Cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease are caused by viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci and affect approximately half of all cassava plants in Africa, resulting in annual production losses of more than $US 1 billion. A historical and current bias towards virus rather than vect...
Legg, J.P.
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Shirima, R.R.
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Tajebe, L.
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Guastella, D.
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Boniface, S.
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Jeremiah, S.
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Nsami, E.
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Chikoti, Patrick Chiza
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Rapisarda, C.
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[Biology and management of Bemisia whitefly vectors of cassava virus pandemics in Africa]
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Biology and management of Bemisia whitefly vectors of cassava virus pandemics in Africa
Two Asian whiteflies, Aleurotrachelus tuberculatus Singh 1933 and Aleuroclava psidii (Singh 1931), are recorded for the first time in Africa. Both species were found on Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae) in the Coast and Dar es Salaam regions of Tanzania. It is not possible to determine when these sp...
Guastella, D.
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Tajebe, L.
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Evans, G.
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Fovo, F.
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Rapisarda, C.
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Legg, J.P.
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[First record of Aleuroclava psidii (Singh) and Aleurotrachelus tuberculatus Singh (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in East Africa]
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First record of Aleuroclava psidii (Singh) and Aleurotrachelus tuberculatus Singh (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in East Africa
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is the vector of cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs) and cassava brown streak viruses (CBSVs) in Africa, which cause devastating yield losses. As a prerequisite to developing biological control methods and enhancing knowledge of the fauna of whitefly parasitoids in sub-...
Guastella, D.
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Lulah, H.
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Tajebe, L.
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Cavalieri, V.
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Evans, G.
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Pedata, P.A.
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Rapisarda, C.
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Legg, J.P.
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[Survey on whiteflies and their parasitoids in cassava mosaic pandemic areas of Tanzania using morphological and molecular techniques]
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Survey on whiteflies and their parasitoids in cassava mosaic pandemic areas of Tanzania using morphological and molecular techniques
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), one of the most economically important agricultural pests worldwide, is the vector of cassava mosaic geminiviruses that cause cassava mosaic disease (CMD). In East and Central Africa, a severe CMD pandemic that spread from Uganda in the late 19...
Tajebe, L.
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Boni, S.B.
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Guastella, D.
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Cavalieri, V.
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Lund, O.
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Rugumamu, C.P.
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Rapisarda, C.
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Legg, J.P.
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[Abundance, diversity and geographic distribution of cassava mosaic disease pandemic-associated Bemisia tabaci in Tanzania]
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Abundance, diversity and geographic distribution of cassava mosaic disease pandemic-associated Bemisia tabaci in Tanzania
All Bemisia tabaci individuals harbour an obligate bacterial symbiont (Portiera aleyrodidarum), and many also harbour non-essential facultative symbionts. The association of symbiotic bacteria with the various genetic groups of B. tabaci remains unknown for East Africa. This study aimed to assess...
Tajebe, L.
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Guastella, D.
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Cavalieri, V.
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Kelly, S.
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Hunter, M.
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Lund, O.
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Legg, J.P.
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Rapisarda, C.
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[Diversity of symbiotic bacteria associated with Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in cassava mosaic disease pandemic areas of Tanzania]
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Diversity of symbiotic bacteria associated with Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in cassava mosaic disease pandemic areas of Tanzania