Taro Colocasia esculenta as an alternative host plant for rearing cassava mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and its parasitoid Anagyrus lopezi (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
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DOI: 10.1007/s13355-020-00690-x
Abstract: So far, Phenacoccis manihoti (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) has been reared mainly with cassava. To explore alternative host plant for rearing of P. manihoti and its parasitoid Anagyrus lopezi De Santis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), we examined suitability of… read more here.
Keywords: lopezi; alternative host; plant rearing; host plant ... See more keywords
Integrative taxonomy methods reveal high mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) diversity in southern Brazilian fruit crops
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15983-5
Abstract: The Serra Gaúcha region is the most important temperate fruit-producing area in southern Brazil. Despite mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) infesting several host plants in the region, there is a lack of information about the composition of… read more here.
Keywords: mealybug species; diversity; fruit; hemiptera pseudococcidae ... See more keywords
Laboratory evaluation of the life history of hibiscus mealybug, Nipaecocus viridis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), on selected citrus and potential non-citrus hosts in Florida.
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad055
Abstract: Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is an emerging invasive pest of citrus. There is no information on the life history of N. viridis in relation to citrus cultivars produced in Florida. Here, we quantified the… read more here.
Keywords: life history; citrus; hemiptera pseudococcidae; viridis ... See more keywords
First Record of the Invasive Pest Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on the Chinese Mainland and Its Rapid Identification Based on Species-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy223
Abstract: Abstract The Jack Beardsley mealybug, Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a globally devastating, invasive polyphagous insect, causes great damage to many fruits, ornamentals, vegetables, and food crops worldwide. It is of Neotropical origin… read more here.
Keywords: pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi; jackbeardsleyi; first record; reaction ... See more keywords
Reference Gene Selection in Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and Their Normalization Impact on Gene Expression in RNAi Studies
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy328
Abstract: Abstract Phenacoccus solenopsis, the cotton mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is one of the major cotton pests in India. Scanty information is available on molecular studies in this insect due to limited genomic or transcriptomic sequence data.… read more here.
Keywords: rnai studies; phenacoccus solenopsis; reference; hemiptera pseudococcidae ... See more keywords
Effects of X-Ray Irradiation on the Eggs and Females of Dysmicoccus lepelleyi (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy344
Abstract: Abstract The mealybug of Dysmicoccus lepelleyi Betrem (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) attacks a wide range of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants and is categorized as a quarantine pest in China. Utilization of phytosanitary irradiation (PI) as a… read more here.
Keywords: dysmicoccus lepelleyi; hemiptera pseudococcidae; irradiation; adult females ... See more keywords
Confirming the identity of the Hypogeococcus species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) associated with Harrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton (Cactaceae) in Australia: implications for biological control
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DOI: 10.1111/aen.12641
Abstract: Determining the identity of potential control agents is critical to successful biological control and can contribute to our understanding of the failures of previous introductions, especially in cases where host‐associated cryptic species may be present.… read more here.
Keywords: cactaceae; biological control; identity; control ... See more keywords
Studies on mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia, with description of a new species and three new country records.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5228.2.4
Abstract: Pseudococcid mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) include economically important insect pests worldwide; however, little is known about the species present in Indonesia. Samples were collected and identified from wild and cultivated plants in several regions of… read more here.
Keywords: mealybugs hemiptera; pseudococcidae indonesia; studies mealybugs; hemiptera pseudococcidae ... See more keywords
Invasion of the Main Cocoa-Producing Region of South America by Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
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DOI: 10.1653/024.100.0124
Abstract: Summary Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) was first detected in Brazil in 2010, and this study documents the recent range expansion into the major cocoa producing regions of Espirito Santo and Bahia, Brazil. We describe… read more here.
Keywords: hirsutus; maconellicoccus hirsutus; cocoa producing; cocoa ... See more keywords
New Records of Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Infesting Rosettes of Conilon Coffee Plants in the State of Rondônia, South-Western Amazon, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1653/024.101.0428
Abstract: Summary Ferrisia dasylirii (Cockerell) and Planococcus minor (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) were recorded for the first time infesting rosettes of Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehner (Rubiaceae) in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Ferrisia dasylirii was observed… read more here.
Keywords: hemiptera pseudococcidae; rond nia; infesting rosettes; state rond ... See more keywords