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Perception of Mealybug Wilt Effect and Management among Pineapple Farmers in Ghana

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2017
Mealybug wilt of pineapple (MWP) is a major viral disease of pineapple [Ananas comosus (L) Merr.] in Ghana. Its incidence and extent of damage have not been extensively studied in the country.
Mark Tutu Sarpong, Elvis Asare-Bediako, Lawrence Acheampong   +2 more
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First report of Pineapple mealybug wilt associated virus‐2 infecting pineapple in Ghana [PDF]

New Disease Reports, 2020
Mealybug wilt of pineapple (MWP) is a major viral disease of pineapple (Ananas comosus) worldwide, including Ghana (Sether & Hu, 2002; Sarpong et al., 2017). In Ghana, MWP causes yield loss estimated at about US$248 per hectare…
E. Asare‐Bediako, J. Nyarko, G.C. van der Puije   +2 more
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Molecular characterisation of ampeloviruses associated with mealybug wilt of pineapple disease in Ghana [PDF]

, 2020
Abstract Background: Mealybug wilt of pineapple (MWP) is the most destructive viral disease of pineapple worldwide. The disease is caused by pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus (PMWaV), a member of the family Closteroviridae and the genus Ampelovirus, and transmitted by mealybugs.
Elvis Asare-Bediako, Joseph Nyarko, Grace van der Puije, Aaron Tettey Asare   +3 more
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Effects of weed management on the prevalence of pink pineapple mealybugs in Ghana

Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana), 2015
An on-farm experiment was conducted in August 2010 to evaluate the efficacy of various weed management methods used in pineapple cultivation in Ghana in limiting the prevalence of the pineapple mealybugs and their tending ants. The experiment was a 5X5 Latin Square design with 5 replications.
Tachie-Menson, JW, Sarkodie-Addo, J, Carlson, AG   +2 more
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Interference by ants in biological control of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Ghana

Bulletin of Entomological Research, 1993
AbstractIn surveys of cassava fields in the coastal savanna and rain forest zones of Ghana, eight species of ants, mostly in the genera Camponotus, Crematogaster and Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), were found attending cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero.
Cudjoe, A., Neuenschwander, P., Copland, M.   +2 more
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Epidemiology and Diagnostics of Cacao Swollen Shoot Disease in Ghana: Past Research Achievements and Knowledge Gaps to Guide Future Research. [PDF]

Viruses, 2023
Ameyaw GA, Domfeh O, Gyamera E.
europepmc   +1 more source

Cacao swollen shoot virus detection and DNA barcoding of its vectors and putative vectors in Theobroma cacao L. by using polymerase chain reaction. [PDF]

BioTechnologia (Pozn), 2021
Obok EE, Aikpokpodion PO, Ani OC, Allainguillaume J, Wetten A.   +4 more
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Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases Caused by Badnaviruses. [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
Ishwara Bhat A, Selvarajan R, Balasubramanian V.   +2 more
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Biopesticide efficacy of four plant essential oils against papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Mwanauta RW, Ndakidemi PA, Venkataramana PB.   +2 more
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Pest categorisation of Paracoccus marginatus. [PDF]

EFSA J, 2023
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas-Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke HH, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire JC, Malumphy C, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, MacLeod A.   +24 more
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