1st Edition

Bemisia Tabaci (gennadius) Crop Pest And The Principal Whitefly Vector Of Plant Viruses

By A.N. Basu Copyright 1995
    198 Pages
    by CRC Press

    198 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This monograph provides information on the basic and applied research on the morphology, taxonomy, biology, ecology and behaviour of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). It is devoted to the epidemiology of the diseases transmitted by the whitefly and the approaches to control.

    1. Introduction 2. Morphology and Taxonomy 3. Distribution 4. Host Plants 5. Bionomics 6. Sampling Techniques for Population Studies ff Bemisia Tabaci 7. Population Dynamics 8. Behavioural and Ecological Aspects of Host Selection and Spatial Distribution 9. Plant Resistance to Bemisia Tabaci 10. Natural Enemies 11. Chemical Control 12. Bemis/A Tabaci And Plant Diseases 13. Epidemiology of Whitefly-Borne Viruses and Approaches to Control