Bemisia Tabaci (Noun)
Meaning
A strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The invasive Bemisia tabaci has caused significant economic losses to the agricultural industry in southern California due to its ability to transmit a wide range of plant viruses.
- By the early 1990s, Bemisia tabaci had become a major pest species in California, particularly in the Imperial Valley, where it infested a variety of vegetable crops.
- Bemisia tabaci is known for its ability to develop resistance to insecticides, making it increasingly difficult to control infestations in agricultural fields in Florida and California.
- The silverleaf whitefly, also known as Bemisia tabaci, was first detected in Florida in the 1980s and has since become a significant pest species in the state's agricultural industry.
- Entomologists in California are working to develop integrated pest management strategies to combat the spread of Bemisia tabaci, which has been devastating to poinsettia crops in the state.