Among the major global cassava (Manihot esculenta
Crantz) diseases, particularly in Africa, there are the viruses
known as Cassava Mosaic Disease - CMD (Legg
and Thresh, 2000; Legg and Fauquet, 2004). CMD is
transmitted by Bemisia tabaci (Genn) biotype B at different
stages, as well as by the use of infected propagation
material and cutting tools that are commonly used in
cassava cultivation (De Bruyn et al., 2012). The damage
that is caused by this disease can reach 100 % of the crop
(Thresh et al., 1994), with estimated production losses of
approximately $ 440 million annually in Africa (Thresh
et al., 1997).