The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is one of the
most damaging, polyphagous insect pests of agricultural cropping systems around the …

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 …

Over the past three decades, highly increased whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) populations have
been observed on the staple food crop cassava in eastern Africa and associated with …

Highlights•Whole-genome phylogenomic analyses do not support a 3.5–4.0% COI threshold
for differentiation of the Bemisia tabaci cryptic species group.•A 3.5% cutoff offers a viable …

Whiteflies of the Bemisia tabaci species complex are economically important pests of
cassava. In Africa, they cause greatest damage through vectoring viruses responsible for …

The whitefy Bemisia tabaci, a species complex consisting of many morphologically
indistinguishable species divided into distinct clades, is one of the most globally important …

High populations of African cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) have been associated with
epidemics of two viral diseases in Eastern Africa. We investigated population dynamics and …

Background The group of> 40 cryptic whitefly species called Bemisia tabaci sensu lato are
amongst the world's worst agricultural pests and plant-virus vectors. Outbreaks of B. tabaci sl …

The Bemisia tabaci complex of whiteflies contains globally important pests thought to
contain cryptic species corresponding to geographically structured phylogenetic clades …

Cassava is an important food crop in western Kenya, yet its production is challenged by
pests and diseases that require routine monitoring to guide development and deployment of …