These insects, with oval black bodies, share similarities with modern whiteflies but feature distinctly defined body segments separated by deep sutures. “Fossils of adult whitefly insects are not ...

Published in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, a study reveals rare whitefly insect fossils have been found in Miocene age crater lake sediments at Hindon Maar, near Dunedin.

Supplies have fallen significantly as evinced in last week's coconut auction in the capital, mainly due to a ban on fertiliser, damages caused by the whitefly, and increased exports. Overall ...