Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (2018) 62, 257-259

Christopher Abu Omongo, Annet Namuddu, Geofrey Okao-Okuja, Titus Alicai, Sharon van Brunschot, David Ouvrard and John Colvin (2018)
Occurrence of Bondar's nesting whitefly, Paraleyrodes bondari (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), on cassava in Uganda
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 62 (4), 257-259
Abstract: Cassava is a valued calorific source to millions of Africans who eat it daily and a vital staple for their food security. One of the key constraints to this crop is whiteflies which are both a vector of viral diseases and a direct pest. Although the African cassava whitefly is known to cause physical damage on cassava with considerable tuberous yield loss, a recent whitefly outbreak caused unusually severe damage, which prompted the current reported investigation. Molecular identification of whitefly adults sampled from the affected cassava field revealed the presence of a new whitefly species, Paraleyrodes bondari. This communication is the first report of the occurrence of P. bondari on cassava in Uganda.
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Database assignments for author(s): Titus Alicai, Sharon L. van Brunschot

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Paraleyrodes bondari	Cassava (Manihot esculenta)	Uganda