Simple Summary Whiteflies are one of the most important and widespread pests in the
world. In South America, the currently most important species occurring are Bemisia afer …

Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) causes an important disease that primarily affects tomato,
although it has been found infecting other economically important vegetable crops and a …

Plant viruses are mainly transmitted by insect vectors in the non-persistent, semi-persistent,
or persistent modes. In the non-persistent mode, plant viruses are retained in the stylets of …

Bemisia tabaci comprises a complex of cryptic species, of which MEAM1 (known as B
biotype) and MED (known as Q biotype) are the most invasive and widely distributed ones …

Since the detection of Bemisia tabaci Middle East‐Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) species in Brazil in
the early 1990s, this whitefly has been the predominant species and the main viral vector in …

Santa Catarina is an important tomato‐producing state in Brazil, but there is little data
regarding the prevalence and characterization of viruses and insect vectors in tomato plants …

Two of the main causes of losses in tomato production are the greenhouse whitefly,
Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and drought, which is becoming a …

Tomato severe rugose virus (ToSRV) is the most important begomovirus transmitted and
spread by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci in tomato crops in Brazil. Cultural practices are being …

Lecabiol® is a registered biopesticide based on the entomopathogenic fungus
Akanthomyces lecanii (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) for the control of the greenhouse …

Soybean vein necrosis virus (SVNV) was first identified in Arkansas and Tennessee in 2008
and is now known to be widespread in the United States and Canada. Multiple species of …