Dialeurodes chittendeni Laing, 1928
(Rhododendron Whitefly)

Interactions where Dialeurodes chittendeni is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks sap of live leaf Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Dialeurodes chittendeni/Dialeurodes chittendenirhododendron whitefly Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleasliveleaf (esp. 6-7)
sucks sap of live leaf Rhododendron campylocarpum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Dialeurodes chittendeni/Dialeurodes chittendenirhododendron whitefly Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron campylocarpum/Rhododendron campylocarpuma cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
sucks sap of live leaf Rhododendron catawbiense a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Dialeurodes chittendeni/Dialeurodes chittendenirhododendron whitefly Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron catawbiense/Rhododendron catawbiensea cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
sucks sap of live leaf Rhododendron caucasicum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Dialeurodes chittendeni/Dialeurodes chittendenirhododendron whitefly Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron caucasicum/Rhododendron caucasicuma cultivated rhododendronliveleaf
sucks sap of live leaf Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Dialeurodes chittendeni/Dialeurodes chittendenirhododendron whitefly Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleaf

Dialeurodes chittendeni (Rhododendron Whitefly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dialeurodes chittendeni (Rhododendron Whitefly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDialeurodes chittendeni (Rhododendron Whitefly)
FamilyALEYRODIDAE (whiteflies)
SuperfamilyALEYRODOIDEA (whiteflies)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dialeurodes chittendeni (Rhododendron Whitefly)

Dialeurodes chittendeni (Rhododendron Whitefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dialeurodes chittendeni (Rhododendron Whitefly):

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