Bemisia tabaci has long been considered a complex species. It rose to global prominence in
the 1980s owing to the global invasion by the commonly named B biotype. Since then, the …

Psyllids, whiteflies, aphids, and mealybugs are members of the suborder Sternorrhyncha
and share a common property, namely the utilization of plant sap as their food source. Each …

Bemisia tabaci is one of the most threatening pests in agriculture, causing significant losses
to many important crops on a global scale. The dramatic increase and availability of …

Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria found in many species of arthropods and nematodes.
They manipulate the reproduction of their arthropod hosts in various ways, may play a role in …

The eubacterial genus Wolbachia comprises one of the most abundant groups of obligate
intracellular bacteria, and it has a host range that spans the phyla Arthropoda and …

ABSTRACT Whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) are sap-sucking insects that harbor
“Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum,” an obligatory symbiotic bacterium which is housed in …

Bemisia tabaci, an invasive pest that causes crop damage worldwide, is a highly
differentiated species complex, divided into biotypes that have mainly been defined based …

ABSTRACT Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae) are plant sap-sucking
insects that harbor prokaryotic primary endosymbionts (P-endosymbionts) within specialized …

The sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, harbors Portiera aleyrodidarum, an obligatory
symbiotic bacterium, as well as several secondary symbionts including Rickettsia …

Aphids are a serious threat to agriculture, despite being a rather small group of insects. The
about 4,000 species worldwide engage in highly interesting and complex relationships with …