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The woolly whitefly
Why is it in News?
- Entomologists feel that indigenous bugs can be biological weapons against a Caribbean-origin enemy of Indian fruit farmers — the woolly whitefly.
Details:
- According to the ICAR, the woolly whitefly damage 30-35% of crops in the country annually.
- The woolly whitefly first described from Jamaica in 1896.
- It is polyphagous, meaning a creature that feeds on various kinds of food.
- It is also called citrus whitefly.
- The woolly whitefly of neo-tropical origin is found across the warmer parts of the world.