The 37 currently recognized Bemisia tabaci cryptic species are economically important
species and contain both primary and secondary endosymbionts, but their diversity has …

Bemisia tabaci is one of the most threatening pests in agriculture, causing significant losses
to many important crops on a global scale. The dramatic increase and availability of …

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a cryptic species
complex, including members that are pests of global importance. This study presents a …

Bemisia tabaci is the major vector pest of agricultural crops all over the world. In this study
we report the different bacterial endosymbionts associated with B. tabaci sampled from 14 …

Background Maternally inherited bacterial symbionts infecting arthropods have major
implications on host ecology and evolution. Among them, the genus Arsenophonus is …

ABSTRACT Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a species complex containing> 28
cryptic species, some of which are important crop pests worldwide. Like many other sap …

While biotype, host plant and geographical location are known to affect the infection
dynamics of the six secondary symbionts (S-symbionts) including Hamiltonella …

Bemisia tabaci, an invasive pest that causes crop damage worldwide, is a highly
differentiated species complex, divided into biotypes that have mainly been defined based …

Bemisia tabaci can harbor both primary and secondary endosymbionts, and the specific
endosymbionts can differ among different B. tabaci biotypes. This study determined (1) the …

Background Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is a phloem-feeding insect poised to become one
of the major insect pests in open field and greenhouse production systems throughout the …