Siphoninus phillyreae

Siphoninus phillyreae, the ash whitefly, is a species of whitefly native to western Eurasia, India and North Africa but also introduced to North America.^[1] It is known in agriculture as a pest species of fruit trees, including pomegranates, pear and apple trees.^[2][3] It also feeds on ash and ornamental pear trees.^[4][5] Encarsia inaron is used as a biological control for it.

Siphoninus phillyreae
Ash whitefly in Oregon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aleyrodidae
Genus:	Siphoninus
Species:	S. phillyreae
Binomial name
Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835)