Silverleaf Whitefly

Scientific name: Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring

Synonym: Bemisia tabaci Gennadius

Common names: Silverleaf whitefly, sweet potato whitefly

Native To: Possibly India

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1986

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Accidental

Impact: Damages crops by feeding on them and transmitting viruses

Current U.S. Distribution:

• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status

Management Plans: Animals

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Silverleaf Whitefly: National Research, Action, and Technology Transfer Plan, 1997-2001 (PDF | 631 KB)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Impacts; Controls; Research

Silverleaf Whitefly - TEKTRAN database
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Research; Special Note: These are results from a search of USDA's TEKTRAN database. TEKTRAN includes summaries of recent research results from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

Bemisia argentifolii Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Bibliography of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring
USDA. ARS. Arid-Land Agricultural Research enter.
Research; Special Note: Electronic bibliography (various versions available for downloading)

Silverleaf Whitefly - Whitefly Knowledgebase
U.S. Department of Agriculture; University of Florida.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Controls

Silverleaf Whitefly on Peppers - UC Pest Management Guidelines
University of California. Agriculture and Natural Resources Statewide IPM Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Controls; Special Note: Silverleaf Whitefly on Potato and Silverleaf Whitefly on Cotton

Silverleaf Whitefly Information Page
University of California. Kearney Agricultural Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Controls

Silverleaf Whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii
University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

The Biology and Management of Silverleaf Whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii Bellows and Perring (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on Greenhouse Grown Ornamentals
University of California - Riverside. Entomology.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Controls

Sweetpotato/Silverleaf Whitefly Life Stages and Damage
University of Florida. Cooperative Extension Service.
Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle

Sweetpotato Whitefly B Biotype or Silverleaf Whitefly - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Silverleaf Whitefly
University of Georgia. Entomology. Georgia Integrated Pest Management.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Bemisia argentifolii - Crop Knowledge Master
University of Hawaii. Extension Entomology and Integrated Pest Management Program.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

A Grower's Guide to Using Biological Control for Silverleaf Whitefly on Poinsettias in the Northeast United States
University of Massachusetts - Amherst. Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Controls

Silverleaf Whitefly - Insect and Related Pests of Vegetables
North Carolina State University. Center for Integrated Pest Management.
Identification/Description; Life Cycle; Controls

Silverleaf Whitefly - Department of Entomology Insect Note
North Carolina State University. Cooperative Extension Service.
Identification/Description; Life Cycle; Controls

Silverleaf Whitefly
Texas A&M University. Cooperative Extension.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Habitat

Silverleaf Whitefly
CSIRO Entomology (Australia).
Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci species complex)
Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (Australia).
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Bemisia tabaci (insect) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Silverleaf Whitefly
IPMImages.org.
Taxonomy; Photographs