Co-Authors:
Navon, A.
Melamed-Madjar, V., Dept. of Entomology, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Abstract:
Techniques of staining the honeydew droplets excreted by nymphs of the tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), were screened to select an effective means of estimating the number of nymphs on an infested cotton leaf. Indicators of pH and redox potential, absorbed on a cellulose acetate strip and on a water-sensitive paper (Ciba-Geigy), were used to stain the droplets. The water-sensitive paper provided the most practical means for rapid counting of the stained droplets for nymph estimation. © 1984, Springer Science + Business Media B.V.. All rights reserved.