Oviposition preference of Jasmine whitefly Aleuroclava jasmini on two olive varieties in Tehran city

Jasmine whitefly Aleuroclava jasmini, is an economic serious pest with high level of yield damage in citrus orchards which is mainly controlled by chemical methods. Planting the resistant plants could be a very helpful replacement method for chemical control which neither has the negative impact of the chemical control on environment, nor impacts on the other controlling methods. Olive trees belonging to Oleaceae and as a very important host for the whitefly species has been selected in this experiment. Oviposition rate of the female jasmine whiteflies were counted daily on two main olive varieties, Yellow and Manzanila, under 27±2 °c, RH=60±5% and photoperiod of 16L:8D. The results showed that higher oviposition rate on Manzanila proved that it would be a more suitable host for jasmine host. The obtained results would be applied in jasmine whitefly management programs in Tehran city.