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Title: COMPARATIVE MATING BEHAVIOR OF THREE WHITEFLY SPECIES

Author
item Leggett, Joseph
item Elhoff, Leanne

Submitted to: Sweetpotato Whitefly Progress Review Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/1/1996
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The mating behaviors of three species of whiteflies were determined by use of time lapse video recorder with camera mounted on binocular microscope at 16 x magnification. The adults were confined to a cotton leaf with a 5 mm diameter clip cage. The species observed were: silverleaf whitefly Bemisia argentifolii Bellows and Perring, Bandedwinged whitefly Trialeurodes abutilonea (Haideman), and greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporatiorum (Westwood). A frame grabber was used to print selected frames to illustrate differences in behavior.