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Nature 443, 898-900 (26 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443898a; Published online 25 October 2006
Whitefly infestations: The Christmas Invasion
Rex Dalton1
- Rex Dalton is Nature's West Coast Correspondent
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Abstract
The cheerful leaves of the poinsettia could be hiding an unwelcome visitor this festive season. Rex Dalton goes in search of the whitefly, a potentially devastating pest.
For many Americans, the festive season is hardly seasonal without a centrepiece of poinsettias. But for some entomologists the annual flood of red foliage is not such a welcome sight.
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