New Silverleaf Whitefly Resistant To Many Pesticides
Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 07:35
in Biology & Nature
A devastating tropical and subtropical pest that's already considered one of the world's top invasive species just got a bit more troublesome. The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) threatens a wide range of crops. Of the more than 20 known biotypes of this species, two of the most devastating are the B and Q biotypes. The Q biotype, newly arrived in the U.S., is less susceptible to many pesticide types.
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