B-type Bemisia tabaci was detected in Australia for the first time in October 1994.The insects were identified by esterase isoenzyme patterns. The initial identifications were made in B. tabacicollected from a rockmelon crop in Darwin (N.T.) and in a Tamworth (N.S.W.) plant nursery.
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