Aleurodicus pulvinatus (coconut whitefly)

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Aleurodicus pulvinatus (Maskell)

Preferred Common Name

• coconut whitefly

Other Scientific Names

• Aleurodes pulvinata Maskell, 1896
• Aleurodicus bifasciatus Bondar, 1922
• Aleurodicus iridescens Cockerell, 1898
• Aleurodicus pulvinata (Maskell) Cockerell, 1898

International Common Names

• Spanish: mosca blanca del aguacate

EPPO code

• ALEDPU (Aleurodicus pulvinatus)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Metazoa
•         Phylum: Arthropoda
•             Subphylum: Uniramia
•                 Class: Insecta
•                     Order: Hemiptera
•                         Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
•                             Superfamily: Aleyrodoidea
•                                 Family: Aleyrodidae
•                                     Genus: Aleurodicus
•                                         Species: Aleurodicus pulvinatus

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Natural Enemies

References

Martin JH, Watson GW, 1998. Aleurodicus pulvinatus (Maskell) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), and its emergence as a pest of coconut in the Caribbean. Journal of Natural History, 32(1):85-98; 20 ref.

Schotman CYL, 1989. Plant pests of quarantine importance to the Caribbean. RLAC-PROVEG, No. 21:80 pp.

Distribution Maps

• = Present, no further details
• = Evidence of pathogen
• = Widespread
• = Last reported
• = Localised
• = Presence unconfirmed
• = Confined and subject to quarantine
• = See regional map for distribution within the country
• = Occasional or few reports

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