The whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) is a notorious devastating sap-sucking insect pest
that causes substantial crop damage and yield losses due to direct feeding by both nymphs …

Much of the biodiversity of agroecosystems lies in the soil. The functions performed by soil
biota have major direct and indirect effects on crop growth and quality, soil and residue …

Simple Summary The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, was initially discovered in the
United States in 1894 but was not considered an economic insect pest on various …

More than 70 well-characterized virus species transmitted by a diversity of vectors may infect
cucurbit crops worldwide. Twenty of those cause severe epidemics in major production …

Human efforts to grow abundant food through the persistent use of resource-intensive
farming practices have resulted in declining soil health, and deterioration of ecosystem …

Beneficial insects provide pollination and biological control in natural and man-made
settings. Those ecosystem services (ES) are especially important for high-value fruits and …

The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and
the complex of viruses it transmits are major limiting factors to squash production in the …

Simple Summary Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) is a major pest in organic onion production
and effective integrated pest management strategies are lacking. Our objective was to …

BACKGROUND Greening or huanglongbing (HLB) is a debilitating disease of citrus caused
by Candidatus Liberibactor asiaticus and transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) …

Different aspects of living mulches application in vegetable crops production is discussed in
the paper. They compete with vegetables for light, moisture and nutrients and for this reason …