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Performance of Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 and Trialeurodes vaporariorum on Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) infected plants

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Author(s):
Maranho Watanabe, Luis Fernando [1] ; Bello, Vinicius Henrique [1] ; De Marchi, Bruno Rossitto [1] ; Pereira Sartori, Maria Marcia [2] ; Pavan, Marcelo Agenor [1] ; Krause-Sakate, Renate [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Sch Agr, Dept Plant Protect, Fac Ciencias Agron, Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Sch Agr, Dept Prod & Plant Breeding, Fac Ciencias Agron, Botucatu, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of Applied Entomology; v. 142, n. 10, p. 1008-1015, DEC 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Whiteflies are important agricultural pests of several crops and cause great economic losses, mainly by the transmission of plant viruses. Among the different species of whiteflies, Trialeurodes vaporariorum and Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (B biotype) transmit the crinivirus Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV). Previous studies report that virus-infected plants can influence the attractiveness and the behaviour of different species of whiteflies. In this study, we evaluated the number of eggs, egg hatching rate and emergence of adults of both T.vaporariorum and B.tabaci MEAM1 on ToCV-infected and healthy tomatoes. In addition, ToCV transmission assays were conducted with both whitefly species. ToCV infection did not influence the number of eggs or egg hatching rate of T.vaporariorum; whereas the emergence of adults was reduced by 37.3% on ToCV-infected tomatoes. By contrast, ToCV-infected tomatoes strongly affected the B.tabaci MEAM1 egg hatching rate and emergence of adults with reductions of 41.8% and 92.4%, respectively. Regarding virus transmission, T.vaporariorum transmitted ToCV with lower efficiency (35.7%) than B.tabaci MEAM1 (78.6%). Our data suggest that the performance of T.vaporariorum is less affected than that of B.tabaci MEAM1 when feeding on ToCV-infected tomato plants. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/21588-7 - Bemisia tabaci in Brazil: competitive displacement between criptic species, susceptibility to insecticides, next generation sequencing analysis, virus influence on insect biology and the presence of the endosymbiont Hamiltonella in virus transmission
Grantee:Renate Krause Sakate
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants