Is High Whitefly Abundance on Cassava in Sub-Saharan Africa Driven by Biological Traits of a Specific, Cryptic <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Species?

In East Africa, the prevalent <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> whiteflies on the food security crop cassava are classified as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) species. Economically damaging cassava whitefly populations were associated with the SSA2 species in the 1990s, but more recently, it has been to SS...

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Main Authors: Habibu Mugerwa, Peter Sseruwagi, John Colvin, Susan Seal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/3/260