2000 Silverleaf Whitefly Abstracts
Henneberry, T.J., R.M. Faust, W.A. Jones, and T.M. Perring, eds. 2000. Silverleaf Whitefly: National Research, Action, and Technology Transfer Plan (Formerly Sweetpotato Whitefly, Strain B): Third Annual Review of the Second 5-Year Plan, held in San Diego, California, February 6-8, 2000. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 209 pp.

Table of Contents

Plenary Session Keynote Address Summaries
Section A: Biology, Ecology, and Population Dynamics
Section B: Viruses, Epidemiology, and Virus-Vector Interactions
Section C: Chemical Control, Biopesticides, Resistance Management, and Application Methods
Section D: Natural Enemy Ecology, and Biological Control
Section E: Host-Plant Resistance, Physiological Disorders, and Host-Plant Interactions
Section F: Integrated and Areawide Pest Management Approaches, and Crop Management Systems


Plenary Session Keynote Address Summaries
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Section A:  Walling, L. L. 2000. New genes and new signals: The Bemisia argentifolii - squash interaction. USDA-ARS July 2000: 3-4.

Section B: Czosnek, H., S. Morin, G. Rubinstein, V. Fridman, M. Zeidan, and M. Ghanim. 2000. Tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus (TYLCV-Is), a sexually transmitted disease of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (B. argentifolii). USDA-ARS July 2000: 4-5.

Section D: Heraty, J. and M. Rose. 2000. Compiled by J. Hagler. Morphological, molecular and taxonomic perspectives on Encarsia. Research on Eretmocerus. USDA-ARS July 2000: 5-6.  

Section F: Naranjo, S. E. and P. C. Ellsworth. 2000. Whitefly population dynamics: why use life tables & what do they tell you? USDA-ARS July 2000: 6-8.

Section A: Biology, Ecology, and Population Dynamics
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Blackmer, J. L., E. W. Davidson, and L. L. Lee. 2000. Evaluation of artificial diets for rearing Bemisia tabaci (Biotype B) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). USDA-ARS July 2000: 9.

Chu, C. C., E. H. Erickson, S. J. Crafts-Brandner, and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Evaluation of leaf-clip cage and development of a single leaf plant technique to study photosynthetic traits of cotton under silverleaf whitefly infestation-stress conditions. USDA-ARS July 2000: 12.

Chu, C. C., T. P. Freeman, J. S. Buckner, T. J. Henneberry, and D. R. Nelson. 2000. Do silverleaf whiteflies use leaf surface clues for feeding sites selection? USDA-ARS July 2000: 14.

Chu, C. C., T. P. Freeman, J. S. Buckner, T. J. Henneberry, D. R. Nelson, and E. T. Natwick. 2000. Cotton leaf trichomes and silverleaf whitefly density relationship. USDA-ARS July 2000: 13.

Chu, C. C., T. P. Freeman, J. S. Buckner, T. J. Henneberry, D. R. Nelson, G. P. Walker, and T. Natwick. 2000. Silverleaf whitefly colonization on upland cottons and relationships to leaf morphology and leaf age. USDA-ARS July 2000: 10.

Chu, C. C., T. J. Henneberry, E. T. Natwick, D. Ritter, and S. L. Birdsall. 2000. Seasonal activity of adult silverleaf whiteflies in the Imperial and Palo Verde Valleys, California. USDA-ARS July 2000: 11.

Crafts-Brandner, S. J. 2000. Effect of N nutrition of free amino acid levels in silverleaf whiteflies. USDA-ARS July 2000: 15.

Freeman, T. P., D. R. Nelson, J. S. Buckner, C. C. Chu, and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Determination of stylet length and extent of the stylet penetration of silverleaf whiteflies. USDA-ARS July 2000: 16.

Freeman, T. P., D. R. Nelson, J. S. Buckner, C. C. Chu, and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Mechanism and site of silverleaf whitefly stylet penetration. USDA-ARS July 2000: 17.

Funk, C. J. and M. E. Salvucci. 2000. Localization of whitefly enzymes. USDA-ARS July 2000: 18.

Gelman, D. B., M. B. Blackburn, and J. S. Hu. 2000. Ecdysteroid regulation of molting in 4th instars of the greenhouse (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) and silverleaf (Bemisia argentifolii) whiteflies. USDA-ARS July 2000: 19.

Henneberry, T. J., L. Forlow Jech, and S. T. Hendrix. 2000. Silverleaf whitefly honeydew production and honeydew sugar relationships to sticky cotton. USDA-ARS July 2000: 21.

Henneberry, T. J., L. Forlow Jech, D. L. Hendrix, and T. Steele. 2000. Silverleaf whitefly honeydew, honeydew sugars and sticky cotton. USDA-ARS July 2000: 20.

Naranjo, S. E. and P. C. Ellsworth. 2000. Life table analysis of Bemisia tabaci in cotton. USDA-ARS July 2000: 22.

Natwick, E. T., C. G. Summers, C. C. Chu, L. D. Godfrey, K. S. Mayberry, C. E. Bell, and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Hosts of silverleaf whitefly in Imperial and southern San Joaquin, Valleys, California. USDA-ARS July 2000: 23.

Nelson, D. R., T. P. Freeman, and J. S. Buckner. 2000. Characterization of the external waxes and wax producing glands of three species of whiteflies. USDA-ARS July 2000: 24.

Palaniswami, M. S., B. Antony, and L. Vijayan. 2000. Biology, ecology and morphometrics of Bemisia tabaci Genn. on cassava, sweet potato, brinjal, cotton and tobacco. USDA-ARS July 2000: 25.

Pickett, C. H. and D. Overholt. 2000. Survivorship of silverleaf whitefly overwintering in citrus in the San Joaquin Valley. USDA-ARS July 2000: 26.

Salvucci, M. E. and S. J. Crafts-Brandner. 2000. Effects of temperature and dietary sucrose concentration on respiration in the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii. USDA-ARS July 2000: 27.

Simmons, A. M., G. S. McCutcheon, R. J. Dufault, R. L. Hassell, and J. W. Rushing. 2000. Bemisia and associated parasitoids on species of medicinal herbal plants. USDA-ARS July 2000: 28.

Section B: Viruses, Epidemiology, and Virus-Vector Interactions
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Gilbertson, R. L. 2000. A new bipartite geminivirus (Begomovirus) causing cucurbit leaf curl and crumpling symptoms in the Imperial Valley of California. USDA-ARS July 2000: 40.

Lapidot, M., R. Ben-Joseph, M. Friedmann, M. Pilowsky, and S. Cohen. 2000. The effect of TYLCV-resistant tomato plants on virus epidemiology. USDA-ARS July 2000: 41.

Liu, T. X., K. Crosby, M. Miller, L. Gregg, and R. Hernandez. 2000. Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus on melon in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas: Blame to Bemisia? USDA-ARS July 2000: 42.

Rathi, Y. 2000. Epidemiology of mungbean yellow mosaic virus, a yellow plague of kharif pulses. USDA-ARS July 2000: 43.

Stansly, P. A. 2000. Impact and management of tomato yellow leafcurl virus in Southwest Florida. USDA-ARS July 2000: 44.

Wisler, G. C. and A. A. Cortez. 2000. Differential transmission characteristics among four whitefly vectors of tomato chlorosis crinivirus. USDA-ARS July 2000: 45.

Section C: Chemical Control, Biopesticides, Resistance Management, and Application Methods
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Akey, D. H. and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Azadirachtin (as Bollwhip), a biorational agent against the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii, in field trials in upland cotton in Arizona. USDA-ARS July 2000: 60.

Akey, D. H. and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Effect on Lygus of biorationals (insect growth regulators and entomopathogenic fungi) used for control of the whitefly Bemisia argentifolii, in field trials in upland cotton in Arizona. USDA-ARS July 2000: 61.

Byrne, F. J., N. Prabhaker, N. C. Toscano, R. Nauen, and S. Castle. 2000. Studies on imidacloprid resistance in Bemisia whiteflies. USDA-ARS July 2000: 62.

Chu, C. C., T. J. Henneberry, B. E. Mackey, and H. H. Perkins. 2000. Effects of silverleaf whitefly infestations on upland cotton yield and honeydew lint contamination and establishment of action threshold in the Imperial Valley, California. USDA-ARS July 2000: 63.

Elzen, G. W. 2000. Laboratory toxicity of selected insecticides to silverleaf whiteflies (Preliminary results). USDA-ARS July 2000: 64.

Liu, T. X. 2000. Efficacy and persistence of Platinum, Actara and Admire for management of silverleaf whitefly on cantaloupe in South Texas. USDA-ARS July 2000: 65.

Naranjo, S. E. 2000. Effect of an experimental insecticide (NI-25) on natural enemies of sweetpotato whitefly. USDA-ARS July 2000: 67.

Naranjo, S. E. and N. Prabhaker. 2000. Toxicological studies of two insect growth regulators on the predator Geocoris punctipes. USDA-ARS July 2000: 66.

Natwick, E. T. 2000. Evaluation of insecticides for silverleaf whitefly control in spring planted cantaloupe melons, 1999. USDA-ARS July 2000: 68.

Natwick, E. T., T. J. Henneberry, and D. Brushwood. 2000. Evaluation of insecticides for silverleaf whitefly control in cotton, 1999. USDA-ARS July 2000: 69.

Natwick, E. T. and K. S. Mayberry. 2000. Efficacy of selected insecticides for silverleaf whitefly control in iceberg lettuce, 1999. USDA-ARS July 2000: 70.

Prabhaker, N., N. C. Toscano, and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Incorporating various neonicotinoids into chemical control practices for whitefly management. USDA-ARS July 2000: 71.

Section D: Natural Enemy Ecology, and Biological Control
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Akey, D. H. and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Effect on beneficial arthropods of biorationals (insect growth regulators and entomopathogenic fungi) used for control of silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii, in upland cotton in Arizona. USDA-ARS July 2000: 80.

Akey, D. H. and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Use of the entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana, and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus as biorational agents against the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii, in field trials in upland cotton. USDA-ARS July 2000: 81.

Andress, E., J. Gould, and M. A. Quinn. 2000. Assessing the impact of established whitefly parasitoids in the Imperial Valley using multivariate techniques. USDA-ARS July 2000: 82.

Buckner, J. S., T. J. Poprawski, W. A. Jones, and D. R. Nelson. 2000. The effects of Eretmocerus mundus parasitism on the cuticular lipids of Bemisia argentifolii nymphs. USDA-ARS July 2000: 83.

Ellis, D. R., R. J. McAvoy, L. A. Ayyash, M. Flanagan, and M. A. Cioperlik. 2000. Evaluation of Serangium parcesetosum (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) for biological control of silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), on poinsettia. USDA-ARS July 2000: 84.

Gould, J. and P. Merten. 2000. Comparison of four methods of releasing whitefly parasitoids: emergence, survival, dispersal, and mating success. USDA-ARS July 2000: 85.

Greenberg, S. M., W. A. Jones, and T. X. Liu. 2000. Tritophic interactions between two species of whiteflies and two species of Eretmocerus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on tomato. USDA-ARS July 2000: 88.

Greenberg, S. M., B. C. Legaspi, and W. A. Jones. 2000. Temperature effects on host mortality and parasitoid survival. USDA-ARS July 2000: 87.

Greenberg, S. M., B. C. Legaspi, Jr., and W. A. Jones. 2000. Comparison of functional response and mutual interference between two aphelinid parasitoids of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). USDA-ARS July 2000]: 86.

Hu, J. S. and D. B. Gelman. 2000. Development of Encarsia formosa in the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii: effect of host age. USDA-ARS July 2000: 89.

James, R. R. 2000. Effect of certain nutrients on germination of whitefly pathogen spores. USDA-ARS July 2000: 90.

Liu, T. X., P. A. Stansly, A. N. Sparks, Jr., T. C. Knowles, and C. C. Chu. 2000. Managing Bemisia argentifolii using Mycotrol and Naturalis-L ( Beauveria bassiana on vegetables, cotton and ornamentals in southern United States. USDA-ARS July 2000: 91.

McCutcheon, G. S. and A. M. Simmons. 2000. Influence of temperature on parasitism by an indigenous Eretmocerus species. USDA-ARS July 2000: 92.

Naranjo, S. E. 2000. Intraguild predation on whitefly parasitoids. USDA-ARS July 2000: 93.

Naranjo, S. E., J. R. Hagler, and P. C. Ellsworth. 2000. Conservation of whitefly natural enemies in conventional and IGR-based management systems. USDA-ARS July 2000: 94.

Palaniswami, M. S. and B. Antony. 2000. Biology and bionomics of Encarsia transvena (Timberlake) on Bemisia tabaci Genn. in cassava. USDA-ARS July 2000: 95.

Pickett, C. H. and B. Abel. 2000. Tracking the impact of released parasites using sentinel plants. USDA-ARS July 2000: 98.

Pickett, C. H., E. Lozano, and D. Overholt. 2000. Fall releases of parasites into citrus. USDA-ARS July 2000: 97.

Pickett, C. H., G. S. Simmons, E. Lozano, and J. A. Goolsby. 2000. Augmentative biological control using transplants. USDA-ARS July 2000: 96.

Roltsch, W. J. 2000. Encarsia sophia reproduction patterns. USDA-ARS July 2000: 100.

Roltsch, W. J., E. R. Andress, K. A. Hoelmer, and G. S. Simmons. 2000. Establishment of introduced parasitoids of the silverleaf whitefly in Imperial Valley, CA. USDA-ARS July 2000: 99.

Weaver, J. S. and Ciomperlik. M. A. 2000. Biological control of Bemisia argentifolii (Aleyrodidae) infesting poinsettias: evaluation of Encarsia formosa, Nile Delta strain,(Aphelinidae) and Serangium parcesetosum (Coccinellidae). USDA-ARS July 2000: 102.

Weaver, J. S. and M. A. Ciomperlik. 2000. Dispersal of Serangium parcesetosum (Coccinellidae) on poinsettia infested with Bemisia argentifolii (Aleyrodidae) in greenhouse trials. USDA-ARS July 2000: 101.

Zhang, J., A. E. Oleson, D. C. Vacek, M. A. Ciomperlik, J. R. Gould, L. J. Heilmann, and D. R. Nelson. 2000. Whitefly biocontrol agents: differentiation of parasitoid wasps by satellite DNA-targeted hybridization. USDA-ARS July 2000: 103.

Section E: Host-Plant Resistance, Physiological Disorders, and Host-Plant Interactions
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Buckner, J. S., T. P. Freeman, and D. R. Nelson. 2000. The physiology of the whitefly egg pedicel. USDA-ARS July 2000: 113.

Jiang, Y. X., G. Nombela, and M. Muņiz. 2000. Analysis by DC electrical penetration graphs of the resistance to Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on two near isogenic tomato lines. USDA-ARS July 2000: 114.

Liu, T. X. 2000. Screening cantaloupe varieties for whitefly resistance. USDA-ARS July 2000: 115.

McKenzie, C. L., S. D. Lee, H. Doostdar, N. Kokalis-Burelle, and R. T. Mayer. 2000. Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on pathogenesis-related protein induction in curcurbits challenged with different levels of SLWF infestation. USDA-ARS July 2000: 116.

Natwick, E. T., G. C. Cook, R. L. Gilbertson, Y.-S. Seo, and T. Turini. 2000. Resistance to cotton leaf crumple geminivirus disease in upland cotton. USDA-ARS July 2000: 118.

Natwick, E. T., G. Walker, D. Johnson, C. C. Chu, T. J. Henneberry, D. Brushwood, and G. Constable. 2000. Normal leaf and okra-leaf upland cotton cultivars susceptibility to infestation by silverleaf whitefly. USDA-ARS July 2000: 117.

Petro, L. O. and R. A. Redak. 2000. Host plant preference and performance of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on poinsettia (Euphorbia pulchirrima) in relation to cultivar. USDA-ARS July 2000: 119.

van de Ven, W., C. S. LeVesque, T. M. Perring, and L. L. Walling. 2000. Characterization of two squash genes induced by silverleaf whitefly infestation. USDA-ARS July 2000: 120.

Walker, G. P., D. D. Johnson, and H. Costa. 2000. Behavioral response of silverleaf whitefly adult females to plant species varying in host suitability. USDA-ARS July 2000: 121.

Walling, L. L., D. P. Puthoff, and T. M. Perring. 2000. Whitefly feeding induces local and systemic changes in tomato gene expression. USDA-ARS July 2000: 122.

Section F: Integrated and Areawide Pest Management Approaches, and Crop Management Systems
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Akey, D. H. and T. J. Henneberry. 2000. Progress in development of IPM for upland cotton in Arizona using biorational and biopesticide agents for control of silverleaf whitefly (SLWF) Bemisia argentifolii and other pests. USDA-ARS July 2000: 134.

Anderson, P. K. 2000. The CGIAR systemwide IPM project on sustainable integrated management of whiteflies as pests and vectors of plant viruses in the tropics. USDA-ARS July 2000: 135.

Castle, S. J. 2000. Reduced whitefly infestations in cotton using a melon trap crop. USDA-ARS July 2000: 136.

Greenberg, S. M., T. Sappington, T.-X. Liu, and G. W. Elzen. 2000. Preliminary data of the effects of cotton defoliant chemicals on Bemisia argentifolii mortality and its parasitoid survival. USDA-ARS July 2000: 137.

Hilje, L. and P. A. Stansly. 2000. Living ground covers are effective for managing whitefly-vectored geminiviruses in tomatoes. USDA-ARS July 2000: 138.

Hoddle, M. S., R. G. VanDriesche, S. M. Lyon, and J. P. Sanderson. 2000. Compatibility of selected insect growth regulating insecticides with the whitefly parasitoid Eretmocerus eremicus for control of Bemisia argentifolii on poinsettias. USDA-ARS July 2000: 139.

Liu, T. X. 2000. Population dynamics of silverleaf whitefly on spring collard and relationship to yield in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. USDA-ARS July 2000: 140.


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