Newly host plants of cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Egypt | ||||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 8, Issue 3, December 2015, Page 31-33 PDF (166.62 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2015.12865 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Abdel-Razzik M. I.; Angel R. Attia; M. Abdel Aziz | ||||
| Plan Protection Res. Ins., Agric Res Center, Dokki Giza | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| A new mealybug(Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley) appeared recently in Egypt from 2013 to 2015 and has attained the status pest on wide range of host plants. It was recorded on 29 host plant species including field crops (3), vegetables (3), ornamentals (7), weeds (13), fruits (3). These plants belong to the families of Amarantheceae, Asteraceae, Buddleiaceae, Compositae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, Malvaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Pedaliaceae, Poaceae, Portulacaceae, Rosaceae, Solanaceae, Verbenaceae and Zygophyliaceae. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Host plants; Cotton mealybug; Phenacoccus solenopsis | ||||
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