NOUN | animal | poinsettia strain, superbug, Bemisia tabaci | a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias |
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Meaning | A strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias. | |
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Synonyms | superbug, Bemisia tabaci | |
Member of | Bemisia, genus Bemisia | sweet-potato whitefly |
Broader | sweet-potato whitefly | A variety of whitefly |
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