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Can fungus gnat attack on poinsettias exacerbate whitefly problems?

Claudia H. Kuniyoshi, kuniyoshi.1@osu.edu, Luis A. Caņas, canas.4@osu.edu, and Larry Phelan, phelan.2@osu.edu. Ohio State University, Department of Entomology, OARDC, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH



Species 1: Diptera Sciaridae Bradysia impatiens (= difformis) (dark-winged fungus gnat)
Species 2: Hemiptera Aleyrodidae Bemisia tabaci biotype B (sweetpotato whitefly, silverleaf whitefly)