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Meaning of "whitefly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITEFLY

whitefly  [ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITEFLY

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whitefly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHITEFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

whitefly

Whitefly

Whiteflies are small hemipterans that typically feed on the undersides of plant leaves. They comprise the family Aleyrodidae, the only member of the superfamily Aleyrodoidea. More than 1550 species have been described.

Definition of whitefly in the English dictionary

The definition of whitefly in the dictionary is any hemipterous insect of the family Aleyrodidae, typically having a body covered with powdery wax. Many are pests of greenhouse crops.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHITEFLY


beetfly
ˈbiːtˌflaɪ
blackfly
ˈblækˌflaɪ
blowfly
ˈbləʊˌflaɪ
botfly
ˈbɒtˌflaɪ
butterfly
ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ
catchfly
ˈkætʃˌflaɪ
damselfly
ˈdæmzəlˌflaɪ
dragonfly
ˈdræɡənˌflaɪ
firefly
ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ
gadfly
ˈɡædˌflaɪ
goutfly
ˈɡaʊtˌflaɪ
greenfly
ˈɡriːnˌflaɪ
horsefly
ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ
housefly
ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ
mayfly
ˈmeɪˌflaɪ
outfly
ˈaʊtˌflaɪ
sandfly
ˈsændˌflaɪ
sawfly
ˈsɔːˌflaɪ
stonefly
ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ
test-fly
ˈtɛstˌflaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITEFLY

whiteboyism
whitecap
Whitechapel
whitecomb
whited sepulchre
whitedamp
whiteface
Whitefield
whitefish
whiteflies
Whitehall
Whitehead
Whitehorse
Whitelaw
Whiteley
whitely
whiten
whitener
whiteness
whitening

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITEFLY

barfly
black fly
briefly
caddis fly
chiefly
cranefly
dry fly
fly
fruit fly
gruffly
let fly
liefly
on the fly
overfly
peacock butterfly
refly
ruffly
Spanish fly
stiffly
tsetse fly

Synonyms and antonyms of whitefly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whitefly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITEFLY

Find out the translation of whitefly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whitefly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whitefly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白粉虱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mosca blanca
570 millions of speakers

English

whitefly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whitefly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذبابة البيضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белокрылка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mosca-branca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whitefly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aleurode
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whitefly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weiße Fliege
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コナジラミ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가루이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whitefly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bọ phấn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whitefly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाईटफ्लाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whitefly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whitefly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mączlika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

белокрилка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whitefly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλευρώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

witvlieg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whitefly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whitefly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whitefly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITEFLY»

The term «whitefly» is regularly used and occupies the 70.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITEFLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whitefly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITEFLY»

Discover the use of whitefly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whitefly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Whitefly of the World: A Systematic Catalogue of the ...
Relationships of whitefly; Biology of whitefly; Arrangement of the catalogue; Catalogue of whitefly; Summary of nomenclatural changes established in this catalogue; Systematic list of natural enemies of aleyrodidae; Systematic list of host ...
Laurence Alfred Mound, S. H. Halsey, 1978
2
The Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) ...
The book presents a chronology of events of B. tabaci and geminiviruses, and an overview within the Caribbean and Latin America.
Winston M.O. Thompson, 2011
3
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius): crop pest and principal whitefly ...
Besides students and researchers, this book is meant for entomologists, pathologists, virologists and others involved in tackling whitefly-related problems.
A. N. Basu, 1995
4
Genetics and Management of Resistance to Pyriproxyfen in the ...
Selective insecticides such as insect growth regulators that kill pests but cause little or no harm to non-target organisms have become increasingly important in crop production systems worldwide.
David William Crowder, 2008
5
Biological Control in the Western United States: ...
Biology and Pest Status The woolly whitefly, Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell), attacks a wide range of crops but is predominantly a problem on citrus and guava . Heavy infestations can trigger an extensive buildup of sooty mold and cause ...
James Robert Nechols, 1995
6
Annotation of Whitefly Expressed Sequence Tags and ...
Working model for Begomovirus transmission pathway in the whitefly vector Bemisia tabaci . ... Phylogeographically concordant trees for select whitefly mtCOI gene sequences/haplotypes (=711 bases) and representative begomovirus coat  ...
Chandrasekhar Saripalli, 2008
7
The status of cassava mosaic disease, cassava begomo-viruses ...
Whitefly counts were made in each farm and samples of this insect vector were collected. The leaf and whitefly samples were tested by polymerase chain reaction for African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV), EACMV, the Ugandan variant of ...
Ogbe, F.O. Dixon, A. G. O., Hughes, J. A., Alabi, F.
8
Bemisia: Bionomics and Management of a Global Pest: ...
Availability of the sequence of the B. tabaci nuclear genome, combined with bioinformatics comparisons with sequences from other whitefly biotypes and species, and otherinsects will provide estimates of (1) the degree of synteny between ...
Philip A. Stansly, Steven E. Naranjo, 2010
9
Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to ...
Other Whiteflies Bandedwinged whitefly (Trialeurodes abutilonea) is a close relative of greenhouse whitefly but is rarely a pest. Adult bandedwinged whiteflies can be differentiated by the presence of two smoky gray, zigzag bands on the ...
Whitney Cranshaw, 2004
10
Handbook of Vegetable Pests
world referring to sweetpotato whitefly probably pertains to silverleaf whitefly and other closely related species. Until the identities of these species are accurately determined, their distribution will remain unknown and some aspects of their ...
John L. Capinera, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITEFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whitefly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sticky cotton control demands early attack on whitefly
Whitefly management must start early,” says University of California Cooperative ... Whiteflies can lead to sticky cotton, which last year was linked from overseas ... «Western Farm Press, Jul 15»
2
Whitefly attack worries cotton farmers in Sirsa
Cotton farmers in the district are a worried lot as whiteflies have attacked their crop early this year. The district contributes more than one third to the total ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
3
New fungal control against whitefly gains UK approval
Certis' biopesticide Botanigard has been granted Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) approval for the control of whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) in a ... «Horticulture Week, Jun 15»
4
Summer could bring back whiteflies
Lush island landscaping no longer faces near-decimation from the tiny whitefly, thanks in part to wasps, but the coming summer heat presents the risk of another ... «Palm Beach Daily News, Apr 15»
5
Season-long whitefly management essential in cotton
A key source of excess sugar is the whitefly – specifically the B biotype, ... In California, Pete Goodell says whitefly management is job one on the pest side of ... «Western Farm Press, Apr 15»
6
Ask Alys: your gardening questions answered
My indoor chilli plants have whitefly. I've tried putting grit on top of the compost, washing the leaves and spraying with a soap solution. What should I do? «The Guardian, Mar 15»
7
Good riddance, whitefly
Amazingly, the onslaught of the rugose spiraling whitefly has subsided!. Last year, whitefly populations coated our coconut palms, gumbo-limbo and bucida ... «Naples Daily News, Sep 14»
8
How to confuse whitefly into staying away from your plants
Newcastle University has discovered that whitefly who are exposed to an overpowering cocktail of cucumber, courgette, watercress, watermelon, cabbage and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
9
Wash away your whitefly nymphs
Everywhere I go folks are asking about the whitefly problem attacking the ficus hedges in Palm Springs. Whiteflies have long been a pest of greenhouse growers ... «The Desert Sun, Apr 14»
10
Defending Food Crops: Whitefly Experimentation to Prevent …
The method, published under the title Transmitting Plant Viruses Using Whiteflies, is applicable to such at-risk crops as tomatoes and common bean plants. «Newswise, Nov 13»

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