FIRST RECORD OF THE MEALYBUG, Phenacoccus solenopsis TINSLEY (HEMIPTERA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE) AS A NEW PEST ON BANANA PLANTS IN EGYPT | ||
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||
Article 7, Volume 6, Issue 11, November 2015, Pages 1537-1541 PDF (458.57 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2015.75422 | ||
Authors | ||
Monira M. El-Fatih; Fatma A. Moharum; M A. Ahmed | ||
Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||
Abstract | ||
Cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) was recorded for the first time on banana, Musa acuminate L. (Musaceae) in Egypt during July, 2015. This species was recorded on banana plantations during a monitor study of pests from April to November, 2015 as a part of the periodical inspection of banana pests in El-Wasta, Beni-Swief Governorate, Egypt | ||
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