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Natural Enemies of Bemisia tabaci: Predators and Parasitoids

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Arthropod parasitoids and predators are ubiquitous and operate continuously on all life stages of the whitefly, functioning as control factors in the process. The goal of biological control is to better exploit this behavior in order to more effectively manage pests and reduce insecticide use. Biological control of whiteflies and other pests has been pursued through observation and utilization of natural enemy activity (e.g., Albajes et al. 2003), through search for and introduction of natural enemies (e.g., Gould et al. 2008; Nomikou et al.

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We wish to thank all those who helped both in discussion and review of earlier manuscript versions. Special thanks are due to Dr. J. Legaspi (USDA, ARS, Insect Behavior and Biocontrol Unit, Gainsville FL, USA) for reviewing the predator section, to an anonymous reviewer, and to Ms. Nomi Paz (Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology) for linguistic assistance.

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    Alvin M. Simmons

  4. Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69970, Israel

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Arnó, J., Gabarra, R., Liu, TX., Simmons, A.M., Gerling, D. (2009). Natural Enemies of Bemisia tabaci: Predators and Parasitoids. In: Stansly, P., Naranjo, S. (eds) Bemisia: Bionomics and Management of a Global Pest. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2460-2_15

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