Navigating the Whitefly Battle
March 6, 2024
wings. Parasitism: Targets whitefly larvae in the L3-L4 stages, with a preference for host feeding on L2. Egg Placement: Lays a single egg in each host larva [...] and are yellowish brown in color. Parasitism: Specializes in parasitizing L2/L3 whitefly larvae, also host feeds. Egg Placement: Eggs are laid beneath the [...] in tomato production. However, it reproduces (predominately) in the bottom 2-3rds of the plant. So, it struggles to establish well in this crop due to growers