Species concepts as applied to the whitefly Bemisia tabaci systematics: how many species are there?

SS Liu, J Colvin, PJ De Barro - Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012 - Elsevier
The worldwide distribution and extensive genetic diversity of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci,
has long been recognized. However, the levels of separation within B. tabaci and the …

Cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in East African farming landscapes: a review of the factors determining abundance

S Macfadyen, C Paull, LM Boykin… - Bulletin of …, 2018 - cambridge.org
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 …

What has changed in the outbreaking populations of the severe crop pest whitefly species in cassava in two decades?

HM Ally, HE Hamss, C Simiand, MN Maruthi, J Colvin… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
High populations of African cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) have been associated with
epidemics of two viral diseases in Eastern Africa. We investigated population dynamics and …

Genome-wide analyses of the Bemisia tabaci species complex reveal contrasting patterns of admixture and complex demographic histories

S Elfekih, P Etter, WT Tay, M Fumagalli, K Gordon… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Once considered a single species, the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is a complex of numerous
morphologically indistinguishable species. Within the last three decades, two of its members …

Genetic diversity and geographic distribution of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) genotypes associated with cassava in East Africa

H Mugerwa, MEC Rey, T Alicai, E Ateka… - Ecology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The genetic variability of whitefly (B emisia tabaci) species, the vectors of cassava mosaic
begomoviruses (CMB s) in cassava growing areas of K enya, T anzania, and U ganda, was …

Diversity of dicotyledenous-infecting geminiviruses and their associated DNA molecules in Southern Africa, including the South-West Indian Ocean Islands

MEC Rey, J Ndunguru, LC Berrie, M Paximadis… - Viruses, 2012 - mdpi.com
The family Geminiviridae comprises a group of plant-infecting circular ssDNA viruses that
severely constrain agricultural production throughout the temperate regions of the world …

Symbiont diversity and non‐random hybridization among indigenous (Ms) and invasive (B) biotypes of Bemisia tabaci

M Thierry, N Becker, A Hajri, B Reynaud… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a worldwide pest and a
vector of numerous plant viruses. B. tabaci is composed of dozens of morphologically …

Genetic Diversity of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Colonizing Sweet Potato and Cassava in South Sudan

BC Misaka, EN Wosula, PW Marchelo-d'Ragga… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is a polyphagous, highly destructive pest that is capable of
vectoring viruses in most agricultural crops. Currently, information regarding the distribution …

Genetic diversity of Bemisia tabaci species colonizing cassava in Central African Republic characterized by analysis of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I

BK Tocko-Marabena, S Silla, C Simiand, I Zinga… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
After 2007, upsurges of whiteflies on cassava plants and high incidences of cassava
diseases were observed in Central African Republic. This recent upsurge in the abundance …

Evidence of diversity and recombination in Arsenophonus symbionts of the Bemisia tabacispecies complex

L Mouton, M Thierry, H Henri, R Baudin, O Gnankine… - BMC microbiology, 2012 - Springer
Background Maternally inherited bacterial symbionts infecting arthropods have major
implications on host ecology and evolution. Among them, the genus Arsenophonus is …