Target leaf spot has also been found to cause leaf spots on papaya, tomato and green vegetable soybean. It is now distributed throughout the island, infesting a variety of vegetable crops. One of the characteristics of this new whitefly is the induction of silverleaf on zucchini and other plants. Silverleaf whitefly have also been reported on the island of Saipan. During a 1995 dry season survey, cucumbers, watermelons, eggplants and tomatoes were preferred host plants of silverleaf whitefly.
Some weeds are also host plants of silverleaf whitefly.
Weed hosts are Euphorbia hirta , Physlis angulata , and Stachytarpheta jamaicensis . Six distinct development stages of B . Newly laid eggs were light green in color and within 1 to 3 days those eggs turned brown. The first nymphs were observed three days after the plants were infested. The first pupae were observed on the 14th day and the life cycle was completed within 16 to 20 days.