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Disparities in Genetic Diversity Drive the Population Displacement of Two Invasive Cryptic Species of the Bemisia tabaci Complex in China.
International journal of molecular sciences - 21 Jul 2024
Xue Yantao, Wang Yusheng, Chen Jiqiang, Zhang Guifen, Liu Wanxue, Wan Fanghao, Zhang Yibo
Abstract excerpt
Within the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) complex, two cryptic species, namely Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) and Mediterranean (MED), are important invasive pests affecting global agriculture and horticulture. They were introduced into China sequentially in the mid-1990s and around 2003, respectively. Subsequently, the latter invader MED has outcompeted the earlier invader MEAM1,...
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