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Range expansion of the invasive cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley: An increasing threat to agricultural and horticultural crops in China

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2020
The globally invasive cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, has recently invaded several Chinese regions, and continues to expand its range. This mealybug is a polyphagous insect pest, with at least 200 host plants from 63 families, including ...
Yu-sheng WANG, Tian-mei DAI, Hu TIAN, Fang-hao WAN, Gui-fen ZHANG   +4 more
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FIRST RECORD OF THE MEALYBUG, Phenacoccus solenopsis TINSLEY (HEMIPTERA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE) AS A NEW PEST ON BANANA PLANTS IN EGYPT [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2015
Cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) was recorded for the first time on banana, Musa acuminate L. (Musaceae) in Egypt during July, 2015.
M Ahmed, Fatma Moharum, Monira El-Fatih
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Commodity risk assessment of <i>Petunia</i> spp. and <i>Calibrachoa</i> spp. unrooted cuttings from Uganda. [PDF]

EFSA J
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to evaluate the likelihood of pest freedom at entry in the EU, including both regulated and non‐regulated pests, potentially associated with unrooted cuttings of the genera Petunia and Calibrachoa produced under physical isolation in Uganda.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Civera AV, Baptista P, Berlin A, Chatzivassiliou E, Cubero J, Cunniffe N, de la Peña E, Desneux N, Di Serio F, Filipiak A, Gonthier P, Hasiów-Jaroszewska B, Jactel H, Landa BB, Maistrello L, Makowski D, Milonas P, Papadopoulos NT, Susi H, van der Gaag DJ, Lacomme C, Debode J, Navas-Cortes JA, Akrivou A, Kritikos C, Kormpi M, Papachristos D, Reppa C, Antonatos S, Beris D, Schulz OM, Lombardo MF, Gardi C, Potting R.   +34 more
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An ant-coccid mutualism affects the behavior of the parasitoid Aenasius bambawalei, but not that of the ghost ant Tetramorium bicarinatum

Scientific Reports, 2017
Mutualisms between honeydew-producing insects and ants change the emission of volatiles from plants, but whether such changes alter the behaviors of ants that tend honeydew-producing insects or wasps that parasitize honeydew-producing insects remain ...
Jun Huang, Peng-Jun Zhang, Juan Zhang, Ya-Yuan Tang   +3 more
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Influence of the Temperature Degrees on the Biological Aspects of Cotton Mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Hibiscus Plants [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2019
The aim of this study shed light on the influence of two constant temperature degrees, 25±1°C, 30±1°C and fluctuate laboratory temperature ranged from 21.9±3.19°C to 31.7±3.91°C with an average of 26.8±3.5°C., on certain biological aspects of the cotton ...
T. Ata
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Determination of hormoligosis of organophosphate insecticides against Phenacoccus solenopsis

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022
Cotton mealybug is a highly invasive pest of agricultural crops worldwide. Major agriculturists most rely on the use of insecticides for the control of pesticides. So, the indiscriminate use of insecticides leads to resistance development in recent years.
A. Yaseen, M. J. Arif, W. Majeed, E. M. Eed, M. Naeem, S. Mushtaq, S. U. R. Qamar, K. Nazir   +7 more
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MAPPING OF COTTON MEALYBUG (HEMIPTERA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE) DAMAGE IN SIRSA DISTRICT, HARYANA USING GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUE

, 2016
Detection of crop stress is one of the major applications of remote sensing in agriculture. Many researchers have confirmed the ability of remote sensing techniques for detection of pest/disease on cotton. Hence, this research was designed to investigate,
Sujay Dutta, Nishith Dharaiya, S. K. Singh   +2 more
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Impact of Bt cotton expressing single (Cry1Ac) and dual toxins (Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab) on the fitness of the predator Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi (Esben-Petersen): prey-mediated tri-trophic analysis

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2018
Transgenic Bt cotton with genes from soil inhabiting spore forming bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner produces δ-endotoxin for the control of lepidopteran insects.
P. S. Shera, Prasun Karmakar, Sudhendu Sharma, K. S. Sangha   +3 more
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Efficacy of cinnamon oil and its active ingredient (cinnamaldehyde) on the cotton mealy bug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley and the predator Chrysoperla carnea

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2020
Background The importance of Chrysoperla carnea (Steph.) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) as a predator is due to nourishing this predator on some dangerous pests as the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, belongs to Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae.
Abd-Allah E. Ghada, Youssef M. Naglaa
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Influence of Different Cucumber Varieties on the Occurrence of the Piercing-Sucking Insect Pests in Fayoum Governorate [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2020
The present experiments were conducted in a private cucumber field in Ibshwai, Fayoum governorate during the two successive years (2018 and 2019) to examine the influence of different cucumber varieties on the occurrence of the piercing-sucking insect ...
A. M. Wahsh, M. A. El-Hariry, Hala El-Serfi, S. Awadalla   +3 more
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