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Title: Biology and Ecology of Bemisia tabaci : Introduction

Author
item Naranjo, Steven
item LEGG, JAMES - International Institute For Tropical Agriculture

Submitted to: Bemisia: Bionomics and Management of a Global Pest
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/15/2010
Publication Date: 5/30/2010
Citation: Naranjo, S.E., J. E. Legg. 2010. Section II: Biology and Ecology of Bemisia tabaci: pp. 105-107. In Bemisia: Bionomics and Management of a Global Pest, P. A.Stansly, S. E. Naranjo (eds.). Springer, Dordrecht-Heidelberg-London-New York.

Interpretive Summary: Bemisia tabaci was first described as a pest of tobacco 120 years ago in Greece, and has grown into one of the most important pests of world agriculture. High populations may remove sufficient phloem sap to reduce plant vigor, and the secretion of honeydew and resulting sooty mold can reduce the quality and marketability of harvested products. Feeding of even low populations may induce debilitating plant disorders or the transmission of numerous plant viruses. Advances are being made in many areas from basic biology and population dynamics, to complex interactions with other organisms. Our approach was to attempt to provide three comprehensive chapters that focus on particular aspects of the biology and ecology of B. tabaci with primary emphasis on research advances made in the past 10-15 years. Walker, Perring and Freeman (Chapter 4) update and synthesize current thinking on the life history and functional anatomy of B. tabaci Rosell, Blackmer, Czonek, and Inbar (Chapter 5) review and synthesize recent studies of the complex interactions of B. tabaci with primary and secondary endosymbiotic bacteria, the critical role and interaction of these symbionts in begomovirus transmission, as well as the intra-and interspecific relationships among B. tabaci, other herbivores and their host plants. Naranjo, Castle, De Barro and Liu (Chapter 6) focus on advances in our understanding of several broad but interrelated categories within population ecology including sampling, demography and dispersal.

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