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Research Project: Exotic Whitefly and Subtropical Invasive Pests of Vegetables and Ornamental Plants

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Title: The current distribution status of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Q-biotype in Florida

Author
item POWELL, ERIN - Distributors Processing Inc (DPI)
item Ahmed, Muhammad
item McKenzie, Cindy
item OSBORNE, LANCE - University Of Florida

Submitted to: Entomological Society of America, Southwestern and Southeastern Branch
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/26/2022
Publication Date: 3/28/2022
Citation: Powell, E., Ahmed, M.Z., Mckenzie, C.L., Osborne, L. 2022. The current distribution status of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Q-biotype in Florida. Entomological Society of America, Southwestern and Southeastern Branch.

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Technical Abstract: A sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, biotype Q was first reported in Florida in 2006. Afterwards, it has been confined to nurseries production for about ten years. It was first reported in the Floridian landscape in 2016. Our talk will elaborate on its distribution in the Floridian landscape in the last six years.