Host Preference Vegetables of Tobacco Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) in Nepal

Authors

  • Mohan Sharma Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University. Kirtipur, Kathmandu
  • Prem Bahadur Budha Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University. Kirtipur, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jist.v20i1.13936

Keywords:

whitefly, feeding preference, vegetables, oviposition, free-choice, no-choice

Abstract

The host preference of whitefly Bemisia tabaci was experimented in four economically important vegetable plants viz. tomato, brinjal, capsicum and cucumber in 2012-2013. It was found that preference of whitefly for feeding under both conditions free-choice and no-choice was significantly different after 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and 96 hours. Cucumber was the most preferred host plant for oviposition while capsicum was the least.

Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 2015, 20(1): 133-137

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Published

2015-11-25

How to Cite

Sharma, M., & Budha, P. B. (2015). Host Preference Vegetables of Tobacco Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) in Nepal. Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 20(1), 133–137. https://doi.org/10.3126/jist.v20i1.13936

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2015)

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Research Articles

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