Whitefly endosymbionts: IPM opportunity or tilting at windmills?
Journal of Pest Science, 2021 Whiteflies are sap-sucking insects responsible for high economic losses. They colonize hundreds of plant species and cause direct feeding damage and indirect damage through transmission of devastating viruses.
M. Milenovic +3 more
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Characterization of transposable elements within the Bemisia tabaci species complex
Mobile DNA, 2022 Background Whiteflies are agricultural pests that cause negative impacts globally to crop yields resulting at times in severe economic losses and food insecurity. The Bemisia tabaci whitefly species complex is the most damaging in terms of its broad crop
Juan Paolo A. Sicat +4 more
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Eight new state records of aleyrodine whiteflies found in Clark County, Nevada and three newly described taxa (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae, Aleyrodinae) [PDF]
, 2010 Eight new state records and the three newly described species are the subject of this publication. Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae: Aleyrodinae) were collected from 2003 through 2009 within the Las Vegas area of Clark County, Nevada to
Dooley, John W. +2 more
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Persian Journal of Acarology, 2019 Two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) and silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hem.: Aleyrodidae) are among the most destructive pests under greenhouse conditions which is primirarily countered using ...
Parvin Asadi +3 more
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Horizontal Gene Transfer in Plants and Implications for Biotechnology. [PDF]
Plant Environ InteractABSTRACT Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), a fundamental process long acknowledged in prokaryotic evolution, is increasingly recognized as a pivotal force in shaping the evolutionary trajectories of eukaryotes, including plants. Despite its established significance in prokaryotic adaptation, the role of HGT in eukaryotic evolution is still understudied ...
Azad RB, Kasfy SH, Molla K, Islam T.
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The effect of competition on the control of invading plant pathogens [PDF]
, 2020 1. New invading pathogen strains must compete with endemic pathogen strains to emerge and spread. As disease control measures are often non-specific, i.e.
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Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Citrus Whitefly
EDIS, 2022 This is an identification guide for citrus whitefly and citrus whitefly damage.
Xavier Martini +3 more
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Susceptibility of Myzus persicae, Brevicoryne brassicae and Nasonovia ribisnigri to fungal biopesticides in laboratory and field experiments [PDF]
, 2020 The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) for the control of aphid pests of field vegetable crops. Four biopesticides based on the EPF Beauveria bassiana (Botanigard ES and Naturalis L), Cordyceps fumosorosea s.l.
Chandler, Dave, Prince, Gillian
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Microclimate modification and insect pest exclusion using agronet improve pod yield and quality of french bean [PDF]
, 2014 French bean [Phaseolus vulgaris (L.)] is among the leading export vegetable in Africa, mostly produced by small-scale farmers. Unfavorable environmental conditions and heavy infestations by insect pests are among the major constraints limiting production
Baird, Vance +5 more
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Genome sequencing of the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci MED/Q
GigaScience, 2017 The sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a highly destructive agricultural and ornamental crop pest. It damages host plants through both phloem feeding and vectoring plant pathogens. Introductions of B.
W. Xie +42 more
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