title: First report and differential colonization of Passiflora species by the B biotype of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Brazil.
abstract: This note is the first report of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B colonizing passionvine in Brazil. We examined the colonization of nine Passiflora species by a wild B type population under greenhouse conditions. P. amethystina Mikan was the most preferred species for oviposition and colonization, whereas P. suberosa L., P. coriacea Juss. and two commercially cultivated species, P. alata Curtis and P. edulis Sims f. flavicarpa Degener, were mostly uncolonised. P. morifolia Mast., P. cincinnata Mast., P. foetida L. and P. caerulea L. showed intermediate levels of colonization. Such differential colonization might suggest some degree of resistance by certain Passiflora species or oviposition preference by B. tabaci.
authors.affiliation: Depto. Genética. Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz , USP, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. esnunes@carpa.ciagri.usp.br
authors.forename: Endson S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Judith K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Adriana G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: André L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Lourenção
authors.forename: Sônia M S
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Piedade
authors.forename: Jorge A M
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rezende
authors.forename: Maria L C
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000502:physiology*; D029598:Passiflora / Q000469:parasitology*