The cabbage whitefly (Aleyrodes proletella) is a species of whitefly from the Aleyrodidae family. It has a global distribution.[1][2]

Aleyrodes proletella
Aleyrodes proletella with eggs on Kale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aleyrodidae
Genus: Aleyrodes
Species:
A. proletella
Binomial name
Aleyrodes proletella
Synonyms
  • Aleyrodes brassicae Walker

There are usually four to five generations per year. The development of a generation varies from three to six weeks. A female can lay up to 150 eggs.

References

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  1. ^ "Pest Alert: Cabbage Whitefly" (PDF). Oregon Department of Agriculture. July 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ^ Broekgaarden, Colette; Riviere, Pierre; Steenhuis, Greet; del sol Cuenca, Maria; Kos, Martine; Vosman, Ben (February 2012). "Phloem-specific resistance in Brassica oleracea against the whitefly Aleyrodes proletella: Whitefly resistance in cabbage". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 142 (2): 153–164. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01210.x. S2CID 54030332. Retrieved 21 June 2022.