The Encarsia vs Spiraling Whitefly

The spiraling whitefly is native of the Caribbean Region and Central America where it is not regarded as a pest because it is kept under control by a number of native predatory insects and tiny parasitic wasps. Spiraling whitefly was first discovered in Hawaii in 1978 and from there spread through the pacific islands and then westwards to Asia (1987) and Africa (1992). It was found in north Queensland (Cape York) in 1995 and Cairns in 1998. Three species of predatory ladybirds and two pa