Inhibitory effects of three types of honey (clover honey, pure clover honey and comb honey) on the development of silverleaf whitefly nymphs were investigated using an in vitro rearing system. The addition of 10% honey into the basic diet resulted in complete termination of the whitefly development beyond the 2nd instar. The addition of 5% and 1% honey resulted in a significant decrease in the percentage of whiteflies that molted to the 3rd and 4th instar. When an aqueous honey solution was applied to a C18 solid phase extraction cartridge, the factors that retard whitefly development were not retained. Further studies will be conducted to identify those component(s) of honey responsible for the inhibition of silverleaf whitefly development.
Species 1: Homoptera Aleyrodidae Bemisia argentifolii (silverleaf whitefly)
Keywords: biopesticide
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