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| Omongo,Christopher Abu; Namuddu,Annet; Okao-Okuja,Geofrey; Alicai,Titus; van Brunschot,Sharon; Ouvrard,David; Colvin,John. |
| ABSTRACT Cassava is a valued calorific source to millions of Africans who eat it daily and a vital staple for their food security. One of the key constraints to this crop is whiteflies which are both a vector of viral diseases and a direct pest. Although the African cassava whitefly is known to cause physical damage on cassava with considerable tuberous yield loss, a recent whitefly outbreak caused unusually severe damage, which prompted the current reported investigation. Molecular identification of whitefly adults sampled from the affected cassava field revealed the presence of a new whitefly species, Paraleyrodes bondari. This communication is the first report of the occurrence of P. bondari on cassava in Uganda. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: East Africa; Invasive; Manihot; New pest; Food security. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262018000400257 |
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