FIRST RECORD OF BEMISIA AFER (HOMOPTEFtA : ALEYRODIDAE) ON CITRUS AURANTIUMVAR AMARA AT BEHIRA, EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

The sycamore whitefly, Be1171.51-a afer (Pricsner and Hosny) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) one of the most important whilefly in Egypt. During 2007, citrus leaves heavily infested by whitefly species in Rashid, Behira were collected. Results indicated Citrus aurantium var. amara recorded as a new host plant of B. afer in Behira. This is considered as a new record for the first time in Egypt.