Transmission of begomoviruses and other whitefly-borne viruses: Dependence on the vector species

E Fiallo-Olivé, LL Pan, SS Liu… - Phytopathology, 2020 - Am Phytopath Society
Most plant viruses require a biological vector to spread from plant to plant in nature. Among
biological vectors for plant viruses, hemipteroid insects are the most common, including …

Going global–genomic insights into insect invasions

WT Tay, KHJ Gordon - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The spread of invasive insect pests is becoming an increasing problem for agriculture
globally. We discuss a number of invasive insects, already of major economic significance …

Distribution and phylogenetics of whiteflies and their endosymbiont relationships after the Mediterranean species invasion in Brazil

LA de Moraes, C Muller, RCOF Bueno, A Santos… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The Bemisia tabaci is a polyphagous insect and a successful vector of plant viruses. B.
tabaci is a species complex and in Brazil native species from the New World (NW) group, as …

How many begomovirus copies are acquired and inoculated by its vector, whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) during feeding?

B Roy, P Chakraborty, A Ghosh - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Begomoviruses are transmitted by whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, Hemiptera:
Aleyrodidae) in a persistent-circulative way. Once B. tabaci becomes viruliferous, it remains …

Population dynamics of whiteflies and associated viruses in South America: Research progress and perspectives

R Krause-Sakate, LFM Watanabe, ES Gorayeb… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Mutations in the coat protein of a begomovirus result in altered transmission by different species of whitefly vectors

LL Pan, Y Chi, C Liu, YY Fan, SS Liu - Virus Evolution, 2020 - academic.oup.com
For many crop pathogens including viruses, high genetic variation provides them with
potential to adapt to and prevail in a changing environment. Understanding genetic variation …

Detection of Bemisia tabaci Mediterranean cryptic species on soybean in São Paulo and Paraná States (Brazil) and interaction of cowpea mild mottle virus with …

VH Bello, FB da Silva, LFM Watanabe… - Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Evidence for increased efficiency of virus transmission by populations of Mediterranean species of Bemisia tabaci with high Hamiltonella prevalence

VH Bello, LFM Watanabe, BR Santos, JM Marubayashi… - Phytoparasitica, 2019 - Springer
Bemisia tabaci is an important agriculture pests and vector of viruses. The MEAM1 species
of B. tabaci, first described in Brazil in the 90s is now the most prevalent species and primary …

[HTML][HTML] First report of Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) resistance to spirotetramat in Florida

M Dimase, BR De Marchi, S Lahiri, J Beuzelin… - Crop Protection, 2024 - Elsevier
One of the most destructive invasive pests worldwide is the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MEAM1.
The Florida vegetable crop market, worth millions of dollars annually, suffers major losses …

Whitefly endosymbionts: Biology, evolution, and plant virus interactions

SA Andreason, EA Shelby, JB Moss, PJ Moore… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Whiteflies feed on plant sap and cause many problems on agricultural
crops around the world. Whiteflies have endosymbiotic bacteria in cells inside their bodies …