Journal of Entomology1812-56701812-5689Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/je.2006.198.203Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) When Feeding on an Artificial System]]>ThompsonW. M.O.3200633An artificial feeding system for the cassava biotype whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) was developed and used to determine whether B. tabaci can successfully survive and oviposit eggs when feeding on amino acid diets. Sucrose 20% (W/V) plus each of 20 protein amino acids at four concentration levels (mg mL-1) were investigated. Adult whiteflies showed at least 80% survival over 96 h when feeding on sucrose 20% or sucrose 20% plus each of 19 amino acids except valine on at least one concentration. B. tabaci oviposited at least 10 eggs when feeding on diets containing sucrose 20% plus either of asparagine, glutamine, serine, glutamic acid, alanine, aspartic acid, proline or glycine on at least one concentration. Survival of at least 80% and oviposition of at least 10 eggs occurred on feeding diets containing sucrose 20% plus either of glutamine, serine, alanine, aspartic acid, proline or glycine on at least one concentration. Important applications of the feeding system and these results are discussed.]]>Blackmer, J.L. and D.N. Byrne,1999Cucumis melo in relation to life-history traits and flight propensity of Bemisia tabaci.]]>932940Colvin, J., G.W. Otim-Nape, J. Holt, C. Omongo and S. Seal et al.,19991999pp: 7677Dadd, R.H. and D.L. Krieger,1968Myzus persicae.]]>14741764Davidson, E.W., R.B. Patron, L.A. Lacey, R. Frutos, A. Vey and D.L Hendrix,1996Bemisia argentifolii using a novel feeding bioassay system.]]>792532Davidson, E.W., M.L. Fay, J.L. Blackmer and M. Lavine,2000Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae).]]>83459468Dorschner, K.W.,1993683141Douglas, A.E. and W.A. Prosser,1992Acyrthosiphon pisum) symbiosis.]]>38565568Douglas, A.E.,1993183138Fujita, A. and J. Mitsuhashi,1995Myzus persicae.]]>29259268Jancovich, J.K., E.W. Davidson, M. Lavine and D.L. Hendrix,1997Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae).]]>90628633Kim, M., H.S. Koh and H. Fukami,198511441453Legg, J.P., R.W. Gibson and G.W. Otim-Nape,1994Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera Aleyrodidae), vector of African cassava mosaic geminivirus.]]>347381Sandstrom, J.,1994Acyrthosiphon pisum) clones on host plants and synthetic diets mimicking the same plants phloem amino acid composition.]]>4010511057Simpson, S.J., J.D. Abisgold and A.E. Douglas,1995Acyrthosiphon pisum to variation in dietary levels of sugar and amino acids-the significance of amino acid quality.]]>417175Sogowa, K.,1974Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). IV. Probing Stimulant.]]>9204204Van Emden, H.F. and M.A. Bashford,1971Brevicoryne brassicae and Myzus persicae in relation to plant age and leaf amino acids.]]>14349360