Originating from USA and co-evolved with numerous food plants, the mealybug
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) has become a highly …

The cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is a
highly invasive and harmful pest. It causes considerable loss of cotton crops in China, India …

In recent past, with changes in the cropping pattern, ecosystems and habitat, climate, and
introduction of input intensive high yielding varieties/hybrids, a shift in pest status has been …

World-wide, integrated pest management (IPM) has become the accepted strategy for plant
protection over the last five decades. Cotton growers in the Cañete valley, Peru were …

One of the major challenges to humankind is threat to food security due to emerging and
invasive pests. Increased global trade in agriculture has increased the chances of the …

The temperature-dependent population growth potential of Phenacoccus solenopsis
Tinsley, a highly polyphagous and invasive mealybug species, was studied on sprouted …

Climate change is an important determinant of abundance and distribution of species. It is
concerned with everyone since it posess potential threat to environment, and agricultural …

The evolution of IPM was followed multiple ways around the world and reached beyond the
confines of the plant protection science. Excessive use of chemicals in disease and pest …

Abstract The mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a
highly invasive and polyphagous pest of global incidence. The fundamental hypothesis of …

Abstract Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has a prominent place on the policy agenda.
Due to continuing concerns regarding unsustainable trends in pest management, promoting …