This review surveys the literature dealing with food relationships of coccidophagous,
aleurodophagous and psyllophagous coccinellids. While in the cold temperate climate …

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 …

BACKGROUND The whitefly Bemisia tabaci is an important vector of virus diseases,
impacting cassava production in East Africa. To date, breeding efforts in this region have …

Arthropod predators perform ecosystem service by natural pest suppression. Since they are
mostly seen along with the pests, they are affected by the pesticidal sprays or by ingesting …

We surveyed and identified species of lady beetles from the West Bank to document their
geographic distribution and understand their ecological significance. This study documents …

This chapter focuses on the key features of major pests and diseases affecting root and
tuber crops, such as cassava, sweet potato and yam, in the tropics. The efficacy of the …

The impact of eight IPM modules on whitefly Bemisia tabaci and its natural enemies were
recorded during kharif 2016 and 2017, rabi-summer 2016-17 and 2017-18. There was a …