Laboratory and field evaluation of biological active substances of plant origin against greenhouse whitefly,Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westw. (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) |
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| Authors: | Taisya D. Chermenskaya Maria O. Petrova Elena I. Savelieva |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The Insect Growth, Development and Behaviour Regulators Laboratory , All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection , St.-Petersburg, Pushkin, Russia tchermenskaya@yandex.ru;3. The Insect Growth, Development and Behaviour Regulators Laboratory , All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection , St.-Petersburg, Pushkin, Russia |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The behavioural responses of greenhouse whitefly to substances of plant origin were investigated in laboratory and greenhouse conditions. The following species of plants were found to provide the most active chemicals to monitor and control greenhouse whitefly – laurel Laurus nobilis L., mullein Verbascum thapsus L., tansy Tanacetum vulgare L., wormwood Artemisia vulgare L. |
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| Keywords: | Whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum attractant repellent plant volatiles |
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