Revista Colombiana de Entomología (2021) 47 (1 - e8944)
Ihab Ghabeish Al-Balqa, Mais Sweiss Al-Balqa and Ghandi Anfoka Al-Balqa (2021)
Updated status of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Jordan with emphasis on the Bemisia tabaci species complex
Revista Colombiana de Entomología 47 (1 - e8944)
Abstract: Whiteflies are economically important plant pests that cause damage to crops worldwide. This study aimed to update the status of whiteflies in Jordan by combining the classical morphological identification and the DNA markers using the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (mtCOI) gene. Over the course of three consecutive years, 111 whiteflies were collected from different geographical regions and different plant hosts in Jordan. The results showed that, in addition to Bemisia tabaci, another nine different whitefly species were identified, including two species that were recorded for the first time in Jordan: Africaleurodes coffeacola, and Tetraleurodes neemani. A special focus has been given to economically important plant pests like the B. tabaci species complex. Three different diagnostic techniques were used to identify B. tabaci putative species based on mtCOI gene. All the collected samples of B. tabaci species complex were identified as Middle East–Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) putative species.
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(original language: Spanish)
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
