Plants face constant threats from insect herbivores, which limit plant distribution and
abundance in nature and crop productivity in agricultural ecosystems. In recent decades, the …

Plant resistance against insect herbivory has greatly focused on antibiosis, whereby the
plant has a deleterious effect on the herbivore, and antixenosis, whereby the plant is able to …

Plant defenses against herbivores are predicted to change as plant lineages diversify, and
with domestication and subsequent selection and breeding in the case of crop plants. We …

Bemisia tabaci consists of a complex of morphologically indistinct biotypes, varying with
respect to their host ranges and ability to transmit plant viruses. Biotype “B” has increased in …

The silverleaf whitefly (SLW), Bemisia tabaci biotype B, is considered one of the most
serious pests in cotton worldwide. Its control is based on the use of pesticides, which are …

The combined release of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) and the
mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) provides effective biological control of the tobacco whitefly …

Abstract Bemisia tabaci (Genn.)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a major pest of several
agricultural crops, being vector of an extreme number of viruses. The broad variety of host …

Field screening studies were conducted with 25 okra germplasm accessions during the
summer season of 2015 and 2016 at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources …

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), is an
important pest of melons. In this laboratory study, we used two-sex life table to evaluate the …

Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci biotype B) has caused significant damage, year after year,
and can be considered one of the major pests responsible for the increase in use of …