Whiteflies are a family of sap-sucking insects which feed on the sugar-containing phloem of plants. The silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci is particularly widespread worldwide and is greatly feared as ...
Whiteflies, particularly the African cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, SSA1-SG1), pose a significant threat to agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa by transmitting viruses that cause ...
Phloem sap from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) was collected from young and mature leaves by the aphid-stylet technique. Exudate was analyzed for carbohydrates by HPLC using sensitive pulsed ...