Virus diseases that have emerged in the past two decades limit the production of important
vegetable crops in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions worldwide, and many of the …

The whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) is a notorious devastating sap-sucking insect pest
that causes substantial crop damage and yield losses due to direct feeding by both nymphs …

Since its detection in the Mediterranean basin at the end of 2006 and later in other
European countries, the South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), has …

Simple Summary The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, was initially discovered in the
United States in 1894 but was not considered an economic insect pest on various …

Tuta absoluta is a pest native to South America that produces significant damage to tomato
crops and was first detected in Europe in late 2006. Data obtained during 2008 from …

In tomato production, both open field and greenhouse, management of whiteflies and the
viruses they transmit ranks among the highest priorities of growers. Largely driven by the …

When zoophytophagous mirids (Hemiptera: Miridae) feed on tomato plants they activate
both direct and indirect defense mechanisms, which include the release of herbivore …

Whiteflies are small hemipterans numbering more than 1,550 described species, of which
about 50 are agricultural pests. Adults are free-living, whereas late first to fourth instars are …

In recent years, biological control strategies to control many major horticultural pests have
been successfully implemented in the Eastern Mediterranean basin. However, the …

The invasion of new regions by exotic pests has been more than ever a critical issue that
warrants coordinated international actions to manage established populations and prevent …