Whiteflywhitefly(Also: Whitefly ), due to a powdery coating on the body, the pest was first recorded on rice in 1966 in Santaram India and later in African countries: Senegal (1977), Nigeria, Niger, Mauritania, causing yield losses of up to 80%. In Vietnam, in the past, whiteflies were rarely found and caused damage on rice, only common on vegetables such as peppers, eggplants, melons, cucurbits, etc. In 2010, a large-scale pest was recorded in Long An, An Giang, Tay Ninh, infected area: 15,462 ha and now tends to spread in Mekong River Delta provinces and affect productivity.