EPPO Global Database

Bemisia tabaci(BEMITA)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Euphorbia pulcherrima (EPHPU) Major host
* Łabanowski GS (2017) The threat of greenhouse horticultural crops by pests. Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Ogrodnictwa, 25, 39-56. (in Polish with English abstract).

* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Gerbera jamesonii (GEBJA) Major host
Gossypium hirsutum (GOSHI) Major host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Ipomoea batatas (IPOBA) Major host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Manihot esculenta (MANES) Major host
* Casinga CM, Wosula EN, Sikirou M, Shirima RR, Munyerenkana CM, Nabahungu LN, Bashizi BK, Ugentho H, Monde G, Legg JP (2022) Diversity and distribution of whiteflies colonizing cassava in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Insects 13, 849. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13090849
Nicotiana tabacum (NIOTA) Major host
Solanum lycopersicum (LYPES) Major host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Amaranthus blitoides (AMABL) Wild/Weed
Amaranthus retroflexus (AMARE) Wild/Weed
Atriplex semibaccata (ATXSE) Wild/Weed
Bryonia dioica (BYODI) Wild/Weed
Capsella bursa-pastoris (CAPBP) Wild/Weed
Erigeron canadensis (ERICA) Wild/Weed
Lactuca serriola (LACSE) Wild/Weed
Oxalis pes-caprae (OXAPC) Wild/Weed
Senecio vulgaris (SENVU) Wild/Weed
Solanum nigrum (SOLNI) Wild/Weed
Sonchus oleraceus (SONOL) Wild/Weed
Stellaria media (STEME) Wild/Weed
Urtica urens (URTUR) Wild/Weed
Abelmoschus esculentus (ABMES) Host
* Nawaz A, Ali H, Gogi MD et al. (2020) Resistance Assessment of Different Cultivars of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Against Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). Gesunde Pflanzen 72, 361–369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-020-00518-2
Arachis hypogaea (ARHHY) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Asteraceae (1COMF) Host
Borago officinalis (BOROF) Host
Brassicaceae (1CRUF) Host
Brassica oleracea (BRSOX) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris (BRSRA) Host
* Costa HS, Ullman DE, Johnson MW, Tabashnik BE (1993) Association between Bemisia tabaci density and reduced growth, yellowing and stem blanching of lettuce and kai choy. Plant Disease 77, 969-972.
------- as Brassica campestris.
Capsicum annuum (CPSAN) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Chrysanthemum x morifolium (CHYHO) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Convolvulaceae (1COVF) Host
Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. cantaloupensis (CUMMC) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Cucumis sativus (CUMSA) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Cucurbitaceae (1CUCF) Host
Cucurbita moschata (CUUMO) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Cucurbita pepo (CUUPE) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Euphorbiaceae (1EUPF) Host
Fabaceae (1LEGF) Host
Glycine max (GLXMA) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Hibiscus (1HIBG) Host
Lactuca sativa (LACSA) Host
* Costa HS, Ullman DE, Johnson MW, Tabashnik BE (1993) Association between Bemisia tabaci density and reduced growth, yellowing and stem blanching of lettuce and kai choy. Plant Disease 77, 969-972.
Lantana camara (LANCA) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Lavandula coronopifolia (LAVSR) Host
Malvaceae (1MAVF) Host
Melissa officinalis (MLSOF) Host
Mentha (1MENG) Host
Ocimum basilicum (OCIBA) Host
Phaseolus vulgaris (PHSVX) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
plants (2PLAN) Host
Salvia officinalis (SALOF) Host
Salvia rosmarinus (RMSOF) Host
Sinningia (1SNNG) Host
Solanaceae (1SOLF) Host
Solanum melongena (SOLME) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Tagetes erecta (TAGER) Host
Thymus serpyllum (THYSE) Host
vegetable plants (2VEGP) Host
Verbena (1VEBG) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Vigna radiata (PHSAU) Host
* Patel DS, Deb S, Parmar NL, Joshi VJ (2025) Population dynamics of sucking pests in green gram, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology 20, 53-56 https://doi.org/10.58628/JAE-2520-107
Vigna unguiculata (VIGSI) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.
Zea mays (ZEAMX) Host
* McKenzie CL, Sparks Jr AN, Roberts P, Oetting RD, Osborne LS (2020) Survey of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in agricultural ecosystems in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science 55(2), 163-170.