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Whitefly-Transmitted Viruses of Cucurbits in the Southern United States by Devendran, Ragunathan, Kavalappara, Saritha Raman, Simmons, Alvin M, Bag, Sudeep

“…Cucurbits are economically important crops that are widely cultivated in many parts of the world, including the southern US. In recent years, higher…”
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Begomovirus Transmission to Tomato Plants Is Not Hampered by Plant Defenses Induced by Dicyphus hesperus Knight by Legarrea, Saioa, LaTora, Angela Gabrielle, Simmons, Alvin M, Srinivasan, Rajagopalbabu

“…Plants can respond to insect infestation and virus infection by inducing plant defenses, generally mediated by phytohormones. Moreover, plant defenses alter…”
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Bemisia tabaci on Vegetables in the Southern United States: Incidence, Impact, and Management by Li, Yinping, Mbata, George N, Punnuri, Somashekhar, Simmons, Alvin M, Shapiro-Ilan, David I

“…Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is among the most economically important insect pests of various vegetable crops in the Southern United States. This insect…”
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Metabolic Coevolution in the Bacterial Symbiosis of Whiteflies and Related Plant Sap-Feeding Insects by Luan, Jun-Bo, Chen, Wenbo, Hasegawa, Daniel K, Simmons, Alvin M, Wintermantel, William M, Ling, Kai-Shu, Fei, Zhangjun, Liu, Shu-Sheng, Douglas, Angela E

“…Genomic decay is a common feature of intracellular bacteria that have entered into symbiosis with plant sap-feeding insects. This study of the whitefly Bemisia…”
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Susceptibility of Yellow Squash and Zucchini Cultivars to the Sweetpotato Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (MEAM1), in the Southeastern United States by Mbata, George N, Li, Yinping, Warsi, Sanower, Simmons, Alvin M

“…The sweetpotato whitefly, (Gennadius) Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1), causes significant losses to vegetable crops directly by sap-feeding, inducing plant…”
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Population Dynamics of Insect Pests and Beneficials on Different Snap Bean Cultivars by Li, Yinping, Mbata, George N, Simmons, Alvin M

“…Snap bean is an important crop in the United States. Insecticides are commonly used against pests on snap bean, but many pests have developed resistance to the…”
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Genome-wide profiling of piRNAs in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci reveals cluster distribution and association with begomovirus transmission by Shamimuzzaman, Md, Hasegawa, Daniel K, Chen, Wenbo, Simmons, Alvin M, Fei, Zhangjun, Ling, Kai-Shu

“…The whitefly Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 is a notorious vector capable of transmitting many plant viruses, resulting in serious crop loss and food shortage around the…”
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Non-Feeding Transmission Modes of the Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus by the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci Do Not Contribute to Reoccurring Leaf Curl Outbreaks in Tomato by Marchant, Wendy G, Brown, Judith K, Gautam, Saurabh, Ghosh, Saptarshi, Simmons, Alvin M, Srinivasan, Rajagopalbabu

“…Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) causes significant yield loss in tomato production in the southeastern United States and elsewhere. TYLCV is transmitted…”
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Improving Whitefly Management by Simmons, Alvin M, Riley, David G

“…Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), especially the sweetpotato or cotton whitefly, (Gennadius), are among the most destructive and difficult to manage…”
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Determining Field Insecticide Efficacy on Whiteflies with Maximum Dose Bioassays by Cremonez, Paulo S G, Perier, Jermaine D, Simmons, Alvin M, Riley, David G

“…We conducted a rapid bioassay method to assess insecticide efficacy for controlling adult sweetpotato whitefly in squash and cucumber crops before insecticide…”
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Comparison of Toxicological Bioassays for Whiteflies by Sparks, Tanner C., Riley, David G., Simmons, Alvin M., Guo, Liangzhen

“…Two Bemisia tabaci populations from Georgia and Florida, USA, were tested for their response to insecticides across different toxicological bioassay methods…”
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Evaluation of Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Genotypes for Resistance to Cucurbit Chlorotic Yellows Virus by Kavalappara, Saritha Raman, Bag, Sudeep, Luckew, Alexander, McGregor, Cecilia E, Culbreath, Albert K, Simmons, Alvin M

“…Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus (CCYV), a Crinivirus transmitted by whiteflies, poses a significant threat to cucurbit crops globally. Summer squash…”
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Association of Tomato Chlorosis Virus Complicates the Management of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Cultivated Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in the Southern United States by Kumar, Manish, Kavalappara, Saritha Raman, McAvoy, Theodore, Hutton, Samuel, Simmons, Alvin M, Bag, Sudeep

“…Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production in the USA has been severely impacted by the tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). Furthermore, a complex…”
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Environmental Tolerance of Entomopathogenic Fungi: A New Strain of Cordyceps javanica Isolated from a Whitefly Epizootic Versus Commercial Fungal Strains by Wu, Shaohui, Toews, Michael D., Oliveira-Hofman, Camila, Behle, Robert W., Simmons, Alvin M., Shapiro-Ilan, David I.

“…A new strain of Cordyceps javanica (wf GA17) was observed causing widespread epizootics among whiteflies in Southern Georgia in 2017. The tolerance of conidia…”
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Whitefly Endosymbionts: Biology, Evolution, and Plant Virus Interactions by Andreason, Sharon A., Shelby, Emily A., Moss, Jeanette B., Moore, Patricia J., Moore, Allen J., Simmons, Alvin M.

“…Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are sap-feeding global agricultural pests. These piercing-sucking insects have coevolved with intracellular endosymbiotic…”
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Use of Insect Exclusion Row Cover and Reflective Silver Plastic Mulching to Manage Whitefly in Zucchini Production by Rutz, Thiago, Coolong, Timothy, Srinivasan, Rajagopalbabu, Sparks, Alton, Dutta, Bhabesh, Codod, Clarence, Simmons, Alvin M., da Silva, Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro

“…The challenges that sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) creates for vegetable production have increased in the southeastern U.S. Growers must use intensive…”
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Can Generalist Predators Control Bemisia tabaci? by Kheirodin, Arash, Simmons, Alvin M., Legaspi, Jesusa C., Grabarczyk, Erin E., Toews, Michael D., Roberts, Phillip M., Chong, Juang-Horng, Snyder, William E., Schmidt, Jason M.

“…The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, has developed resistance to many insecticides, renewing interest in the biological control of this global pest. Generalist…”
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Low Genetic Variability in Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 Populations within Farmscapes of Georgia, USA by Gautam, Saurabh, Crossley, Michael S, Dutta, Bhabesh, Coolong, Timothy, Simmons, Alvin M, da Silva, Andre, Snyder, William E, Srinivasan, Rajagopalbabu

“…is a whitefly species complex comprising important phloem feeding insect pests and plant virus vectors of many agricultural crops. Middle East-Asia Minor 1…”
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Tracking Sweet Potato Leaf Curl Virus through Field Production: Implications for Sustainable Sweetpotato Production and Breeding Practices by Andreason, Sharon A, McKenzie-Reynolds, Petrina, Whitley, Kaitlyn M, Coffey, John, Simmons, Alvin M, Wadl, Phillip A

“…Sweet potato leaf curl virus (SPLCV) is a whitefly-transmitted begomovirus infecting sweetpotato and other morning glory (Convolvulaceae) species worldwide…”
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Precision and Accuracy of Field Versus Laboratory Bioassay Insecticide Efficacy for the Control of Immature Bemisia tabaci by Cremonez, Paulo S G, Perier, Jermaine D, Nagaoka, Mirela M, Simmons, Alvin M, Riley, David G

“…Ecotoxicological studies often result in reports on the limitation and sometime failures of biological assay data to predict field response to similar…”
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