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10.25100/socolen.v47i1.8944
Submitted: 21-02-2020
Published: 03-02-2021

Updated status of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Jordan with emphasis on the Bemisia tabaci species complex

Al-Balqa Applied University
Al-Balqa Applied University
Al-Balqa Applied University
Keywords: Molecular identification, white flies, pests, MEAM1, mtCOI, Bemisia tabaci

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Ghabeish I, Sweiss M, Anfoka G. Updated status of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Jordan with emphasis on the Bemisia tabaci species complex. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2021 Feb. 3 [cited 2026 Oct. 24];47(1):1-9. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/8944
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Whiteflies are economically important plant pests that cause damage to crops worldwide. This study aimed to update the status of whiteflies in Jordan by combining the classical morphological identification and the DNA markers using the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (mtCOI) gene. Over the course of three consecutive years, 111 whiteflies were collected from different geographical regions and different plant hosts in Jordan. The results showed that, in addition to Bemisia tabaci, another nine different whitefly species were identified, including two species that were recorded for the first time in Jordan: Africaleurodes coffeacola, and Tetraleurodes neemani. A special focus has been given to economically important plant pests like the B. tabaci species complex. Three different diagnostic techniques were used to identify B. tabaci putative species based on mtCOI gene. All the collected samples of B. tabaci species complex were identified as Middle East–Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) putative species.

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Ghabeish I, Sweiss M, Anfoka G. Updated status of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Jordan with emphasis on the Bemisia tabaci species complex. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2021 Feb. 3 [cited 2026 Oct. 24];47(1):1-9. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/8944
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