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Evidence for rapid spatiotemporal changes in genetic structure of an alien whitefly during initial invasion.
Scientific reports - 18 Mar 2014
Chu Dong, Guo Dong, Tao Yunli, Jiang Defeng, Li Jie, Zhang Youjun
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The sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci Q species is a recent invader and important pest of agricultural crops in China. This research tested the hypothesis that the Q populations that establish in agricultural fields in northern China each year are derived from multiple secondary introductions and/or local populations that overwinter in greenhouses (the pest cannot survive winters in the field in northern...
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