UF/IFAS Expert: Whitefly Species Likely to Cause Growers' Problems
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 08:31
in Biology & Nature
Because the Q-biotype whitefly feeds for longer periods on some plants, it has a greater chance of acquiring a plant virus, said Jane Polston, a UF/IFAS plant pathology professor. The more time a whitefly spends feeding on a plant, the more likely it is to acquire a virus from an infected plant.