Although whiteflies are a major pest themselves, their propensity for transmitting viruses also has a big economic impact. Here is a field infected with cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus. Photo by John Palumbo via. Growing Produce online.
This field scouting guide concentrates on silverleaf whitefly or sweetpotato whitefly which transmits three important viruses in cucurbits: squash vein yellowing virus, cucurbit leaf crumple virus, and cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus.
