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Even though the effect of release frequency of green lacewings in controlling the spread of mealybugs in a cassava field was investigated by Promrak and Rattanakul in 2015, the effect of increased global temperature was not taken into account.
Jairaj Promrak, Chontita Rattanakul
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Interaction between mealybugs (Pseudococcidae) and coffee plants
Mealybugs, Planococcus citri (Risso) and Planococcus minor (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are able to colonize several plants, among them, coffee (Coffea spp.), where may impair the production of this crop.
Silva, Kethullyn Henrique +1 more
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The “potato trap” technique was applied for the fi rst time in Italian (Sicily) vineyards in an attempt to assess: a) the impact of the kairomonal activity of the vine mealybug sex pheromone (S)-(+)-lavandulyl senecioate (LS) on the ...
Ramzi Mansour +5 more
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The olfactory response of fire ants to plant leaves, mealybugs and the honeydew excreted by mealybugs was tested with a Y-tube olfactometer. The foraging activities of fire ants on three plants were also measured. Our results showed that plant leaves and
Yi-Juan Xu, Guang Wen Liang
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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 grape mealybug Pseudococcus maritimus (Ehrhorn, 1900) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a significant pest of grapevines (Vitis spp.) and a vector of disease-causing grape viruses, linked to its feeding on phloem sap.
Arinder K. Arora +6 more
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CHECKLIST OF TURKISH COCCOIDEA (HEMIPTERA: STERNORRYNCHA) SPECIES
The super family Coccoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorryncha) or scale insects, contains many agricultural pests throughout the world. The last checklist for Türkiye was published in 2013, and included 359 species in 12 families.
Bülent Yaşar +3 more
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Striped Mealybug Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
Includes: Introduction - Synonymy - Distribution - Description - Biology - Host Plants - Damage - Management - Selected References Also published on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/mealybug/Ferrisia_virgata ...
Amanda Hodges
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A delay differential equation model of mealybugs and green lacewings
In this paper, we propose and analyze a mathematical model of mealybugs and green lacewings with time delay to investigate the population dynamics of mealybugs (a major insect pest of cassava) and green lacewings (a natural enemy of mealybugs) when the ...
Kittipol Jankaew +2 more
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INSECT PREDATORS ASSOCIATED WITH SCALE INSECTS AND MEALYBUGS ON NAVEL ORANGE TREES AT KAFR EL-SHEIKH AND GHARBIA GOVERNORATES [PDF]
Studies were carried out at naval orange orchards, at Kafr El-Sheikh and Gharbia Governorates from April 1st, 2005 up to March 15th, 2007. The studies aimed to survey the arthropod predators associated with scale insects and mealybugs.
F. Salem +4 more
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