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Response of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Biotype B to Genotypes of Pepper Capsicum annuum (Solanales: Solanaceae)

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Bemisia tabaci Genn. biotype B is a widely distributed plant pest that represents one of the major constraints for horticultural crop production. The purpose of the present work was to evaluate the oviposition preference, survivorship, and development of B. tabaci biotype B on semi-cultivated genotypes of Capsicum annuum from southeast Mexico. In free-choice experiments to evaluate the oviposition preference, lower number of eggs laid by B. tabaci biotype B was observed in the genotypes Maax and Xcat´ik relative to that in the commercial genotype Parado. Egg hatchability was significantly lower in Pico Paloma, Bolita, Blanco, Chawa, Payaso, and Xcat´ik than in the rest of the genotypes, including the commercial genotype Jalapeño. Likewise, survivorship of nymphs was significantly lower in Pico Paloma, Bolita, and Blanco than in the remaining genotypes. Nymph developmental time and the period of development from egg to adult were the shortest in Amaxito. Therefore, sources of resistance to B. tabaci biotype B by antibiosis (accumulation of plant defense compounds) might be found in the semi-cultivated genotypes Pico Paloma, Bolita, and Blanco.

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This work was supported by the National Council for Science and Technology of Mexico (research grant: CB-83498).

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  1. División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal, Km 16.3, antigua carretera Mérida-Motul, CP 97345, Conkal, Yucatán, Mexico

    H Ballina-Gomez, E Ruiz-Sanchez, W Chan-Cupul, L Latournerie-Moreno & L Hernández-Alvarado

  2. Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

    I Islas-Flores & J J Zuñiga-Aguilar

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Ballina-Gomez, H., Ruiz-Sanchez, E., Chan-Cupul, W. et al. Response of Bemisia tabaci Genn. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Biotype B to Genotypes of Pepper Capsicum annuum (Solanales: Solanaceae). Neotrop Entomol 42, 205–210 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-012-0106-0

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