Whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) comprise tiny phloem-sucking insects. The sessile development of their immatures and their phloem-feeding habits (with minimal physical plant damage) often lead to plant-mediated interactions with other organisms. The main data come from the polyphagous pest species Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), which are intricately associated with their host plants. Although these associations might not represent aleyrodids in general, we rely on them to highlight the fundamental role of host plants in numerous ecological interactions between whiteflies, other herbivores, and their natural enemies. Plant traits often affect the activity, preference, and performance of the whiteflies, as well as their entomopathogens, predators, and parasitoids. Leaf structure (primarily pubescence) and constitutive and induced chemical profiles (defensive and nutritional elements) are critically important determinants of whitefly fitness. Pest management-related and evolutionary biology studies could benefit from future research that will consider whiteflies in a multitrophic-level framework.

Moshe Inbar

Dan Gerling

Annual Review of Entomology

自 1956 年出版的《昆虫学年度评论》回顾了昆虫学领域的重大发展，包括生物化学和生理学、形态学和发育、行为和神经科学、生态学、农业昆虫学和害虫管理、生物防治、森林昆虫学、螨类和其他节肢动物、医学和兽医昆虫学、病理学、植物病害载体、遗传学、基因组学和系统学、进化和生物地理学。

Since its inception in 1956, the Annual Review of Entomology has provided comprehensive reviews of significant developments in the field of entomology. These reviews cover a wide range of topics, including biochemistry and physiology, morphology and development, behavior and neuroscience, ecology, agricultural entomology and pest management, biological control, forest entomology, mites and other arthropods, medical and veterinary entomology, pathology, plant disease vectors, genetics, genomics and systematics, evolution and biogeography.

《Annual Review of Entomology》自1956年出版以来，回顾了昆虫学领域的重大进展。这些进展涵盖了多个方面，包括生物化学与生理学、形态学与发育、行为与神经科学、生态学、农业昆虫学与害虫管理、生物防治、森林昆虫学、螨类及其他节肢动物、医学与兽医昆虫学、病理学、植物病害载体、遗传学、基因组学与系统学、进化与生物地理学。

Plant-Mediated Interactions Between Whiteflies, Herbivores, and Natural Enemies

The main data come from the polyphagous pest species Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum, which are intricately associated with their host plants and rely on them to highlight the fundamental role of host plants in numerous ecological interactions between whiteflies, other herbivores, and their natural enemies.

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Plant-Mediated Interactions Between Whiteflies, Herbivores, and Natural Enemies

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