Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Metagenomic Analysis of Plant Viruses Associated With Papaya Ringspot Disease in <i>Carica papaya</i> L. in Kenya.

Frontiers in microbiology·2020

Same author

Genetic diversity and SNP's from the chloroplast coding regions of virus-infected cassava.

PeerJ·2020

Same author

Large scale genome skimming from herbarium material for accurate plant identification and phylogenomics.

Plant methods·2020

Same author

The first transcriptomes from field-collected individual whiteflies ( <i>Bemisia tabaci</i>, Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae): a case study of the endosymbiont composition.

Gates open research·2019

Same author

Tree Lab: Portable genomics for Early Detection of Plant Viruses and Pests in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Genes·2019

Same author

First report of Cassava brown streak viruses on wild plant species in Mozambique.

Physiological and molecular plant pathology·2019

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 4, 2026

Determining the Egg Fertilization Rate of Bemisia tabaci Using a Cytogenetic Technique

Determining the Egg Fertilization Rate of Bemisia tabaci Using a Cytogenetic Technique

Published on: April 1, 2019

Bemisia tabaci nomenclature: lessons learned.

Laura M Boykin¹

¹ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.

Pest Management Science

|December 17, 2013

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

The Bemisia tabaci species complex nomenclature is confused, with many names used by researchers. A formal revision is needed to unify naming conventions for this important pest.

Keywords:

whitefly, integrative taxonomy, Bemisia argentifolii, MED, MEAM1 and species complex

More Related Videos

Methodology for Developing Life Tables for Sessile Insects in the Field Using the Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, in Cotton As a Model System

Methodology for Developing Life Tables for Sessile Insects in the Field Using the Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, in Cotton As a Model System

Published on: November 1, 2017

A Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification LAMP Assay for Rapid Identification of Bemisia tabaci

A Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification LAMP Assay for Rapid Identification of Bemisia tabaci

Published on: October 29, 2018

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 4, 2026

Determining the Egg Fertilization Rate of Bemisia tabaci Using a Cytogenetic Technique

Determining the Egg Fertilization Rate of Bemisia tabaci Using a Cytogenetic Technique

Published on: April 1, 2019

Methodology for Developing Life Tables for Sessile Insects in the Field Using the Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, in Cotton As a Model System

Methodology for Developing Life Tables for Sessile Insects in the Field Using the Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, in Cotton As a Model System

Published on: November 1, 2017

A Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification LAMP Assay for Rapid Identification of Bemisia tabaci

A Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification LAMP Assay for Rapid Identification of Bemisia tabaci

Published on: October 29, 2018

Area of Science:

Entomology
Insect Taxonomy
Pest Management

Background:

Nomenclature for Bemisia tabaci (sensu Russell) species is highly variable and confused within the research community.
This confusion was evident at the 1st International Whitefly Symposium.
An investigation into literature nomenclature (2002-2012) was conducted using online search tools.

Purpose of the Study:

To document the origins of confused nomenclature within the Bemisia tabaci species complex.
To analyze the usage of different names for Bemisia tabaci species in scientific literature and presentations.

Main Methods:

Nomenclatural data collected from oral presentations and posters at the 1st International Whitefly Symposium.
Literature review of Bemisia tabaci nomenclature from 2002-2012 using Web of Science and Scirus.

Main Results:

17 different names were used for the MED species and 12 for the MEAM1 species of the Bemisia tabaci complex at the symposium.
Investigation revealed limited uptake of intermediate names in the scientific literature.

Conclusions:

Intermediate names for Bemisia tabaci species complex (MED, MEAM1, New World) are not widely adopted by the research community.
A formal revision of the Bemisia tabaci complex is necessary for community progress and clear communication.