Phytoparasitica (2003) 31, 94-98

A.R. Horowitz, I. Denholm, K. Gorman, J.L Cenis, S. Kontsedalov and I. Ishaaya (2003)
Biotype Q of Bemisia tabaci identified in Israel
Phytoparasitica 31 (1), 94-98
Abstract: The biotype status of samples of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) collected from several field and greenhouse sites in Israel during 1999–2000 was determined by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) for general esterases, and by RAPD-PCR using primers of arbitrary sequence. Results of this survey provide the first published evidence for the occurrence of the B. tabaci Q biotype, alongside the more widely distributed B biotype. Based on the collected samples, it appears that both the B and Q biotypes are present in Israel, and that field populations consist of a mixture of the two biotypes. A possible link between B. tabaci biotypes and insecticide resistance is discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Abraham Rami Horowitz, Ian Denholm, Kevin Gorman

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
pesticide resistance of pest

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Israel
	Bemisia tabaci		Israel
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MED		Israel