Western Whitefly

The Western Whitefly is native to the western United States (such as Arizona). Granti is an ancient general in the United States, so the Western Whitefly is also known as the "White General Whitefly". The recorded size is about 3.5-8 centimeters, the body color ranges from gray-white to light yellow, and the thoracic corners have characteristic hairs of the long-horned beetles. The elytra are covered with irregular spots. The larval stage can last for 2 to 3 years. The easiest way to distinguish it from the Eastern Whitefly is that the Western Whitefly has longer thoracic corners compared to the head corners, while the Eastern Whitefly has head corners longer or of equal length to the thoracic corners.

The Western Whitefly is native to the western United States, and it can be found in almost one-third of the entire United States. However, although it has a wide distribution, the collection volume of the Western Whitefly is lower than that of the White General Whitefly because the Western Whitefly's habitat is smaller and its population is more concentrated, making it relatively easier to collect.

It is recommended to raise the Western Whitefly for those who love the Whitefly. The Western Whitefly and other Whiteflies have no intention of being raised and bred. The use of slightly decayed sawdust is sufficient, making it easy and convenient to raise.

During the dormant period, the environment should be dark, and the container does not need to be too large. Sawdust or water moss can be used as bedding. Pay attention to maintaining humidity. The depth should be sufficient to bury the adult completely in the soil or water moss, so that the adult will feel safer. Place objects such as tree bark on the surface for the adult to turn over. The dormant insect may occasionally climb to the surface. If there is no tree bark for it to turn over, it will inevitably consume energy and may cause death! Keep the temperature in the range of 22-28 degrees. The higher the temperature, the shorter the dormancy period. If the temperature and humidity do not meet the standards, it may cause the whitefly to die from dehydration.

The feeding method of the larvae: It is usually better to have a relative space of more than 4-5 liters for each larva. Individual feeding: Each larva is fed separately in a container, which requires a large space, but it can increase the chance of breeding large individuals. The disadvantage is that independent feeding can cause differences in mating due to different molting times of male and female larvae.

Improvement methods: 1. When changing the soil each time, the remaining old soil in each box can be mixed with new soil and distributed to each feeding box. 2. During the middle stage of the third instar, mixed breeding can be carried out, but this may cause a slight decrease in the weight of male and female individuals, but not much.

Mixed breeding: Although it doesn't take up much space, the size of the male and female individuals bred will vary greatly, but the time of eclosion will not be much different, and the larval stage will be shorter than individual feeding.

Larval stage: About 14-26 months. Larval food: Cynops orientalis larval humus + Cynops orientalis larval fermented wood shavings in a ratio of 1:1. The humidity can be slightly higher than that for breeding, and a few pieces of wood can be added. Generally, artificially bred Cynops orientalis are the majority, so it is necessary to pay attention to whether the adult has passed the dormant period before mating.

If the adult has passed the dormant period, almost all of them start to feed. It can be observed by touching to see if the adults make threatening movements and have strong claws. If so, it means that the adults have passed the dormant period and can mate. Feeding supplies: Feeding box (large organizing box), Cynops orientalis larval humus, Cynops orientalis larval humus leaf soil, adult climbing tree bark or wood chips, etc.