四种粉虱种群超微形态特征多样性研究

运用扫描电子显微镜对烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci、非洲伯粉虱Bemisia afer、温室粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum和柑桔粉虱Dialeurodes citri4种粉虱4龄若虫的超微形态特征进行了初步研究。结果表明,扫描电子显微镜下的超微结构特征可很好地将4种粉虱区分开来,如烟粉虱圆锥状的舌状突,非洲伯粉虱尾沟两侧隆起上形成的横脊,温室粉虱形态典型的乳突和泌蜡孔,柑桔粉虱近圆形的皿状孔及其尾沟内的卵石状乳突等特异特征。并根据种间的超微结构特异特征,编制了不同种的简明检索表。超微形态特征为粉虱种群鉴定提供了可靠的理论参考。     

Interspecific interactions between Bemisia tabaci biotype B and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) are invasive whitefly species that often co-occur on greenhouse-grown vegetables in northern China. Although B. tabaci biotype B has been present in China for a relatively short period of time, it has become dominant over T. vaporariorum. We studied the interspecific competitive interactions between the two species in single or mixed cultures at 24 ± 1 °C, 40 ± 5% RH, and L14:D10 h photoperiod. Female longevity on tomato was not significantly different between species, but B. tabaci reproduced 4.3 to 4.9 fold more progeny. The ratio of female to male progeny in both instances was greater for B. tabaci. When cultured on tomato, cotton, and tobacco, B. tabaci developed 0.8, 3.3, and 4.7 d earlier in single culture, and 1.8, 3.9, and 4.3 d earlier in mixed culture. B. tabaci displaced T. vaporariorum in four, five and six generations when the initial ratios of B. tabaci to T. vaporariorum were 15:15, 20:10, or 10:20 on tomato. Populations of B. tabaci were 2.3 fold higher than that of T. vaporariorum on tomato plants for seven consecutive generations in single culture. B. tabaci performed better in development, survival, fecundity, and female ratio. We conclude that B. tabaci could displace T. vaporariorum in as short as four generations in a controlled greenhouse environment when they start at equal proportions. Warmer greenhouse conditions and an increase in total greenhouse area could be contributing factors in the recent dominance of B. tabaci.     

Feeding preference of Macrolophus caliginosus (Heteroptera: Miridae) on Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

A study of predation choices of Macrolophus caliginosus Wagner (Heteroptera: Miridae) late instars and adults, when offered various developmental stages (eggs and nymphs) of the recently established whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), was made based on two preference indices. In addition, prey choices of late instars when presented with three ratios of Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and B. tabaci at a similar developmental stage (eggs, young or late instars) were assessed. M. caliginosus preferred older nymphs of B. tabaci than any other stage. It also chose T. vaporariorum over B. tabaci, unless the latter consisted of > 75% of the available prey. These results suggested that M. caliginosus might interfere with parasitoids such as Encarsia, Eretmocerus, or Amitus spp. because all three species emerge from the host pupal case. Furthermore, in mixed infestations, M. caliginosus preference for T. vaporariorum might either negatively affect the control of B. tabaci, or, contrarily, enhance the predator population, before a B. tabaci outbreak occurs in the greenhouse.     

三种粉虱触角、口针及跗节感受器的超微结构观察

对烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci、温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum和禾粉虱Aleurocybotus indicus3种粉虱的触角、口针及跗节感受器的超微结构进行了观察。利用扫描电镜观察了烟粉虱、温室白粉虱和禾粉虱3种粉虱触角、口针及跗节化学感受器的类型和分布,进行了比较。3种粉虱触角上都有刚毛感受器、锥形感受器2种感受器和微毛,烟粉虱触角还有钟形感受器和腔锥感受器;温室白粉虱和禾粉虱触角均没有发现钟形感受器;3种粉虱的口针和跗节上均只有刚毛感受器和微毛,且形态结构相似。     

粉虱类害虫的监测预警与可持续治理技术透视

针对烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci（Gennadius）、温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum（Westwood）、黑刺粉虱Aleurocanthus spiniferus（Quaintance）、桑粉虱Pealius mori（Takahashi）、禾粉虱Aleurocybotus indicus David etSubramaniam等粉虱害虫在我国暴发危害的现状,公益性行业科研专项＂粉虱类害虫可持续治理技术研究与集成示范＂项目组在华南、华东、华北、华中和西南等地区开展了粉虱类害虫的调查、监测、预警以及综合防控技术研究集成与示范。结果表明,烟粉虱在我国的发生区域超过20个省份,温室白粉虱在华北和西南地区,黑刺粉虱在华南、华东和西南地区也分布较广,桑粉虱在我国南方桑植区危害严重,禾粉虱在福建省闽东稻区发生为害逐年严重。利用mt COI DNA测序、SCAR技术和CAPS等技术对B和Q型烟粉虱的鉴定结果显示,Q型烟粉虱在我国的分布范围正在不断扩大。通过Maxent预测模型和GIS技术,预测了烟粉虱在我国的适生区、自然越冬北线和不同地区的发生世代数量。对烟粉虱的抗药性监测结果表明,阿维菌素和烯啶虫胺是目前华北地区防治烟粉虱较为理想的药剂,而对联苯菊酯、噻虫嗪、啶虫脒和吡虫啉等药剂均产生了不同程度的抗药性。研究了苘麻诱集、黄板诱杀、天敌昆虫和病原微生物对粉虱类害虫的控制作用,并在华南、华东、华北、华中和西南等地区建立了12个示范基地,分别在不同地区开展了粉虱类害虫的综合防治技术的示范和推广,累计印刷技术宣传手册12.4万份,培训各类农民和基层农技人员5.43万人次,累计示范面积4.3千公顷次,技术辐射超过4万公顷次,取得了显著的经济、社会和生态效益。     

甘蓝与黄瓜寄主上B型烟粉虱和温室白粉虱蜜露糖分、氨基酸和挥发物组分的比较分析

粉虱蜜露是粉虱寄生性天敌搜索寄主的主要利它素源。应用离子色谱分别对甘蓝与黄瓜上B型烟粉虱(Bemisia tabaci B-biotype)蜜露以及黄瓜上温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum蜜露的接触性利它素糖和氨基酸组分和含量进行了比较研究。结果表明：2种粉虱在不同寄主植物上的蜜露均富含糖和氨基酸,其中糖含量占绝对优势,甘蓝上B型烟粉虱蜜露、黄瓜上B型烟粉虱蜜露和黄瓜上温室白粉虱蜜露中的糖含量分别是相应氨基酸含量的42.5、2.6和5.4倍,其中糖类物质中又以寡糖含量占绝对优势,分别占89.3%、81.7%和88.2%。不同寄主植物和粉虱种类显著影响蜜露中糖和氨基酸的组成和含量。其中,甘蓝上B型烟粉虱蜜露中的寡糖以二糖占优势,占97.3%;二糖中又以蔗糖异构糖和松二糖占优势,分别占52.7%和35.4%。黄瓜上B型烟粉虱蜜露和温室白粉虱蜜露寡糖中以三糖和四糖占优势,分别占73.1%和85.4%;优势糖水苏（四）糖和松三糖分别占40.3%和 26.2%及49.9%和27.0%。甘蓝上B型烟粉虱蜜露中氨基酸以丙氨酸占优势,含量为66.5%;而黄瓜上B型烟粉虱及温室白粉虱蜜露中氨基酸以甘氨酸含量最高,分别占氨基酸总量的38.2%和51.7%。应用GC-MS对甘蓝上B型烟粉虱蜜露和黄瓜上温室白粉虱蜜露挥发物组分的鉴定结果显示,两种粉虱蜜露中共同含有的主要挥发物为邻苯二甲酸二（2-乙基）己酯。     

温室粉虱和烟粉虱3个隐种中热激蛋白基因hsp70和hsp90含量的比较分析

【目的】昆虫适应新环境的能力与其对温度的耐受能力密切相关。热激蛋白HSP70和HSP90具有提高生物体温度耐受性的功能。烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)不同隐种和不同种粉虱对温度的适应能力有差异,这与它们的热激蛋白基因拷贝数的差异可能相关。【方法】利用实时荧光定量PCR方法,检测入侵型烟粉虱MED隐种和MEAM1隐种、本地型烟粉虱AsiaⅡ1隐种以及温室粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood)基因组DNA中热激蛋白基因hsp70和hsp90的拷贝数。【结果】不同种类的粉虱和烟粉虱不同隐种体内的hsp70和hsp90的含量均有较大差异,其中hsp70和hsp90拷贝数在入侵型烟粉虱MED和MEAM1隐种中含量较其他两种均高,而在土著种AsiaⅡ1隐种中含量最低,在温室粉虱中居中。此外,相同物种雌雄成虫hsp70和hsp90的拷贝数也不同,雌虫hsp70和hsp90拷贝数约为雄虫的2倍。【结论】不同种粉虱及烟粉虱不同隐种的hsp70和hsp90的拷贝数可能与其耐热性差异相关。本研究为解释不同种粉虱、烟粉虱不同隐种及其不同性别的耐热性差异机制提供了进一步的依据。     

Within-plant distribution and sampling of single and mixed infestations of Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in winter tomato crops

In several areas of Spain, the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), and the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), coexist in tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum Miller. For integrated pest management decision-making, it is important to know the abundance of each species, because they exhibit different abilities to transmit viruses, are susceptible to different biological control agents, and have different responses to insecticides. This study was conducted to provide information on the vertical distribution of T. vaporariorumn and B. tabaci in tomato plants grown in greenhouses in winter and to determine the optimal sampling unit and the sample size for estimating egg and nymphal densities of both whitefly species. Eggs of T. vaporariorum were mainly located on the top stratum of the plant, whereas B. tabaci eggs were mainly found on the middle stratum. Nymphs of both species mainly concentrated in the bottom stratum of the plant. When pest abundance and low relative variation were considered, the bottom stratum was selected as the most convenient for sampling nymphs of both whitefly species. Conversely, the same two criteria indicated that either the top or the middle strata could be used when sampling T. vaporariorum and B. tabaci eggs. Several different sampling units were compared to optimize the estimation of nymphal and egg densities in terms of cost efficiency. One disk (1.15 cm in diameter) per leaflet collected from the top stratum of the tomato plant was the most efficient sampling unit for simultaneously estimating the egg densities of the two whitefly species.     

一种快速鉴别烟粉虱与温室白粉虱成虫的方法——复眼镜检法

介绍能够快速鉴别2种形态相似的重要农业害虫即烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)和温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum(Westwood)成虫的方法——复眼镜检法及其应用。复眼镜检法研究表明,烟粉虱成虫上部复眼、下部复眼之间有一个小眼连接,而温室白粉虱成虫上部复眼、下部复眼是完全分离的。     

两种入侵粉虱热激基因Hsp70的克隆及温度胁迫下的种间差异表达

为了检测B型烟粉虱和温室白粉虱在受到温度胁迫时热激基因Hsp70的差异表达谱,克隆了2种粉虱Hsp70基因的全长cDNA序列,并用实时定量PCR的方法分析了在不同温度条件下该基因的表达谱。结果表明:B型烟粉虱和温室白粉虱的Hsp70基因BTH-sp70和TVHsp70(GenBank登录号分别为DQ093385和EU861391),在5’-非编码区(UTR)中有类似TATA-box样元件;在3’-UTR中有poly(A)信号AATAA和富含A-T区;根据基因开放阅读框序列(ORF)推导的氨基酸序列均含有全部3个Hsp70蛋白家族高度保守的基序。在整个检测的温度范围内(-19℃～46℃),诱导温室白粉虱Hsp70表达的起始温度(Ton)或最大温度(Tmax)要比B型烟粉虱低2.5℃～7.5℃。这些结果表明,所克隆的基因属于有功能的温度诱导型Hsp70基因;在基因表达水平上,温室白粉虱比B型烟粉虱更耐冷,而后者更耐热;Hsp70的Ton(或者Tmax)能代表这2种粉虱的温度耐受能力。本研究结果在一定程度上解释了自然界中这2种粉虱种群地理分布和季节发生差异的原因。     

辽宁省冬季温室内越冬粉虱伪蛹的种类鉴定及烟粉虱体内番茄黄化曲叶病毒的检测

为了揭示辽宁省冬季温室内越冬粉虱伪蛹的种类及烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci （Gennadius）携带番茄黄化曲叶病毒（tomato yellow leaf curl virus, TYLCV）情况, 于2012年1月份在辽宁省不同县市区的温室作物上采集了17份粉虱伪蛹样品（每样品含30头粉虱伪蛹） , 镜检鉴别粉虱种类并利用mtCOI基因对烟粉虱生物型进行了鉴定; 检测了烟粉虱携带TYLCV情况并对其PCR扩增产物进行了测序分析。结 果表明： 辽宁省冬季温室内存在越冬温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum （Westwood）与烟粉虱。17份粉虱样品中, 11份样品为烟 粉虱样品, 6份样品为温室白粉虱和烟粉虱混合样品。混合样品中, 温室白粉虱仅在锦州凌海（LH）样品中占优势。17份烟粉虱样品（包 括混合样品）中, 仅有4份样品为B型与Q型混合样品, 其他13份样品烟粉虱生物型均为Q型。17份烟粉虱样品中有3份Q型烟粉虱样品检测 到TYLCV, 系统树分析进一步证实该病毒是TYLCV。调查结果为辽宁省粉虱与TYLCV的早期测报和防控提供了科学依据。     

Particulate surface waxes of whiteflies: morphology, composition and waxing behaviour

ABSTRACT The morphology and lipid composition of wax particles and their application to the body surface of adults were examined in the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), and the glasshouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood). The wax particles are extruded from plates found on the abdomen of both species. Their form is determined by the templates (modified microtrichia) from which they are extruded. The emerging ribbons are broken off by rakes on the hind tibiae and applied to the rest of the body in a similar manner for both species. Triacylglycerols comprise 65–75% of the lipid in these particles, with hydrocarbons accounting for 3–7% of the total in B. tabaci and only 0.6-1% in T.vaporariorum. Although distinct compositional differences exist between the species, the hydrocarbons in both are fully saturated and contain n -alkanes and branched molecules having eighteen to forty carbon atoms. Possible roles of these wax particles in reducing water flux, protecting against harmful radiation, and providing a barrier to microorganisms are discussed.     

基于SCAR标记技术的丽蚜小蜂快速识别

丽蚜小蜂Encarsia formosa Gahan作为温室粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood和烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)等粉虱类害虫的优势寄生蜂而备受关注。针对丽蚜小蜂体型微小, 难以与其他同域近缘种寄生蜂快速、 准确区别的问题, 本研究采用SCAR (sequence characterized amplified region, 特异性扩增区域)标记技术, 筛选出一对丽蚜小蜂特征片段扩增引物(EFZZF/EFZZR), 其扩增片段的大小为287 bp。种特异性检验结果表明, 该对引物只对丽蚜小蜂的基因组DNA具有扩增能力, 对其近缘种属寄生蜂如浅黄恩蚜小蜂Encarsia sophia (Girault & Dodd)、 海氏桨角蚜小蜂Eretmocerus hayati Zolnerowich & Rose、 本地未知种桨角蚜小蜂Eretmocerus sp.、 蒙氏桨角蚜小蜂Eretmocerus mundus Mercet、 刺粉虱黑蜂Amitus hesperidum Silvertri不具有扩增效果, 对丽蚜小蜂的寄主包括不同生物型 (B型、 Q型、 ZHJ 1型和ZHJ 2型)的烟粉虱、 温室粉虱以及我国最常见的黑刺粉虱Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintanca)等亦不具有扩增能力。同时, 该检测技术灵敏度高, 对成虫的最低检出阈值为7.812 ng/μL (相当于1/1 600头成虫)。研究结果对丽蚜小蜂的种类识别、 寄主谱的确定及其有效利用具有重要意义。     

Ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones of whiteflies, important insect vectors for plant viruses

Ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones (JHs) regulate many physiological events throughout the insect life cycle, including molting, metamorphosis, ecdysis, diapause, reproduction, and behavior. Fluctuation of whitefly ecdysteroid levels and the identity of the whitefly molting hormone (20-hydroxyecdysone) have only been reported within the last few years. An ecdysteroid commitment peak that is associated with the reprogramming of tissues for a metamorphic molt in many holometabolous and some hemimetabolous insect species was not observed in last nymphal instars of either the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Biotype B), or the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum. Ecdysteroids reach peak levels 1-2 days prior to the initiation of the nymphal-adult metamorphic molt. Adult eye and wing differentiation which signal the onset of this molt begin earlier in 4th instar T. vaporariorum (Stages 4 and 5, respectively) than in B. tabaci (Stage 6), and the premolt peak is 3-4 times greater in B. tabaci ( approximately 400 fg/microg protein) than in T. vaporariorum ( approximately 120 fg/microg protein). The JH of B. tabaci nymphs and eggs was found to be JH III, supporting the view that JHs I and II are, with rare exception, only present in lepidopteran insects. In B. tabaci eggs, JH levels were approximately 10 times greater on day 2/3 (0.44 fg/egg or 0.54 ng/g) than on day 5 (0.04 fg/egg or 0.054 ng/g) post-oviposition. Approximately, 1.4 fg/2nd-3rd instar nymph (0.36 ng/g) was detected. It is probable that the relatively high level of JH in day 2/3 eggs is associated with the differentiation of various whitefly tissues during embryonic development.     

Host-parasite interactions between whiteflies and their parasitoids

There is relatively little information available concerning the physiological and biochemical interactions between whiteflies and their parasitoids. In this report, we describe interactions between aphelinid parasitoids and their aleyrodid hosts that we have observed in four host-parasite systems: Bemisia tabaci/Encarsia formosa, Trialeurodes vaporariorum/E. formosa, B. tabaci/Eretmocerus mundus, and T. lauri/Encarsia scapeata. In the absence of reported polydnavirus and teratocytes, these parasitoids probably inject and/or produce compounds that interfere with the host immune response and also manipulate host development to suit their own needs. In addition, parasitoids must coordinate their own development with that of their host. Although eggs are deposited under all four instars of B. tabaci, Eretmocerus larvae only penetrate 4th instar B. tabaci nymphs. A pre-penetrating E. mundus first instar was capable of inducing permanent developmental arrest in its host, and upon penetration stimulated its host to produce a capsule (epidermal in origin) in which the parasitoid larva developed. T. vaporariorum and B. tabaci parasitized by E. formosa initiated adult development, and, on occasion, produced abnormal adult wings and eyes. In these systems, the site of parasitoid oviposition depended on the host species, occurring within or pressing into the ventral ganglion in T. vaporariorum and at various locations in B. tabaci. E. formosa's final larval molt is cued by the initiation of adult development in its host. In the T. lauri-E. scapeata system, both the host whitefly and the female parasitoid diapause during most of the year, i.e., from June until the middle of February (T. lauri) or from May until the end of December (E. scapeata). It appears that the growth and development of the insects are directed by the appearance of new, young foliage on Arbutus andrachne, the host tree. When adult female parasitoids emerged in the spring, they laid unfertilized male-producing eggs in whiteflies containing a female parasitoid [autoparasitism (development of male larvae utilizing female parasitoid immatures for nutrition)]. Upon hatching, these male larvae did not diapause, but initiated development, and the adult males that emerged several weeks later mated with available females to produce the next generation of parasitoid females. Thus, the interactions that exist between whiteflies and their parasitoids are complex and can be quite diverse in the various host-parasitoid systems.     

Searching behaviour of Encarsia formosa as mediated by colour and honeydew

The habitat- and host-searching behaviour of female Encarsia formosa Gahan (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) was assessed using an airflow olfactometer and a filter paper test. Responses to different odour cues, colours, host-produced honeydew, non-host honeydew and single carbohydrates were determined. The parasitoid was not attracted to or arrested by odours emanating from clean tobacco leaves, tobacco leaves heavily infested with the host Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and covered with honeydew, or honeydew alone. However, E. formosa females showed a significant response to green light transmitted through a tobacco leaf. The yellow part of the spectrum was partly responsible for this response. Thus, the long-range orientation is random with respect to the presence of hosts. Filter paper tests showed that the short-range searching behaviour is influenced by water soluble, non-volatile contact-kairomones contained in the host-produced honeydew. Contact with honeydew excreted by L3/L4 T. vaporariorum resulted in longer searching times than honeydew from adult T. vaporariorum or L3/L4 Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). No difference was found between the response to honeydew excreted by adult and L3/L4 B. tabaci. The parasitoids' response to honeydew was unaffected by the host plant on which the whiteflies had fed. Non-host honeydew and single carbohydrates also affected the searching behaviour of E. formosa but to a lower extent than host honeydew. The possible differences in the carbohydrate and amino acid composition of the honeydew excreted by different life-stages of T. vaporariorum and B. tabaci are discussed.     

蔬菜粉虱的系统调查与监测技术

由于烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci、温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum等粉虱害虫在我国猖獗为害,我国已从种群动态监测到害虫综合治理开展了一系列研究。为了有一套统一、规范的标准,我们制定了保护地蔬菜与露地蔬菜生产上粉虱害虫的系统调查与监测技术规程,包括调查与监测的目的、样本大棚或田块的选择,粉虱各虫态发生数量的调查、监测与统计方法等,并根据保护地蔬菜与露地蔬菜的生长特点,提出了相应的粉虱害虫预测预报、防治阈值、防治对策及防控时间等技术措施。     

中国新疆地区粉虱种类（半翅目：粉虱科）记述

记述了新疆地区粉虱5属6种,即欧洲甘蓝粉虱Aleyrodes proletella(Linnaeus),葡萄穴粉虱Aleurolobus shantungi Tang,非洲小粉虱Bemisia afer(PriesnerHosny),烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius),桑粉虱Pealius mori(Takahashi),温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum(Westwood),其中葡萄穴粉虱为新疆新记录种。并且用扫描电镜对其伪蛹进行拍照,并依据玻片标本进行了描述。编制了新疆地区粉虱分类检索表。     

Resistance of tomato genotypes to the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum (West.) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

The greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood, is the most common and abundant whitefly in Argentine horticultural greenhouse crops, especially in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Resistance in some wild tomato relatives, such as S. peruvianum, S. habrochaites and S. pennellii to the greenhouse whitefly has been described. The Mi gene confers effective resistance against several species of insects, among them the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius. Resistance to T. vaporariorum was found in the prebreeding line FCN 93-6-2, derived from a cross between S. lycopersicum cultivar Uco Plata INTA (MiMi) and the wild line FCN 3-5 S. habrochaites. The purpose of this study was to evaluate resistance to T. vaporariorum in tomato genotypes and to study the relationship between this resistance and the presence of the REX-1 marker, which is linked to the Mi gene. In a free-choice assay, the average number of adults per leaf and the number of immatures on the middle and basal plant parts were analyzed. In a no-choice assay, the oviposition rate and adult survival rate were calculated. For all variables analyzed, FCN 3-5 was the most resistant strain. Variations were found in the F2 progeny between the prebreeding line FCN 13-1-6-1 and cv. Uco Plata INTA. Results from the F2 progeny indicate that resistance to T. vaporariorum may be polygenic with transgressive segregation. Whitefly resistance was found to be independent of the REX-1 marker.