The potential global distribution of the papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, a polyphagous pest

EA Finch, T Beale, M Chellappan… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, is a highly polyphagous
invasive pest that affects more than 200 plants, many of which are of economic importance …

Crop losses and economic impact associated with papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) infestation in Kenya

MK Kansiime, I Rwomushana, I Mugambi… - … Journal of Pest …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study quantified crop losses and economic impacts associated with papaya mealybug
(Paracoccus marginatus) infestation in Kenya and identified the most important predictors of …

Important alien and potential native invasive insect pests of key fruit trees in Sub-Saharan Africa: advances in sustainable pre-and post-harvest management …

S Ndlela, S Niassy, SA Mohamed - CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Fruit production in Sub-Saharan Africa is of paramount importance both socially
and economically. Millions of farmers derive livelihoods from mango, avocado, citrus …

Temperature-dependent development and host range of crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana)(Hemiptera: Eriococcidae)

Z Wang, Y Chen, R Diaz - Florida Entomologist, 2019 - BioOne
The crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana)(Hemiptera:
Eriococcidae), is an invasive pest of crapemyrtles, Lagerstroemia spp. L.(Lythraceae) in the …

Host range and distribution pattern of papaya mealy bug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on selected …

M Chellappan, L Lawrence, P Indhu… - Journal of tropical …, 2013 - jtropag.kau.in
Papaya mealy bug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera:
Pseudococcidae) has a wide host range. In Kerala, during 2010–12 periods, 95 host plants …

Characterization and risk assessment of the invasive papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, in Kenya under changing climate

HM Heya, FM Khamis, GK Onyambu… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The present study was conducted to characterize the newly invasive papaya mealybug
Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink in Kenya using molecular …

Fruit bagging of custard apple (Annona reticulata) as an eco-friendly protection approach against mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis) infestation in the north …

T Ahmed, MM Hasan, K Hassan, J D. Ahmed… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, the mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley) has severely damaged the
production of custard apple in north-eastern part of Bangladesh. Field and laboratory …

[HTML][HTML] Potential distribution of Acerophagus papayae, a parasitoid of the papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus), across Africa

EA Finch, KAG Wyckhuys, I Rwomushana - Biological Control, 2024 - Elsevier
The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, is a highly polyphagous invasive pest that
affects at least 133 economically important crops, and causes economic losses worldwide …

Phosphine and phosphine plus ethyl formate for controlling papaya mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on succulents

H Zou, L Li, B Li, Y Ren, T Liu - Journal of economic entomology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), poses a
serious threat to global trade and is classified as a quarantine pest in some countries …

Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) attacking Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. in Malaysia, with two new country records

D Sartiami, GW Watson - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
A survey of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) attacking the national
flower of Malaysia, Hibiscus rosa-sisnensis L. and Hibiscus spp.(Malvaceae) was conducted …