02433naa a2200325 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000230006024501050008326000090018852014960019765000160169365000180170965000110172765000280173865000150176665300160178165300180179765300130181565300190182865300280184770000160187570000210189170000200191270000190193270000180195170000280196970000210199777300890201810146152017-09-28       2016    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aMARTINS, D. dos S.  aWhiteflies (HemipterabAleyrodidae) associated with papaya (Carica papaya L.)h[electronic resource]  c2016  aWhiteflies are worldwide one of the most important agricultural pests. They have a broad geographical distribution and feed on agricultural important crops, forest, ornamental and native plants. They may cause direct damage to plants by sucking sap, injection of toxins and may cause decrease in growth and yield. Indirect damages may be associated with virus transmission and they make possible the development of fungi, such as sooty mold in the surface of leaves. They may be considered as secondary pests of papaya, but high infestations have frequently been observed in mainly areas of Brazilian papaya crops. This study aimed to identify whiteflies species that occur in papaya in Brazil, as well as report the world species related in this culture. Infested leaves were collected in commercial crops under field conditions, herborized with paper sheets and dried in the shade. Morphological characters of 4th instar nymphs were used to identification of the species in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Nineteen samples were collected in the States of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, and all of the specimens were identified as Trialeurodes variabilis (Quaintance). Nine species of whiteflies are reported worldwide associated with papaya, and two have already been registered in Brazil. Trialeurodes variabilis is the most important species of whitefly for papaya in Brazil.  aAleyrodidae  aCarica papaya  aPapaya  aTrialeurodes variabilis  aWhiteflies  aAleyrodidae  aCarica papaya  aMamoeiro  aMoscas-brancas  aTrialeurodes variabilis1 aLIMA, A. F.1 aFORNAZIER, M. J.1 aBARCELOS, B. D.1 aQUEIROZ, R. B.1 aFANTON, C. J.1 aZANÚNCIO JUNIOR, J. S.1 aFORNAZIER, D. L.  tRevista Científica Intelletto, Venda Nova do Imigrantegv. 2, n. 1, p. 78-86, 2016.