cabbage Whitefly" (PDF). Oregon Department of Agriculture. July 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
2. Broekgaarden, Colette; Riviere, Pierre; Steenhuis, Greet; del sol Cuenca, Maria; Kos, Martine; Vosman, Ben (February 2012). "Phloem-specific resistance in Brassica oleracea against the whitefly Aleyrodes proletella: Whitefly resistance in cabbage" . Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 142 (2): 153–164. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01210.x. S2CID   54030332 . Retrieved 21 June 2022.