Dataset related to the responses of eggplant plants to Bemisia Tabaci whitefly in presence of one of its natural enemies, the Macrolophus pygmaeus plant bug

<p>This dataset assesses the response of eggplant plants to 3 conditions: noninfested control plants, plants infested by Bemisia tabaci whitefly, and plants infested by Bemisia tabaci where Macrolophus pygmaeus plant bug was also released.</p> <p>The data of the various parameters relating to the responses of the different eggplant plants to the three tested conditions were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA. Where significant differences were detected, the means were separated by Tukey&rsquo;s HSD test (p&nbsp;&lt; 0.05). Statistical analysis was carried out using the program Statistica (StatSoft, TIBCO Software Inc., Tulsa, OK, USA).</p> <p>The provided dataset was used in the investigation of whether the&nbsp;Macrolophus pygmaeus&nbsp;(Hemiptera: Miridae) plant bug can mitigate the damage caused to plants by the Bemisia tabaci whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). A discussion and interpretation of the data, as well as subsequent results, is provided in the scientific publication <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/7660447#.Y_Soh3aZObg">&quot;Can&nbsp;Macrolophus pygmaeus&nbsp;(Hemiptera: Miridae) Mitigate the Damage Caused to Plants by&nbsp;Bemisia tabaci&nbsp;(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)?&quot;</a>, published in the&nbsp;<em><strong><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/164">Insects</a>&nbsp;</strong></em>journal.&nbsp;</p> <p>This research was conducted within the VIRTIGATION project, which is part of the EU Open Research Data pilot. This project has received funding from the European Union&rsquo;s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 101000570.</p>