Highlights of the program include a pictorial key to whitefly eggs, nymphal stages, pupae and adults, illustrated with line drawings, scanning electron micrograph (SEM) images, and color photos. Key terms used in the key are linked to illustrations or definitions in the hypertext environment. Other highlights include SEM images to show differences between a pupa with an adult emergence hole and a pupa that has been parasitized. Sections on management and life history provide information that ranges from basic definitions of terms like species and parasitoid, to a list of suggestions for managing whiteflies.

Although the software is extremely user friendly, growers and extension educators who are unfamiliar with computers may want a warm up session to orient them to the program before they go off on their own to explore. The use of hard drives, and not CD drive technology, limits the clarity of the color photos when displayed on desktop, laptop, and color panels. However, the judicious use of SEM images and line drawings more than make up for this shortcoming. For more information on this software program, contact: