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Morphological and molecular diagnosis of platygastrid parasitoid, Allotropa sp. near phenacocca (Hymenoptera) from India and its performance on cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis
Cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) is an invasive sucking pest native to North America, has spread to...
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Cold tolerance of the mealybug parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri
We investigated the lower thermal limits of Anagyrus vladimiri Triapitsyn (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a natural enemy of mealybugs. Parasitoids were...
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Trends in the Biological Control of Horticultural Crop Pests in India
The encyrtid parasitoids Coccidoxenoides perminutus and Leptomastix dactylopii have been utilized for the control of citrus mealybug Planococcus...
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Mealybugs
The mealybugs are soft-bodied sap-sucking insect pests catalogued under the group of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) with the worldwide...
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Biotic Stressors in the Agricultural Ecosystem: Case of Invasive Species
Invasive species have caused significant ecological and economic damage both globally and in Europe. They can impact agriculture, leading to crop...
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Scale Insects
Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) attack a huge number of host plants around the world. They generally feed on parenchyma tissue and specially...
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Pests and Their Management in Fig
The insect pests of fig include the stem borer Batocera rufomaculata; carpenter worm Prionoxystus robiniae; cock chaffer beetles Adoretus duvaucelii,...
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Invasive and Transboundary Pests
A total of 33 invasive pests including insect and noninsect pests have been reported to enter and establish in various crop habitats in India during...
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Pests of Citrus and Their Management
More than 250 insect pests were reported to attack citrus in India. The important pests of citrus include Diaphorina citri, Aleurocanthus woglumi,...
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Pests and Their Management in Minor Fruits
Avocado is found mainly attacked by shot hole borer Xylosandrus compactus, Hemiberlesia lataniae, Attacus atlas, Aleurodicus dispersus, Ferrisia...
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Citron Arthropod Pests in the Mediterranean, Their Origin and Notes on Their Biology and Management
All arthropods associated with citron (Citrus medica) are also known on other citrus species and there is marked similarity between the key pests of...
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Pests and Their Management in Mango
More than 450 species of insects and mites are reported to attack mango in different parts of the world, and of them 260 insects and mites have been...
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Pests and Their Management in Custard Apple
About 20 insect pests are reported feeding on various parts of custard apple trees, some of them causing substantial loss. Mealybugs, fruit borer and...
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Pests and Their Management on Temperate Fruits
The major pests of apple include Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, Eriosoma lanigerum, Cydia pomonella, Dorysthenes huegelii, Apriona cinerea, Scolytus...
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Insect Pests of Spices and Their Management
Spice crops are grown in diverse agro-ecological regions in India and are infested by various insect pests affecting the productivity of these crops...
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Control of the prickly pear cochineal, Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell), in Morocco: an overview
Prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller (Caryophyllales: Cactaceae), cultivations in Morocco have been aggressively infested in recent years...
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Pests and Their Management in Ornamental Plants
Pests of major ornamental crops including rose, jasmine, chrysanthemum, crossandra, marigold, tuberose, carnation, China aster, gerbera and gladiolus...
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Optimizing ethyl formate fumigation in greenhouse cucurbit crops for efficient control of major agricultural pests, Myzus persicae and Thrips palmi
BackgroundEthyl formate (EF) is naturally occurring volatile compound used as quarantine fumigant for pest control. Recently, conversion of uses of...
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Pest interceptions on imported fresh fruits into South Africa
Global trade through imports and exports of commodities brings an excessive risk of accidental introduction of invasive alien species in many...
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Sex Pheromones of Mealybugs: Implications for Evolution and Application
Mealybugs, named after the abundant powdery wax covering their body surface, are soft-bodied scale insects that feed on plant sap, and most closely...