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Title: RESPONSE OF SILVERLEAF WHITEFLY ADULTS TO LOW INTENSITY OF WHITE FLOURESCENT LIGHT

Author
item CHU, CHANG CHI
item HENNEBERRY, THOMAS
item BOYKIN, MARCUS - PREVIOUS WCRL EMPLOYEE

Submitted to: National Research and Action Plan for Silver Leaf Whitefly
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/1/1998
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Under laboratory conditions, released whitefly adults moved from a release chamber through plastic tubes to a chamber illuminated with white fluorescent light that was 46 cm distant from the whitefly release point. Numbers of adults that moved to the light source increased when light intensity was increased to 19 lux or higher. Adult movement was minimal when light intensity was 2 lux or the chamber was dark.