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Lack of correlation between host choice and feeding efficiency for the B and Q putative species of Bemisia tabaci on four pepper genotypes

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The B and Q putative species of Bemisia tabaci are among the most invasive pests in the world. In China, Q is displacing B. Although this displacement is often attributed to the higher resistance of Q to insecticides, a higher tolerance of Q to low-quality host plants may also be important. In this study, we first determined the contents of main secondary insect-resistant compounds (total phenol and flavonoids) and nutrients (total amino acid, free protein, total nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) in four genotypes pepper (Capsicum annuum). We then conducted host choice and feeding behavior (EPG) experiments with B and Q on the four pepper genotypes. Zhongjiao4 was found to be the high-quality genotype (it had low levels of insect-resistance substances and high levels of nutrients), and Zhonghuahong was found to be the low-quality genotype (it had high levels of resistant compound and low levels of nutrients). EPG data indicated that both B and Q females fed more efficiently on high-quality Zhongjiao4 than on the other three pepper genotypes. In terms of settling and oviposition, however, B preferred the low-quality Zhonghuahong, and Q showed no preference among the four genotypes. We suggest that the lack of correlation between the results for feeding efficiency and settling/oviposition might be explained by repellent plant volatiles whose effects differ depending on pepper genotype and whitefly species.

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We thank two anonymous reviewers for their useful comments on the manuscript. This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31371941, 31572012, 31401785), China Agriculture Research System (CARS-26-10), the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303019), Beijing Training Project for the Leading Talents in S & T (LJRC201412).

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  1. Center for Behavioral Ecology and Evolution, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China

    Xiaoguo Jiao & Chao Wang

  2. Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China

    Xiaoguo Jiao, Wen Xie, Yang Zeng, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu & Youjun Zhang

  3. Tianjin Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin, 300384, China

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Jiao, X., Xie, W., Zeng, Y. et al. Lack of correlation between host choice and feeding efficiency for the B and Q putative species of Bemisia tabaci on four pepper genotypes. J Pest Sci 91, 133–143 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0906-4

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