… tabaci and Bemisia argentifolii Bellows and Perring. This paper examines the historical
record of B. tabaci and its synonyms, and discusses research that has resulted in the species …

▪ Abstract In this article we consider the role of epidemiological factors and transmission
processes of insect-vectored viruses on the effectiveness of insecticides in a disease …

The Gram-negative bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causes disease in a number of important
crops and plants within natural ecosystems. Most notable among these diseases are Pierce's …

Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring, n. sp., is described from material collected in California
and Florida. This species has been referred to elsewhere as B. tabaci strain B or B. tabaci …

An introduced whitefly species, responsible for over a half billion dollars in damage to US
agricultural production in 1991, is morphologically indistinguishable from Bemisia tabaci (…

In tomato production, both open field and greenhouse, management of whiteflies and the
viruses they transmit ranks among the highest priorities of growers. Largely driven by the …

Squash genes (SLW1 and SLW3) induced systemically after silverleaf whitefly feeding were
identified. Differences in the local and systemic expression of SLW1 and SLW3 after feeding …

… and Perring, 1992a,b). We believe that these changes could enhance virus spread (Blua and
Perring… BLUA, MJ, and PERRINO, TM 1992a. Alatae production and population increase of …

An invasive stink bug, Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), was discovered
in the Western Hemisphere in 2008 near Los Angeles, CA, presumably introduced on …

The painted bug, Bagrada hilaris, native to eastern and southern Africa and Asia, was
detected in California in 2008, and it has spread rapidly throughout several southwestern US …