Greenhouse Whitefly

Trialeurdes vaporariorum

Greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurdes vaporariorum) is a significant pest of greenhouse crops including tomatoes and cucumbers. Obvious in crops as adults which are small white to yellowish winged insects about 1.5 mm. Whitefly are sucking pests with heavy infestations debilitating plants and reducing yields. Feeding produces honeydew which often results in black sooty mould production.

Related Pests

Tomato Potato Psyllid

Bactericera cockerelli

Tomato/Potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is a devastating pest of potato and tomato crops. A sucking pest whose feeding on foliage causes yellowing, purpling and cupping of leaves, stunting of plants and reduces yields. The pysllid can also transmit Liberibactor, a bacterium like organism that affects the internal vascular transport system of plants. This negatively disrupts potato tuber quality often resulting in the “zebra chip” effect in processing potatoes.

Two Spotted Mite

Tetranychus urticae

Two-spotted mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a common pest of greenhouse horticultural crops including capsicums. Feeding damage from high populations can cause leaf damage and significantly reduce yields. Depending on temperature the life cycle can be completed in 2 - 3 weeks so two-spotted mite populations can build up rapidly if not controlled.