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The citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri, is an insect pest of greenhouse-grown horticultural crops. Citrus mealybug causes plant damage when feeding on plant leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits, resulting in a substantial economic loss.
Raymond A. Cloyd , Nathan J. Herrick
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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 +3 more
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Mealybugs cause mechanical damage and diseases to plants. Through their feeding activities, they reduce the yield, quality and productivity of crops. This review discusses mealybug vectors of plant viruses, the economic losses they cause, mealybug species and their hosts.
Ahmed, Abdul Razak +2 more
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THE STUDY OF THE PREDATORY EFFICIENCY OF LOCAL LARVAE CITRUS MEALYBUG PREDATOR [PDF]
This study was conducted at the Biological Control Unit laboratories /College of Agriculture/University of Baghdad , during the period from June 2012 to January 2014. To identify the value of the most important biological indicators of the Local mealybug
Muhanad B. Awad, Waad H. Awad
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Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3. [PDF]
Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is one of the most important grapevine viral diseases affecting grapevines worldwide. The impact on vine health, crop yield, and quality is difficult to assess due to a high number of variables, but significant economic ...
Adib eRowhani +14 more
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GRAPEVINE VEIN-CLEARING VIRUS IS MEALYBUG-BORNE BUT NOT MEALYBUG-TRANSMITTED
This article investigates the ability of two types of mealybugs, citrus (Planococcus citri) and longtailed (Pseudococcus longispinus) mealybugs, of acquiring and transmitting Grapevine vein-clearing virus (GVCV) in a greenhouse setting. Mealybugs are the primary vectors for most Badnaviruses, and only a few species have been shown to be aphid ...
Luaay K. Khalaf, Yu Zhang, Mustafa Adhab
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Life History and Description of the Immature Stages of \u3ci\u3eMacrotheca Unipuncta\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) [PDF]
During the summer of 1975, an unknown larval pyralid was found living under the loose outer back of domestic grape (Vitis vinifera L.) in southwestern Michigan. Subsequent rearing enabled it to be identified as Macrotheca unipuncta Dyar.
Liebherr, James
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Most basic information on plant-mealybug interactions during the last decade has come from research on the cassava Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae) system with two mealybug species, namely Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero and Phenacoccus herreni Cox and Williams (Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae).
/Calatayud, Paul-André, /Le Rü, Bruno
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Host stage preference of Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), the parasitoid of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), under choice and no-choice access [PDF]
The cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, is a phytophagous insect with high populations causing serious damage to the Chinese hibiscus shrubs (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) from south of Iran.
E. Tamoli Torfi +3 more
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Key Plant, Key Pests: Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta)
This series of Key Plant, Key Pests publications are designed for Florida gardeners, horticulturalists, and landscape professionals to help identify common pests associated with common Florida flora.
Juanita Popenoe +5 more
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