Whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) Management (WFM) Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review

Mustapha Abubakar, Bhupendra Koul (), Krishnappa Chandrashekar, Ankush Raut and Dhananjay Yadav ()
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Mustapha Abubakar: Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero 863104, Nigeria
Bhupendra Koul: Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India
Krishnappa Chandrashekar: Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Pune 411067, Maharashtra, India
Ankush Raut: Department of Entomology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India
Dhananjay Yadav: Department of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-39

Abstract: The whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) is a notorious devastating sap-sucking insect pest that causes substantial crop damage and yield losses due to direct feeding by both nymphs and adults and also through transmission of viruses and diseases. Although the foliar application of synthetic pesticides is crucial for efficient control of B. tabaci , it has adverse effects such as environmental pollution, resistance and resurgence of the pest, toxicity to pollinators, and crop yield penalty. Thus, a suitable, safe, and robust strategy for the control of whiteflies in the agricultural field is needed. The reports on whitefly-resistant transgenic plants are scanty, non-reproducible, and/or need secondary trials and clearance from the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The present review encompasses explicit information compiled from 364 articles on the traditional, mechanical, biological, biotechnological, and chemical strategies for whitefly management (WFM), IPM strategy, and future prospects of WFM for food and agriculture security.

Keywords: whitefly management; sap-sucking; traditional methods; botanical pesticides; biotechnological strategies; IPM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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