Journal of Pest Science (2014) 87, 629-637

Xiaoguo Jiao, Wen Xie, Litao Guo, Baiming Liu, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu and Youjun Zhang (2014)
Differing effects of cabbage and pepper on B and Q putative species of Bemisia tabaci
Journal of Pest Science 87 (4), 629-637
Abstract: B and Q putative species of Bemisia tabaci are two of the most invasive pests in the world. In China, Q is displacing B, but the underlying mechanism has been poorly explored. The difference in tolerance to host plants between B and Q may shed some light on the displacement. In the present study, two types of resistance (antixenosis or antibiosis) of cabbage and pepper against B and Q putative species were characterized based on demographic parameters (host selection, fecundity, etc.) and feeding behavior [as determined by electrical penetration graph (EPG)]. Female longevity, fecundity, and nymph survival were substantially higher on cabbage than on pepper for B, but were similar on the two hosts for Q. B nymphs suffered high mortality on pepper, suggesting a high level of antibiosis against B in pepper. Both B and Q preferred to settle and oviposit on cabbage rather than on pepper, indicating a high level of antixenosis against B and Q in pepper. With regard to feeding behavior, EPG data indicated that both B and Q whiteflies fed more efficiently on cabbage than on pepper. Overall, both B and Q preferred cabbage to pepper, and both performed better on cabbage than on pepper, but the negative effects of pepper were greater on B than on Q. Our results demonstrate that Q is more tolerant of a low suitability host than B, which may partially explain why Q has displaced B in China.
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Database assignments for author(s): Shaoli Wang, Qing Jun Wu

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
resistance/tolerance/defence of host

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)	China (NE)
	Bemisia tabaci	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)	China (NE)
	Bemisia tabaci	Euphorbia (crop)	China (NE)
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MED	Euphorbia (crop)	China (NE)