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出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/15 07:12 UTC 版)
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, which is informally referred to as Sweetpotato or Silverleaf whitefly strain B) is one of several whiteflies that are currently important agricultural pests. The Silverleaf Whitefly is classified in the family Aleyrodidae, and is included in the large sub-order of insects, Heteroptera. The Silverleaf whitefly was first found in the United States in poinsettia crops Florida during the mid-1980s. It was found to have moved to tomatoes, other fruit and vegetable crops less than a year later. Within five years, the Silverleaf whitefly had caused over $100 million in damage to the Texas and California agriculture industries.