Essays about: "Aleyrodidae"

Found 2 essays containing the word Aleyrodidae.

1. 1. Tritrophic interaction between whiteflies, insect pathogenic fungi and host plant : biology of whitefly, Bemisia afer

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Ethel Cavén; [2007]
   Keywords : Aleyrodidae; Bemisia afer; tritrophic interactions; Paecilomyces fumosoroseus; Lecanicillium sp.; sweetpotato; tomato; Peruvian pepper; bean; lifecycle; entomopathogens;

   Abstract : The study was preformed at the International Potato Centre, CIP, in the capital of Peru, Lima on the west coast of South America and the Ecology Department, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden. The main purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the tritrophic interaction and efficacy of entomopathogens on the whitefly on different host plants and different species of fungus. READ MORE

3. 2. A risk assessment of Bemisia tabaci and its quarantine status in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Science

   Author : Thilda Nilsson; [2006]
   Keywords : Bemisia tabaci; cotton whitefly; sweet potato whitefly; tobacco whitefly; quarantine pest;

   Abstract : Bemisia tabaci, the cotton whitefly, is a polyphagous pest of numerous important crops grown in subtropical and tropical areas and in greenhouses. It is considered the most important member of the whitefly family (Aleyrodidae), from an economic point of view, due to its polyphagy and ability to transmit viruses. READ MORE