Phytoparasitica (2005) 33, 60-64

K. Zanic, Jose Luis Cenis, Sonja Kacic and Miro Katalinic (2005)
Current status of Bemisia tabaci in coastal Croatia
Phytoparasitica 33 (1), 60-64
Abstract: Bemisia tabaci was first noted in Croatia in 2000, when it was identified in Split County, Dalmatia. Thirty-one plant species were identified as hosts of this pest in the central Adriatic region during 2001.2002. Four adult populations were analyzed at CIDA (Spain) by comparing a fragment of the COI gene of the mitochondrial DNA, and by examining a single microsatellite locus. The results indicated a predominance of the Q biotype. The population dynamics of B. tabaci was examined in outdoor conditions by observing populations from Ipomoea purpurea in 2002. The pest population appeared at the beginning of June and increased in number until its decline at the beginning of October.
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Database assignments for author(s): Katja Zanic

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

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