Insects (2021) 12 (3 - 198)
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Bemisia tabaci on vegetables in the southern United States: Incidence, impact, and management
Insects 12 (3 - 198)
Abstract: Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is among the most economically important insect pests of various vegetable crops in the Southern United States. This insect is considered a complex of at least 40 morphologically indistinguishable cryptic species. Bemisia tabaci Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) was initially introduced in the United States around 1985 and has since rapidly spread across the Southern United States to Texas, Arizona, and California, where extreme field outbreaks have occurred on vegetable and other crops. This pest creates extensive plant damage through direct feeding on vegetables, secreting honeydew, causing plant physiological disorders, and vectoring plant viruses. The direct and indirect plant damage in vegetable crops has resulted in enormous economic losses in the Southern United States, especially in Florida, Georgia, and Texas. Effective management of B. tabaci on vegetables relies mainly on the utilization of chemical insecticides, particularly neonicotinoids. However, B. tabaci has developed considerable resistance to most insecticides. Therefore, alternative integrated pest management (IPM) strategies are required, such as cultural control by manipulation of production practices, resistant vegetable varieties, and biological control using a suite of natural enemies for the management of the pest.
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Database assignments for author(s): George N. Mbata, Alvin M. Simmons, David I. Shapiro-Ilan
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
damage/losses/economics
review
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1 | Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) | U.S.A. (SE) | ||
| Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1 | Groundnut/peanut (Arachis hypogaea) | U.S.A. (SE) |
