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First report of the Q biotype of Bemisia tabaci in Argentina and Uruguay

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Bemisia tabaci adults were collected from pepper and melon at different commercial production greenhouses in Argentina and Uruguay. The biotype status of adults was then established using cytochrome oxidase I gene (mtCOI) as molecular marker. Only the Q biotype was found on all plants sampled. This is the first report of the Q biotype in Argentina and Uruguay.

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We acknowledge the help of Silvia Lopez from INTA, Castelar (Argentina), for the samplings conducted in La Plata and San Juan.

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  1. Facultad de Agronomía, Unidad de Entomología, 12900, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Gabriela Grille & César Basso

  2. Centre de Biologie et de Gestion des Populations, CS 30016, 34988, Montferrier, Lez cedex, France

    Nathalie Gauthier & Olivier Bonato

  3. INIA Salto Grande, Camino al Terrible s/n, 68033, Salto, Uruguay

    José Buenahora

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Grille, G., Gauthier, N., Buenahora, J. et al. First report of the Q biotype of Bemisia tabaci in Argentina and Uruguay. Phytoparasitica 39, 235–238 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-011-0155-7

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