In tomato production, both open field and greenhouse, management of whiteflies and the
viruses they transmit ranks among the highest priorities of growers. Largely driven by the …

Tomato genotypes selected for their high foliar zingiberene (ZGB) contents in a segregating
F2 population were assessed to determine their effect on behavior and biology of …

The objectives of this study were to ascertain the impact of endogenous production of
trichome-exuded acylsugars on insects and insect transmitted virus by evaluating tomato …

Simple Summary The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, besides causing feeding-related
injuries, also transmits the economically devastating tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) to …

RESUMO A cultura do tomateiro apresenta vários entraves que dificultam o seu cultivo, com
destaque para a traça-do-tomateiro, Tuta absoluta (Lep.: Gelechiidae). Para reduzir os …

Simple Summary The greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum is an insect pest of
many plant crops including tomato and is especially harmful because it is a vector for a …

The wild tomato, Solanum pennellii, is an important source of resistance genes against
tomato pests. This resistance is due to the presence of acyl sugars (AS), which are …

The glasshouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, is an important pest of many crop
plants including tomato, Solanum lycopersicum. Many wild tomato species exhibit a higher …

Acyl sugars are allelochemicals present at high concentrations in leaves of accessions of
the wild tomato Solanum pennellii; they confer resistance to a large number of arthropod …

The tomato is susceptible to pest attacks that can lead to damages throughout the crop
cycle. Pest control is carried out, mainly, by insecticide and chemical acaricide spraying …