TY - JOUR AU - Kumar, Vivek AU - Ahmed, Muhammad Z. AU - Palmer, Cristi AU - McKenzie, Cindy L. AU - Osborne, Lance S. PY - 2021/10/14 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) Management Program for Ornamental Plants: ENY989/IN1171, 8/2021 JF - EDIS JA - EDIS VL - 2021 IS - 5 SE - Entomology and Nematology Department DO - 10.32473/edis-in1171-2021 UR - https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129407 SP - AB - <p><em>Bemisia tabaci</em> (Gennadius), commonly known as silverleaf whitefly, is a polyphagous pest and listed as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive species. It is known to feed on more than 1000 plant species and vector over 120 plant-damaging viruses. This publication provides a management program for nursery and ornamental plant growers to aid in their efforts to minimize selection for insecticide resistance irrespective of whitefly biotype while helping to achieve top-quality plant materials.</p> ER -