Australian Journal of Entomology (1997) 36, 245-249

Robin V. Gunning, Frank J. Byrne and Alan L. Devonshire (1997)
Electrophoretic analysis of non-B and B-biotype Bemisia tabaci (Gennaduis) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia
Australian Journal of Entomology 36 (3), 245-249
Abstract: B-type Bemisia tabaci were detected in Australia for the first time in October 1994. The whiteflies were distinguished from an existing non B-type. strain of B. tabaci by electrophoretic analysis of naphthyl esterases in individual whiteflies. The distinctive isoenzyme profile was consistent with B-type populations from other areas of the world. Individuals heterozygous for both patterns were also detected using this technique, confirming that the B-type and Australian strain could interbreed. An Australia-wide survey showed that B-types were widely distributed in New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. The B-type was also detected in Tasmania. The origins of the B-type and the implications for Australian agriculture, should it become an established pest on key crops, are discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Frank J. Byrne, Robin V. Gunning

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Australia (South+SE)
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Bemisia tabaci		Australia (NT+QLD)