Whiteflies sitting under the leaf of a plant - mrs.Mazorchuk/Shutterstock Whiteflies are one of the most destructive pests of vegetable crops and ornamental plants in ...

The silverleaf whitefly – a very prolific pest – is the only insect that we know of with a functional stolen plant gene.

The first sign of a budding whitefly infestation might be a host of tiny white flying insects rising from a plant when its leaves are disturbed. If left untreated, whiteflies (Trialeurodes ...

Q:Every year, my Meyer lemon produces a few hundred lemons. Every summer, it is home to many thousands of whiteflies that create a sooty mess on the leaves and fruit of the tree. The tree remains ...

"Complex evolutionary interactions." Researchers discover surprising ally in fight to protect food supply: 'Stable and ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: We have a plum tree in the backyard that gets horrible whitefly every summer. Everything underneath the tree gets all sticky, and all the plants near it get whitefly, too. We are ...

MIAMI (CBS4) - Miami-Dade County wants to get the word out about a new invasive and pesky insect that has become a threat to landscape plants but most importantly, experts say don't overreact. The ...

MIAMI (CBS4) – South Florida's high summer heat and recent drought have made conditions right for an increase in a nuisance fly population. The rugose spiraling whitefly was first discovered on a ...

The scent of tomato leaves wafting through the air reminds me there is nothing quite like the taste of a freshly picked, vine-ripened tomato, a highlight of my summer. I was so disappointed last year ...

Silly of me, wasn’t it, to hope that the winter would have any impact on the whiteflies that attack my citrus, gardenias and other plants. In my yard, they’re back, earlier and more annoying than ever ...

One of the world’s worst agricultural pests corrupts the alarm signals of plants, disarming those that otherwise might prepare for an assault. This might help explain why the silverleaf whitefly is so ...

Whiteflies are one of the most destructive pests of vegetable crops and ornamental plants in the world. If you have a garden, chances are, you have dealt with them before. But what many people don't ...