| how species-specific is the phoretic relationship between the broad mite, polyphagotarsonemus latus (acari: tarsonemidae), and its insect hosts? | broad mite, polyphagotarsonemus latus (acari: tarsonemidae), is a serious plant pest in tropical and subtropical regions. phoretic associations between broad mite and two genera of whiteflies (insecta: homoptera: aleyrodidae). namely bemisia and trialeurodes, have been reported from different parts of the world. our purpose was to determine the specificity of the association between the mite and its phoretic hosts. two host plants, potatoes and cucumbers, were used to study these relationships i ... | 2001 | 11523917 |
| diapause and its regulation in the whitefly trialeurodes lauri. | this study focuses on the regulation of synchronization between the life cycle of the oligophagous whitefly, trialeurodes lauri (signoret), and its evergreen host tree arbutus andrachne in mediterranean chaparral. whitefly infestations vary considerably among trees. the adults of the univoltine (one generation per year) whitefly emerge en masse during april and may and oviposit on the new spring foliage. following approximately one month of development to the early fourth instar, the nymphs ente ... | 2010 | 21092381 |