Begomoviruses: what is the secret (s) of their success?

E Fiallo-Olivé, J Navas-Castillo - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
Begomoviruses constitute an extremely successful group of emerging plant viruses
transmitted by whiteflies of the Bemisia tabaci complex. Hosts include important vegetable …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) dual use for food and bioenergy: A review

AA Fathima, M Sanitha, L Tripathi… - Food and Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta. Crantz) is a starch‐rich, woody tuberous, root crop
important for food, with little being done to investigate its potential as a bioenergy crop …

Warmer temperatures trigger insecticide‐associated pest outbreaks

MS Crossley, OM Smith, AK Barman… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Rising global temperatures are associated with emerging insect pests,
reflecting earlier and longer insect activity, faster development, more generations per year …

Modelling tools for including climate change in pest risk assessments

D Kriticos, A Szyniszewska, C Bradshaw, C Li… - EPPO …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the modelling tools available for
integrating climate change impacts into pest risk assessments (PRA), elucidating the …

A review on transcriptional responses of interactions between insect vectors and plant viruses

MA Catto, H Mugerwa, BK Myers, S Pandey, B Dutta… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review provides a synopsis of transcriptional responses pertaining to interactions
between plant viruses and the insect vectors that transmit them in diverse modes. In the …

Beyond the present: How climate change is relevant to pest risk analysis

AM Szyniszewska, A Akrivou, N Björklund… - EPPO …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is widely recognized as a critical global challenge with far‐reaching
consequences. It affects pest species by altering their population dynamics, actual and …

Current and future scenarios of suitability and expansion of cassava brown streak disease, Bemisia tabaci species complex, and cassava planting in Africa

G Sikazwe, RE epse Yocgo, P Landi, DM Richardson… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is among the most important staple crops globally, with an
imperative role in supporting the Sustainable Development Goal of 'Zero hunger'. In sub …

Management of Bemisia tabaci on vegetable crops using entomopathogens

Y Li, GN Mbata, AM Simmons, DI Shapiro-Ilan, S Wu - Crop Protection, 2024 - Elsevier
The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, is a devastating insect pest on
vegetable crops around the world. This pest causes significant damage by directly feeding …

[HTML][HTML] Cassava mosaic disease and its whitefly vector in Cameroon: Incidence, severity and whitefly numbers from field surveys

O Doungous, B Masky, DL Levai, JAL Bahoya… - Crop Protection, 2022 - Elsevier
Cassava plays a key role in the food security and economy of Cameroon, but its production
is constrained by cassava mosaic disease (CMD). However, comprehensive surveys of …

Landscape factors and how they influence whitefly pests in cassava fields across East Africa

S Macfadyen, WT Tay, AD Hulthen, C Paull… - Landscape …, 2021 - Springer
Context African production landscapes are diverse, with multiple cassava cultivars grown in
small patches amongst a diversity of other crops. Studies on how diverse smallholder …