Pest Identification Guide: Ficus Whitefly—Singhiella simplex

Nicole A. Casuso and Hugh A. Smith

Release Date: 5/7/2018

Reviewed At: 8/28/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1203-2018

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is ENY993, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2018. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Nicole A. Casuso, doctor of plant medicine, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension; and Hugh A. Smith, assistant professor, Department Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL 33598; Life cycle images, Lyle Buss, UF/IFAS; Leaf yellowing and defoliation, H. Glenn, UF/IFAS; Whitefly damage to Ficus benjamina, Roi Leven, UF/IFAS.

How to Cite

Casuso, N. A., & Smith, H. A. (2018). Pest Identification Guide: Ficus Whitefly: Singhiella simplex. EDIS, 2018(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1203-2018

Authors

Nicole Casuso

former doctoral student, UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department, Gainesville FL

Hugh Smith

Contact

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University of Florida

professor, vegetable entomology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL