Publisher Summary This chapter provides a detailed description of the character, pattern of
spread and impact of the pandemic and reviews management initiatives implemented to …

Cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease are caused by viruses
transmitted by Bemisia tabaci and affect approximately half of all cassava plants in Africa …

Cassava is a tuberous root crop that can maintain food and nutrition security, improve family
and household incomes and minimize the adverse effects of climate change especially in …

Arthropod parasitoids and predators are ubiquitous and operate continuously on all life
stages of the whitefly, functioning as control factors in the process. The goal of biological …

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a pest species complex that causes
widespread damage to cassava, a staple food crop for millions of households in East Africa …

Context African production landscapes are diverse, with multiple cassava cultivars grown in
small patches amongst a diversity of other crops. Studies on how diverse smallholder …

Simple Summary The whitefly pest complex Bemisia tabaci is one of the most devastating
agricultural pests globally. Over the past two decades, B. tabaci populations reportedly …

A study was set up to determine the sources and rates of mortality of Bemisia tabaci
(Gennadius)(Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on field‐grown cassava in Uganda. Using a cohort …

Simple Summary The results from this study, conducted under farmer field conditions, show
that application of the insecticide flupyradifurone through cassava cutting dips is effective at …

Simple Summary Whiteflies are pests and vectors of plant viruses which cause devastating
yield losses globally to numerous food, cash and ornamental crops. The main whitefly …