The females have antennae and legs, and are active throughout the linesman. The males form a whitish cottony cocoon. III Whiteflies Whiteflies belong to the class Insecta , order Homoptera , family Aleyrodidae. Eggs are laid in a unusual spiral pattern on the leaf undersurface. IV Flies True flies belong to the class Insecta , order Diptera, family Tephritidae.
Fruit flies are among the most serious pests of citrus worldwide.
Eggs are laid just below the fruit surface. A single female can lay as many as 800 eggs in a lifetime. When full grown the maggots drop to the ground and pupate in the soil, and later emerge as adult flies. Smaller than a housefly its wings are held in a drooping position. Black spots on the thorax, two white bands on a yellow abdomen and characteristic black and yellow marking on the wings identify this fly species.