Insects, 2020 The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is a major pest of cultivated tomato. Whitefly feeding-related injuries and transmission of viruses including tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) cause serious losses.
Wendy G. Marchant +4 more
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Spiralling whitefly and its management practices in the South Pacific. A review
Advances in Horticultural Science, 2018 A few species of whiteflies are considered a serious insect pest of vegetation and ornamental plants across many countries. The Spiralling whiteflies, Aleurodicus dispersus Russell has been recorded on many different plant species across countries. These
Ravneel Chand +2 more
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First record of the nesting whitefly, Paraleyrodes minei Iaccarino, 1990 (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) in Malta [PDF]
, 2016 The nesting whitefly, Paraleyrodes minei is the latest exotic whitefly species to be found breeding in Malta and was originally described from specimens collected from Citrus crops in Syria by Iaccario (1990).
Malumphy, Chris, Mifsud, David
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Influence of Olfaction in Host-Selection Behavior of the Cassava Whitefly Bemisia tabaci
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Cassava is a vital food-security crop in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cassava crops are, however, severely affected by viral diseases transmitted by members of the whitefly species complex Bemisia tabaci.
Latifa M. Mrisho +6 more
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Resistance status of the carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus and the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae to selected acaricides on strawberries. [PDF]
, 2015 The carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) and the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, are serious pests of strawberries and many other horticultural crops.
Bi, Jian-Long +3 more
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Gene Editing and Genetic Control of Hemipteran Pests: Progress, Challenges and Perspectives
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 The origin of the order Hemiptera can be traced to the late Permian Period more than 230 MYA, well before the origin of flowering plants 100 MY later in during the Cretaceous period. Hemipteran species consume their liquid diets using a sucking proboscis;
Inaiara D. Pacheco +4 more
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Biological control in French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique [PDF]
, 2020 Several biological control agents have been introduced successfully in Guyana, and / or Guadeloupe and Martinique: three tachinid dipterans and one hymenopteran for control of sugarcane borers, a ladybird and a hymenopteran parasitoid against the pink ...
Ryckewaert, Philippe +1 more
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Plants, 2022 The leaves of the wild tomato Solanum galapagense harbor type-IV glandular trichomes (GT) that produce high levels of acylsugars (AS), conferring insect resistance. Conversely, domesticated tomatoes (S.
Eloisa Vendemiatti +11 more
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Sequence analysis and genomic organization of Aphid lethal paralysis virus: a new member of the family Dicistroviridae [PDF]
, 2002 The complete nucleotide sequence of the genomic RNA of an aphid-infecting virus, Aphid lethal paralysis virus (ALPV), has been determined. The genome is 9812 nt in length and contains two long open reading frames (ORFs), which are separated by an ...
Clerivet, A. +5 more
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Plant-mediated rifampicin treatment of Bemisia tabaci disrupts but does not eliminate endosymbionts
Scientific Reports, 2022 Whiteflies are among the most important global insect pests in agriculture; their sustainable control has proven challenging and new methods are needed.
Milan Milenovic +4 more
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