Environmental Entomology (1985) 14, 516-519

D.L. Coudriet, Nilima Prabhaker, A.N. Kishaba and D.E. Meyerdirk (1985)
Variation in developmental rate on different hosts and overwintering of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)
Environmental Entomology 14 (4), 516-519
Abstract: Time required for Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) to complete development from egg to adult at 26.7 ± 1°C was influenced by the host to which it was confined. Development was completed in 30% less time on lettuce, cucumber, eggplant, and squash than on broccoli or carrot. Five new hosts (carrot, guar, guayule, alfalfa, and lettuce) on which B. tabaci may complete its development are reported. Two-week lettuce leaf samples indicate one generation was completed from 27 October 1983 to 4 January 1984 under field conditions in the southern California desert. Field crops may serve as important overwintering hosts.
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Database assignments for author(s): Dale Meyerdirk, Nilima Prabhaker

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bemisia tabaci	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
	Bemisia tabaci	Carrot (Daucus carota)
	Bemisia tabaci	Eggplant (Solanum melongena)
	Bemisia tabaci	Lettuce (Lactuca)	U.S.A. (SW)
	Bemisia tabaci	Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
	Bemisia tabaci	Squash/pumpkin (Cucurbita)