You will not see the small, brown or greyish-purple aphids, but rather their woolly protective coating which is white and waxy. This coating looks rather like a fungus, especially when the woolly ...
All whiteflies suffer from an identity crisis, as they are not “true” flies at all. Their appearance resembles tiny, pure white “moths” but they are in fact, closely related to sap-sucking aphids.
There is a Christmas song that begins with these lyrics, “I’ll be home for Christmas. You can count on me,” and though we usually associate this sentimental song with the ...