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First report of invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley infesting cashew from Goa, India

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Title First report of invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley infesting cashew from Goa, India
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Creator Maruthadurai, R & N. P. Singh
 
Subject Aenasius bambawalei . Anacardium occidentale . Biology. Cottonmealybug . Damage .Host plants . Parasitoid
 
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The solenopsis mealybug Phenacoccus
solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) has
emerged as an aggressive pest on a wide range of host
plants in many countries. Mealybug demes were found
on young tender leaves, twigs, inflorescence panicles
and fruit peduncles of cashew Anacardium occidentale
L. (Family: Anacardiaceae). Drying and curling of inflorescences,
tender leaves and twigs were observed due
to sucking of sap or saliva injection by nymphs and
adults of mealybugs. The mealybugs were identified as
Phenacoccus solenopsisTinsley.The peak infestation of
20.73 mealybugs/ 5 cm twig was recorded in the months
of April and May during 2012. The endoparasitoid
Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera:
Encyrtidae) was also recorded from mummies of
P. solenopsis. This is the first report of P. solenopsis
infestation on cashew, which may emerge as a sporadic
pest of A. occidentale in India.
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Date 2018-11-12T05:21:47Z
2018-11-12T05:21:47Z
2015-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Maruthadurai. R and Singh N.P (2015) First report of invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley infesting cashew from Goa, India. Phytoparasitica 43:121–124
ISSN 0334-2123
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/10291
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Springer