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OCCURRENCE OF BEMISIA TABACI BIOTYPE B IN EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS

ABSTRACT

The occurrence of Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) biotype B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is record for the first time in Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. seedlings in Lavras, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The attack was seen on 16/1/2007 at 30 seedlings of E. camaldulensis kept in greenhouse. The infested plants were yellowish and in initial stage of weakening as response to the attack of the insect.

KEY WORDS
Silverleaf whitefly; Myrtaceae; new records

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