title: [Host plants of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Cuba].
abstract: The sweet potato white fly, Bemisia tabaci, is an important pest of tomatoes and beans, among other crops, which transmits viral diseases. Since the second quarter of 1989 a significant population increase of this pest has been noted in several cultivated plants. From 1989 to 1992, a survey was done throughout the country, chiefly in vegetable and bean-producing areas. They occur in 119 species (42 families), a great increase over the previous record of four species. Worldwide, this report represents 50 species and six families which are new records.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Iglesia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mateo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borges
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003462:Cuba; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007313:Insecta / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology; D010944:Plants / Q000469:parasitology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal