The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, B biotype (syn. B. arentifolii Bellows and Perring) (Homoptera:Aleyrodiae), is a major problem in agroecosystems throughout ropical and subtropical regions of the world. Large opulations of whiteflies reduce crop yields, cause conamination of plant parts with excreted honeydew, and ct as vectors of Begomoviruses and other plant viuses that cause serious economic lo...