Whiteflies and aphids : natural occurrences, biological control and plant responses / Dawn L. Reeves, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reeves, Dawn L., editor.

Series:

Insects and other terrestrial arthropods--biology, chemistry and behavior series.

Insects and other Terrestrial Arthropods : Biology, Chemistry and Behavior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aphids.

Aleyrodidae.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Novinka, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Whiteflies are one of the major insect pests of greenhouse production systems worldwide, feeding on a wide-range of greenhouse-grown horticultural crops. Whiteflies cause both direct damage by feeding on plant parts such as leaves as well as indirect damage by vectoring certain plant viral and bacterial diseases. In addition, since whiteflies feed within the phloem sieve tubes with their piercing-sucking mouthparts, they may excrete honeydew, a clear, sticky liquid that serves as a growing medium/food source for certain black sooty mold fungi. This book examines the biological control of white

Contents:

WHITEFLIES AND APHIDS: NATURAL OCCURRENCES, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND PLANT RESPONSES; WHITEFLIES AND APHIDS: NATURAL OCCURRENCES, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND PLANT RESPONSES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: APHID MONITORING AND PREDICTING BASED ON REMOTE SENSING DATA; Chapter 2: CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF RUSSIAN WHEAT APHID BIOTYPES IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM 2009 TO 2013: FUTURE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE WHEAT INDUSTRY IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; Chapter 3: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WHITEFLIES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63482-534-9