Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889)
((Tobacco Whitefly, Sweet-potato Whitefly))

Interactions where Bemisia tabaci is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks sap of UK/IrelandMajorCaptivity Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae Bemisia tabaci: towards an IPM approach, Northing, P., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Bemisia tabaci/Bemisia tabaci(tobacco whitefly, sweet-potato whitefly) Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia pulcherrima/Euphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettiaMajor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
sucks sap of UK/IrelandCaptivity Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae Bemisia tabaci: towards an IPM approach, Northing, P., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Bemisia tabaci/Bemisia tabaci(tobacco whitefly, sweet-potato whitefly) Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomato Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced

Author & YearTitleSource
Northing, P., 2011Bemisia tabaci: towards an IPM approach2.

Bemisia tabaci (Tobacco Whitefly, Sweet-potato Whitefly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bemisia tabaci (Tobacco Whitefly, Sweet-potato Whitefly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBemisia tabaci ((Tobacco Whitefly, Sweet-potato Whitefly))
FamilyALEYRODIDAE (whiteflies)
SuperfamilyALEYRODOIDEA (whiteflies)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bemisia tabaci (Tobacco Whitefly, Sweet-potato Whitefly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Northing, P. 2011 Bemisia tabaci: towards an IPM approach 2.

Bemisia tabaci (Tobacco Whitefly, Sweet-potato Whitefly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bemisia tabaci (Tobacco Whitefly, Sweet-potato Whitefly):

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