Synthetic chemicals are extensively used to limit the substantial crop damage induced by
two closely related scale insects, the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) and the …

The citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is the main
grapevine pest in vineyards in some countries, such as Spain and Brazil. In Galician …

Contemporary approaches to agriculture must be reimaged to include ecological techniques
that maximise ecosystem services, so that food can be produced sustainably whilst …

Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are the main pest of persimmon in Spain, the
second producer in the world. In order to develop an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) …

Simple Summary The mealybugs are a large family of sap-sucking herbivore insects
comprising more than 2000 species. They feed on many economically important agricultural …

Abstract Delottococcus aberiae De Lotto (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a new invasive
citrus pest in Spain. It causes severe fruit distortions and, as a new invasive mealybug, there …

Abstract Delottococcus aberiae (De Lotto)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is the most recent
species of mealybug introduced to Spain that is affecting citrus. The feeding behavior of D …

During the summer and autumn of 2014 the mealybugs Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green,
1908)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, 2007 …

Mealybugs are major pests in grape‐growing areas worldwide, causing direct and indirect
crop damage. The vine mealybug P lanococcus ficus (S ignoret) is a key pest in most of …

El cotonet (Planococcus citri (Risso))(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) es un insecto polífago
que causa daños a muchas plantas cultivadas en todo el mundo. Forma densas colonias …