title: Update on the Status of Bemisia tabaci in the UK and the Use of Entomopathogenic Fungi within Eradication Programmes.
abstract: The sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) continues to be a serious threat to crops worldwide. The UK holds Protected Zone status against this pest and, as a result, B. tabaci entering on plant material is subjected to a policy of eradication. Both B and Q Bemisia biotypes are now regularly intercepted entering the UK. With increasing reports of neonicotinoid resistance in both these biotypes, it is becoming more problematic to control/eradicate. Therefore, alternative means of control are necessary. Entomopathogenic fungi (Lecanicilllium muscarium and Beauveria bassiana) offer much potential as control agents of B. tabaci within eradication programmes in the UK.
authors.affiliation: The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK. andrew.cuthbertson@fera.gsi.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew G S
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cuthbertson
keywords: Beauveria bassiana; Bemisia tabaci; Lecanicillium muscarium; biological control