Impact of Drench Application of Cyantraniliprole on Bemisia Tabaci (MED Whitefly) and Amblyseius Swirskii, 2016*

Genome sequencing of the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci MED/Q

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. tabaci are difficult to quarantine and eradicate because of its high reproductive rates, broad host plant range, and insecticide resistance. A total of 791 Gb of raw DNA sequence from whole ge...

siRNA Machinery in Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)

BACKGROUND RNA interference has been emerged as an utmost tool for the control of sap sucking insect pests. Systemic response is necessary to control them in field condition. Whitefly is observed to be more prone to siRNA in recent studies, however the siRNA machinery and mechanism is not well established. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS To identify the core siRNA machinery, we curated transcr...

Population Ecology of Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on Brinjal

Prey Preference and Life Table of Amblyseius orientalis on Bemisia tabaci and Tetranychus cinnabarinus

Amblyseius orientalis (Ehara) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is a native predatory mite species in China. It used to be considered as a specialist predator of spider mites. However, recent studies show it also preys on other small arthropod pests, such as Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Experiments were conducted to investigate (1) prey preference of A. orientalis between Tetranychu...

Location of Geminiviruses in the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

W. B. Hunter, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 5007 60 St. E., Bradenton 342039324; E. Hiebert, University of Florida, Plant Pathology Department, 1453 Fifield Hall, Gainesville 32611-0680; S. E. Webb, University of Florida, Central Florida-REC, 5336 University Ave., Leesburg 34748-8232; J. H. Tsai, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale-REC, 3205 S.W. College Ave...