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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2014, Vol. 13 Issue (10): 2211-2220    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60613-9
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Density and Seasonal Dynamics of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Mediterranean on Common Crops and Weeds Around Cotton Fields in Northern China
 ZHANG Xiao-ming, YANG Nian-wan, WAN Fang-hao , Gabor L Lövei
1、State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,
Beijing 100081, P.R.China
2、Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Flakkebjerg Research Centre, DK-4200 Slagelse, Denmark
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摘要  The density seasonal dynamics of Bemisia tabaci MED were evaluated over two years in a cotton-growing area in Langfang, Hebei Province, northern China on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and six other co-occurring common plants, common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.), piemarker (Abutilon theophrasti Medicus), sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), soybean (Glycine max L.), and maize (Zea mays L.). The whitefly species identity was repeatedly tested and confirmed; seasonal dynamics on the various host plants were standardized by the quartile method. B. tabaci MED appeared on weeds (the common ragweed and piemarker) about 10 days earlier than on cotton, or the other cultivated plants. The peak population densities were observed over a span of 2 to 3 weeks on cotton, starting in early (2010) or mid-August (2011). The common ragweed growing adjacent to cotton supported the highest B. tabaci densities (no. on 100 cm2 leaf surface), 12-22 fold higher than on cotton itself. Sunflower supported more B. tabaci than the other plants, and about 1.5-2 fold higher than cotton did. Our results indicate that weeds (esp. the common ragweed) around cotton fields could increase the population density of B. tabaci MED on cotton, while sunflower could act as a trap crop for decreasing pest pressure on cotton.

Abstract  The density seasonal dynamics of Bemisia tabaci MED were evaluated over two years in a cotton-growing area in Langfang, Hebei Province, northern China on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and six other co-occurring common plants, common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.), piemarker (Abutilon theophrasti Medicus), sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), soybean (Glycine max L.), and maize (Zea mays L.). The whitefly species identity was repeatedly tested and confirmed; seasonal dynamics on the various host plants were standardized by the quartile method. B. tabaci MED appeared on weeds (the common ragweed and piemarker) about 10 days earlier than on cotton, or the other cultivated plants. The peak population densities were observed over a span of 2 to 3 weeks on cotton, starting in early (2010) or mid-August (2011). The common ragweed growing adjacent to cotton supported the highest B. tabaci densities (no. on 100 cm2 leaf surface), 12-22 fold higher than on cotton itself. Sunflower supported more B. tabaci than the other plants, and about 1.5-2 fold higher than cotton did. Our results indicate that weeds (esp. the common ragweed) around cotton fields could increase the population density of B. tabaci MED on cotton, while sunflower could act as a trap crop for decreasing pest pressure on cotton.
Keywords:  Bemisia tabaci       whitefly       cotton       sunflower       ragweed       population dynamics       seasonal dynamics       quartile method  
Received: 05 June 2013   Accepted: 10 October 2014
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This research was funded by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30930062), the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB127605) and the CABI Special Fund for the Agricultural Industry (201303024- 04, 201303019-02).

Corresponding Authors:  Gabor L L?vei, Tel: +45-87158224, E-mail: Gabor.Lovei@agrsci.dk; WAN Fang-hao, Tel: +86-10-82105927, E-mail: wanfanghao@caas.cn     E-mail:  Gabor.Lovei@agrsci.dk;wanfanghao@caas.cn
About author:  ZHANG Xiao-ming, Tel: +86-871-65227814, E-mail: zxmalex@126.com

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ZHANG Xiao-ming, YANG Nian-wan, WAN Fang-hao , Gabor L L?vei. 2014. Density and Seasonal Dynamics of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Mediterranean on Common Crops and Weeds Around Cotton Fields in Northern China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 13(10): 2211-2220.

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