Cuthbertson Andrew G S
The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK.
Insects. 2013 May 16;4(2):198-205. doi: 10.3390/insects4020198.
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.
烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci（Gennadius）（半翅目：粉虱科）仍然是全球农作物面临的严重威胁。英国拥有针对这种害虫的保护区地位，因此，进入英国的植物材料上携带的烟粉虱会面临根除政策。现在，B型和Q型烟粉虱生物型都经常在进入英国时被截获。随着这两种生物型对新烟碱类杀虫剂产生抗性的报道越来越多，控制/根除变得越来越困难。因此，需要其他控制手段。在英国的根除计划中，昆虫病原真菌（蜡蚧轮枝菌和球孢白僵菌）作为烟粉虱的控制剂具有很大潜力。
