Bemisia Tabaci (Gennadius): Crop Pest and Principal Whitefly Vector of Plant Viruses

ISBN-13: 9780367016937 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 198 str.

A.N. Basu

Opis

This monograph provides up-to-date information on the applied research on the morphology, taxonomy, biology, ecology, behaviour, natural enemies and various control methods of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). It is of benefit to students, researchers and plant protection workers.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction -- Morphology and Taxonomy -- Distribution -- Host Plants -- Bionomics -- Sampling Techniques for Population Studies of Bemisia tabaci -- Population Dynamics -- Behavioural and Ecological Aspects of Host Selection and Spatial Distribution -- Plant Resistance to Bemisia tabaci -- Natural Enemies -- Chemical Control -- Bemisia tabaci and Plant Diseases -- Epidemiology of Whitefly-borne Viruses and Approaches to Control