Whiteflies

• Avoid Sowing Moong in Cotton Belt to Prevent White Fly Attack: Advices Agriculture Department

  The government has allegedly decided not to purchase the summer moong crop in Fazilka and other districts in view of claims that more than 80% of the moong that entered the market last year in the state was acquired below the MSP.…

• White Fly Attacks Vegetable Crops in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra District

  According to information, the department had a severe shortage of technical field staff who could visit the fields and advise the farmers about pest attacks and control measures.…

• Coconut Growers concerned about Whitefly Infestation

  The Rugose Spiralling Whitefly, an invasive insect, has attacked coconut trees in Madurai district, causing concern among coconut farmers.…

• How to Prevent Whitefly Infestation in Plants?

  Whitefly infestation is one of the main problems in our vegetable garden. Although we try to deal with this by adding neem oil to the water and soaking the groundnut cake, it often does not give lasting effectiveness.…

• Whitefly Alert! Pest Attack Haunts Cotton Growers; 25% Crop Damaged

  The whitefly attack, parawilt and leaf curl are haunting the cotton-growing farmers in the state of Haryana again. As per reports, the disease has effected many places of Hisar and Bhiwani districts and damaged at least 60-70 percent of total crops in these areas.…

• IITA Scientist Develops Cheaper, Faster Tool for Identifying Whiteflies

  A CGIAR-IITA scientist has invented a more cost and time effective molecular diagnostic tool which can accurately identify different subgroups of cassava whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci. The tool can be used in local laboratories in Africa that often lack expensive sequencing technologies.…