Comparative Study of Morphology and Developmental Biology of Two Agriculturally Important Whitefly Species Bemisia tabaci (Asia II 5) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum from North-Western Himalayan Region of India
Chenesh Patel, Ravi Mohan Srivastava, Jeevakani Muthu Samraj
Abstract
HIGHLIGHTS A detailed description and illustration of stage-specific morphological characters of whiteflies Bemisia tabaci (Asia II 5) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum. Developmental biology of the whiteflies Bemisia tabaci (Asia II 5) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum. Preliminary information for field-level identification and the formulation of IPM strategies. First of its kind comparative study of morphology and biology of whiteflies in the Northwestern Himalayan region.
Topics & Concepts
TrialeurodesWhiteflyBiologyGreenhouse whiteflyHomopteraBotanyPEST analysisInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlPlant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural pest management studies