Recommendations for Management of Whiteflies, Whitefly-Transmitted Viruses, and Insecticide Resistance for Production of Cucurbit Crops in Florida
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Martini, Xavier, Mathews Paret, Jane E. Polston, Scott Adkins, Pamela Roberts, Teresia Nyoike, and Oscar E. Liburd. 2022. “Recommendations for Management of Whiteflies, Whitefly-Transmitted Viruses, and Insecticide Resistance for Production of Cucurbit Crops in Florida: ENY-478/IN871, Rev. 7/2022”. EDIS 2022 (4). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in871-2022.

Abstract

This publication lists and describes common viruses spread in cucurbit crops by whiteflies. It includes strategies for managing whiteflies, most of them originally from a similar publication on managing whiteflies in tomatoes.

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