Pest Photo

M.A. van den Berg, Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Bugwood.org

Orange spiny whitefly

Aleurocanthus spiniferus

Orange spiny whitefly (Aleurocanthus spiniferus) is an insect pest of citrus. It is a native of Asia and was first detected in Hawaii in 1974.

Weakness in citrus and poor fruit quality is a result of the disruption in photosynthesis due to sooty mold forming on the honeydew from this pest.

For more information about this plant pest, see the CABI data sheet.
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