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1. Effects of High-Gossypol Cotton on the Development and Reproduction of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) MEAM1 Cryptic Species

Author:
Guo Jian-Ying; Wu Gang; Wan Fang-Hao
Source:
Journal of economic entomology 2013 v.106 no.3 pp. 1379-1385
ISSN:
0022-0493
Subject:
Bemisia tabaci; cotton; cryptic species; cultivars; fecundity; females; gossypol; insect pests; integrated pest management; life history; pest control; population growth; survival rate
Abstract:
... Use of plant secondary metabolic compounds is an important method for insect pest control. In this study, the survival, development, and reproduction of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) MEAM1 cryptic species were compared over two consecutive generations on three cotton cultivars of different gossypol levels. Both cotton cultivar and generation significantly affected the fitness ...

2. Mechanisms of resistance in cotton to whitefly (Bemisia tabaci): Tolerance

Author:
Jindal, Vikas; Dhaliwal, G.S.; Dhawan, A.K.; Dilawari, V.K.
Source:
Phytoparasitica 2009 v.37 no.3 pp. 249-254
ISSN:
0334-2123
Subject:
Gossypium arboreum; Gossypium hirsutum; cotton; insect pests; Bemisia tabaci; pest resistance; resistance mechanisms; chemical constituents of plants; chlorophyll; quantitative analysis; plant damage; genotype; cultivars; genetic variation; India
DOI:
10.1007/s12600-009-0037-4