Professional paper

Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) – economically important pests of greenhouse tomato

Mladen Šimala orcid.org/0000-0002-4094-4896 ; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu hranu i selo, Zavod za zaštitu bilja
Tatjana Masten Milek ; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo
Maja Pintar orcid.org/0000-0002-9491-5070 ; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo, Zavod za zaštitu bilja

Abstract

Greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood 1856) and tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius 1889) are two economically important pests of greenhouse tomato in Croatia. Adults and larvae damage the plants directly by sucking on the leaves. Indirect damages are caused by transmission of viruses and excretion of honeydew that is subsequently inhabited by sooty mould. In greenhouse production of tomato, whiteflies occur throughout entire vegetation. The whiteflies can be control with application of chemical insecticides, introduction of their natural enemies and implementation of different IPM measures.

Keywords

tomato; whiteflies; Trialeurodes vaporariorum; Bemisia tabaci

Hrčak ID:

169646

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/169646

Publication date:

1.9.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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