Technical Abstract: The Ficus whitefly, Singhiella simplex (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is an economic pest of Ficus plant species in India, Burma and China. Severe infestations result in leaf dropping or shedding and defoliation. Since its initial US report in south Florida in 2007, the whitefly has expanded its geographical distribution in coastal counties towards central Florida. Prior to the data presented herein, very little information existed on the biology and life history of the Ficus whitefly. Detailed reproductive biology and life table studies were performed in the laboratory at 15, 20, 25, 27, 30 and 35 °C. The effects of temperature on development and oviposition rates were modeled using both linear and non-linear regressions. The lower developmental threshold temperature was estimated to be between 7.3 and 10.6°C, whereas the upper lethal limit was 45.9°C. Complete development required 487.8 degree-days. Whitefly reproduction was highest at 27°C: net reproductive rate (R0), intrinsic rate of increase (r), and doubling time (DT) were 23.1 females/female, 0.099 females/female/d, and 6.93 d, respectively. Duration of adulthood was longest at 15°C, averaging 8.0 d. At 15, 25, 27 and 30 °C, lifetime fecundity per female averaged 27.0, 37.9, 46.2, and 27.7 eggs, respectively. Methods for controlling the whitefly include: chemicals (e.g., imidacloprid, clothianidin, neonicotinoids), insect growth regulators, entomopathogenic fungi, a juvenile hormone analogue, a chitin synthesis inhibitor and a pyrethroid. In terms of biological control, samples of whitefly-infested plants yielded several species of parasitic Hymenoptera and predatory Coccinellidae. Laboratory studies on Delphastus catalinae (Horn) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) showed that in a 24-h feeding period, each adult consumed about 150 eggs or 40 small larvae.