Ecology, Epidemiology, and Management of Whiteflies and Whitefly-transmitted Viruses in the United States

Organizer(s)

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  Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan (he/him/his)

  Department of Entomology
  University of Georgia
  Griffin, Georgia
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  Alvin Simmons (he/him/his)

  ARS, Vegetable Research
  USDA ARS
  South Carolina, South Carolina
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  Allen Moore (he/him/his)

  University of Georgia
  Athens, Georgia

An all-inclusive symposium on whiteflies and whitefly-transmitted viruses in the United States. This symposium will provide a comprehensive coverage on whiteflies as pests in their own right, their ability to serve as super vectors threatening food security, and offers a glimpse of the concerted research and management efforts underway.

Presentations:

• Introduction
  

  Presenting Author: Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
• Seasonal abundance and spatial distribution of whitefly populations in Georgia
  

  Presenting Author: Apurba K. Barman – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Michael D. Toews, n/a – Department of Entomology, University of Georgia
• The role of insecticide resistance in the management of whiteflies in multiple cropping systems
  

  Presenting Author: David G. Riley – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Jermaine D. Perier – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Tanner C. Sparks – Louisiana State University
• Assessing the threat of Bemisia tabaci MED (the Q biotype) to US agriculture
  

  Presenting Author: Hugh A. Smith – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Bruno Rossitto De Marchi – University of Florida
• Supplementary UV radiation on eggplants indirectly deters Bemisia tabaci settlement without altering the predatory orientation of their biological control agents Nesidiocoris tenuis and Sphaerophoria rueppellii
  

  Presenting Author: Alberto Fereres

  Co-Author: Ines Prieto-Ruiz

  Co-Author: Elisa Garzo

  Co-Author: Aranzazu Moreno

  Co-Author: Beatriz Dader

  Co-Author: Pilar Medina – Agricultural Production, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

  Co-Author: Elisa Viñuela – Agricultural Production, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
• Do generalist predators contribute meaningfully to silver whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, suppression in the United States? Evidence and implications
  

  Presenting Author: Arash Kheirodin – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Michael D. Toews, n/a – Department of Entomology, University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Phillip Roberts – University Of Georgia

  Co-Author: Jason M. Schmidt – University of Georgia
• USDA-ARS whitefly and whitefly-transmitted virus research in vegetable crops
  

  Presenting Author: Alvin Simmons (he/him/his) – USDA ARS
• Can OMRI approved insecticides and cultural tactics interfere with the efficacy of natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci Biotype B in organic squash
  

  Presenting Author: Deepak Shrestha – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  Co-Author: Oscar E. Liburd – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Janine M. Spies – The IR-4 Project

  Co-Author: Marice Lopez – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Lorena Lopez – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Whitefly-transmitted viruses in vegetables: Known and unknowns
  

  Presenting Author: Sudeep Bag – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Saritha Raman Kavalappara – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Hayley Milner – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: NagaCharan Konakalla – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Cecilia McGregor – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Alton N. Sparks, Jr. – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: William M. Wintermantel, PhD – USDA-ARS
• Whole-genome sequencing and phenotyping revealed structural variants and varied level of resistance to Cucurbit leaf crumple disease in diverse snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) lines
  

  Presenting Author: Dutta Bhabesh – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Gaurav Agarwal – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Saritha Raman Kavalappara – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Saurabh Gautam – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Andre da Silva – Auburn University

  Co-Author: Timothy Coolong – University of Georgia
• Mixed virus infection in a plant host and an insect vector and impacts on vector fitness and virus epidemics
  

  Presenting Author: Saurabh Gautam – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Timothy Coolong – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Dutta Bhabesh – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: James Buck – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Scott Adkins – USDA-ARS
• Investigating vector, virus, and host plant interactions that influence the acquisition and transmission of mixed infections by Bemisia tabaci
  

  Presenting Author: Autumn Alyce McLaughlin

  Co-Author: Alana Lynn Jacobson – Auburn University
• Managing whitefly-transmitted viruses when inoculation is guaranteed: lessons from southwestern agroecosystems
  

  Presenting Author: Kerry Elizabeth Mauck – UC Riverside

  Co-Author: Jaimie Rae Kenney – University of California , Riverside

  Co-Author: Penglin Sun – University of California

  Co-Author: Quentin Chesnais – INRAE

  Co-Author: Marco Gebiola – University of California, Riverside
• Emergence, epidemiology and ecology of whitefly-transmitted cucurbit viruses in the southwestern United States
  

  Presenting Author: William M. Wintermantel, PhD – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Shaonpius Mondal – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Laura J. Hladky – USDA-ARS, Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit

  Co-Author: Bindu Poudel – University of Arizona
• Towards novel detection technologies for whitefly-transmitted viruses
  

  Presenting Author: Scott Adkins – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: William W. Turechek – USDA ARS

  Co-Author: Poole Gavin – USDA-ARS and NCSU

  Co-Author: Hugh A. Smith – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Timothy Gottwald – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: William Schneider – F1-K9
• Towards areawide pest management of whitefly transmitted viruses in Florida vegetable production
  

  Presenting Author: William W. Turechek – USDA ARS

  Co-Author: Scott Adkins – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Chandrasekar S. Kousik – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Hugh A. Smith – University of Florida
• Breeding for resistance to whitefly transmitted viruses in watermelon
  

  Presenting Author: Chandrasekar S. Kousik – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: William W. Turechek – USDA ARS

  Co-Author: Pamela Roberts – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Scott Adkins – USDA-ARS
• Evaluation of Cucurbita germplasm for resistance to whiteflies and whitefly-transmitted viruses
  

  Presenting Author: Cecilia McGregor – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Emily Wang – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Alex Luckew – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Mathews Paret, n/a – The University of Florida - North Florida Research and Education Center

  Co-Author: Renato Carvalho – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Andre da Silva – Auburn University

  Co-Author: Joara Candian – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Dutta Bhabesh – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Sudeep Bag – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: NagaCharan Konakalla – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Saritha Raman Kavalappara – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Geoffrey Meru – University of Florida
• Role of planting date on yellow squash and zucchini growth and yield during the whitefly season in Georgia
  

  Presenting Author: Andre da Silva – Auburn University

  Co-Author: Joara Candian – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Alton N. Sparks, Jr. – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Dutta Bhabesh – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
• Analysis of nuclear orthologs and the mtCOI sequences resolves at least five cryptic species of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) cryptic species with some basis in microclimate associations
  

  Presenting Author: Judith K. K. Brown (she/her/hers) – School of Plant Sciences; The University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Jorge R R. Paredes-Montero – School of Plant Sciences; The University of Arizona