| Aleyrodes proletella | |
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| Aleyrodes proletella with eggs on Kale | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aleyrodidae |
| Genus: | Aleyrodes |
| Species: | A. proletella |
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| Aleyrodes proletella (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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The cabbage whitefly (Aleyrodes proletella) is a species of whitefly from the Aleyrodidae family. It has a global distribution.
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
- "Pest Alert: Cabbage Whitefly" (PDF). Oregon Department of Agriculture. July 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- 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.
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| Aleyrodes proletella |
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