Persistent silverleaf whitefly exploits desert crop systems

When clouds of whiteflies swarmed through California's desert agricultural areas in the fall of 1991, they were initially identified as a new strain of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci. The previously known strain was called “A” or “cotton,” while the new strain was...

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Main Authors: Nick Toscano, Steve J. Castle, Thomas J. Henneberry, Nilima Prabhaker Castle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1998-03-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v052n02p29