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Whitefly, a significant pest of tomato crops Tomato Whitefly -Bemisia tabaci Life cycle·  Females lay up to 150 eggs each attached to the underside of younger leaves. Eggs hatch in eight to ten days.  ·Eggs hatch into a first instar nymphal stage that has legs and antennae and is mobile; travels a short distance before settling to feed on plant tissue.  ·There are four nymphal stages. The second and third instar nymphs are stationary and remain attached to the leaf surface, and have a scale-like appearance. They continue feeding until developing into the fourth and final nymphal stage.  ·The fourth nymphal instar, often called the pupa or the red-eyed nymph, is the easiest to identify. ·The active adult whitefly is largely responsible for virus spread from plant to plant. It takes 18 to 28 days from egg to adult in warm weather and 30 to 48 days in winter.  Damage causing stages:  Second and third instar larval stages that feed on the leaves and suck sap....