
OSW on Citrus
2017 06 05
OSW clearly shows the layering of exuvia over the actual instar body.

OSW vs Black Parlatoria
2009 02 20
Gross similarities betwee OSW and the Black Parlatoria, Parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas, 1853), may puzzle pest control experts.

OSW Sooty mould
2009 05 05
Abundant honeydew elicits proliferation of sooty mould.

OSW Invasion
2009 05 05
OSW went northward, driven by traded infested produce and plants.

OSW Parasitoids
2017 10 31
First evidence of self introduced OSW antagonist comes from A. spiniferus collected in Genoa city.

BC dirsruption via inappropriate chemical action
2009 05 14
Mixed infestation of OSW & Woolly Whitefly on the same Citrus

OSW on Citrus SEM
2011 04 07
SEM image demonstrates the glandular nature of the spines.

OSW identification
2008 01 12
OSW identification lies on slide mounting and accurate references scrutiny.

OSW Sooty mould
2009 05 05
Fruits are blackened and unmarkeatable because of black fungi outbreack.

OSW Urban Pest
2018 04 25
The urban pest second-nature of OSW is well demonstrated on Pyracantha coccinea M.Roem., the scarlet firethorn.

OSW on Grape
2018 07 05
OSW host-shift is actually occurring in Southern Italy, when the pest moves to deciduous host plants, as grape (in picture, by Dr. Vincenzo Verrastro).

OSW on Citrus
2013 03 26
The white wax large marginal fringe helps to identify OSW vs other congeneric species.

OSW Adults on Citrus leaf
2009 05 05
Unlikely to the great number od whiteflies, OSW adults have bright-red bdies with dark-grey wings.

OSW Predators
2009 05 05
Indigenous predators were active over the OSW invasion, but unable to check the pest below the economic threshold.

OSW Urban Pest
2018 04 25
OSW population peacks underside host plant leaves.

Traded natural enemies
2017 09 15
Conventional marketed natural enemies appear not to be effective.