Whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 Gennadius) are phloem-feeding insects that are responsible for substantial crop losses due in large part to the viruses that they transmit. Among the viruses that they transmit is the tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), which is well known among the agricultural community due to its prevalence and
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