Systematic investigation and monitoring of whitefly pests in a vegetable ecosystem
Author of the article:REN Shun-Xiang1** LIU Tong-Xian2 DU Yu-Zhou3 PENG Zheng-Qiang4 QIU Bao-Li1 Ge Feng5*
Author's Workplace：1. Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University / Engineering Research Centre of Biological Control, Ministry ofEducation, Guangzhou 510640, China; 2. College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China;3. College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; 4. Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, TASC, Danzhou 571737, China;5. Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Key Words：Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, forecast, control strategy, technical standards
Abstract： Many species of whiteflies, including Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum, are important pests of vegetables, ornamentals and field crops. Numerous studies have been carried out on these species, from monitoring population dynamics to integrated management. In order to have a set of unified and standard rules for whitefly pest control, a series of technical standards have been formulated, including those for the monitoring and sampling of different species of whiteflies on different crops and data analysis for different whitefly instars. The prediction and forecasting of whitefly pests, their control threshold, control strategies and timing have been drafted according to the growth characteristics of different vegetables in both greenhouses and field conditions.